5-week Series: Week 1, VALUE

This demo was taken during a painting workshop at Cole Gallery in Edmonds, WA (colegallery.net) on June 6, 2019.

Here I'm creating a brunaille, a monochromatic painting in browns of a coffee mug with tea. This will be used as a value study base layer of an oil painting (week 2's demo).

Supplies used:
• M.Graham Acrylic paint in Titanium White, Burnt Umber, and a tiny bit of Ultramarine Blue to add to the brown to make a black value.
• Connoisseur burgundy handle Filbert brushes in sizes 4 and 2
• 12x9 canvas panel
• paper palette
• chalk pastel pencil in green (for the initial drawing)

For a demo on how to create soft edges in acrylic paint, see my video at

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