Article · Mont Marte
Paint a field of poppies using Acrylic Colour
By Mont Marte
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2017
About this lesson
A five-step project painting a poppy meadow beneath layered mountains: transfer the sketch, grade the sky, build three tonal mountain layers with glazes, dab in the foreground field, then model the poppies with shadow, highlight and stamens. Each step gives specific colour mixes.
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