tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post8216983390810054050..comments2024-03-26T15:22:25.095-06:00Comments on The Earliad: Three Views of a Red RuinEarl J. Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-54018670870974878012020-10-08T20:35:27.719-06:002020-10-08T20:35:27.719-06:00Stipple with a dry paintbrush. Use darker earth c...Stipple with a dry paintbrush. Use darker earth colours to blend in the hue of the soil, then as you go up, use lighter earth colours. Then make some very dark green and have it be very, very thin. Dribble that along the top edge and let it creep down into the gaps in the bricks. Then make washes of very thin lighter olive green to take down the vibrant red, and the bricks should turn a muddy greyish brown. If you apply colours opposite to each other in the colour wheel, you achieve grey-brown, which is the best way to tone down any brash colour.<br /><br />Then go back and re-apply bits of your original red so that it "peeks" through the grime. <br /><br />Then use a toothbrush and use wet spatter to make more dark brown then light brown grime that's random. <br /><br />What you are doing is creating a patina, layers of colours that mount upon the original colours. Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-54317190951873943742020-10-08T18:52:09.881-06:002020-10-08T18:52:09.881-06:00I like that second idea. Well, I like both ideas, ...I like that second idea. Well, I like both ideas, except the graffitti would limit the number of time periods I could use it in...Earl J. Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-72411089815529375822020-10-08T18:43:53.534-06:002020-10-08T18:43:53.534-06:00Or mabye drybrush with a lighter red. Or mabye drybrush with a lighter red. Sean Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464958057859824819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-67197501814597117352020-10-08T18:43:11.387-06:002020-10-08T18:43:11.387-06:00Maybe paint some graffiti on it? I think it looks ...Maybe paint some graffiti on it? I think it looks good as is, however. Sean Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464958057859824819noreply@blogger.com