Forest Fire 2

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Darker Colors

Next layers give depth to the light washes—paint a little, let dry, add a darker color, let dry, and let dry! The tree is just beginning to get some good body in the leaves. In contrast to the bright orange, the background trees are shades of brown and blue. There was a trick I used on the background buildings to keep them nice and white: apply rubber cement with a toothpick to those areas, let it dry, paint over it, and then peel up the rubber cement. Much easier than trying to avoid the little houses with that wet paint!!