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    Painting by Imagination

    Apr 14, 2016 3 minutes
    By Steve Cardno

    MATERIALS

    • Artograph Projector

    Canvas

    • Pre-stretched canvas 1200 x 600

    Brushes

    • Mixture of flat and round brushes.

    Paints

    • Atelier, Winsor & Newton, Schmincke, Matisse.

    Colours

    • Ultramarine Blue
    • Cerulean Blue
    • Yellow Ochre
    • Burnt Sienna
    • Burnt Umber
    • Forest Green
    • Payne’s Grey
    • Mars Black
    • Titanium White

    This piece began in my mind – inspired by the real scene I’ve so many times observed. I paint many of my scenes from imagination and in varying degrees use my photographs as extra reference for elements such as this island.

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