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STEP-BY-STEP
OIL APPLES
STEP 1 STEP 2
Block in. Blend lightly connecting colors.
LEAF, WATER DROPS, AND SHINE MARKS
STEP 3
Dry and shade.
STEP 3
STEP 4
Highlight and tint.
LEAF
Basecoat
OIL: Dry and detail, then shade.
ACRYLIC: Shade by floating. Highlight, tint and accent, vein.
WATER DROPS
Use a light highlight color to form the drop shape. Shade under and at one side. Add more of the highlight and shade for more definition.
SHINE MARKS
OIL: Titanium White+Cadmium Yellow Pale ACRYLIC: Warm White
STEP 1
STEP 2
ACRYLIC APPLES
STEP 1
Basecoat Burnt Orange and first shade Alizarin Crimson.
STEP 3
Paint stem end Antique Maroon+Lamp (Ebony) Black (1:tch).
STEP 2
Deep shade Antique Maroon. STEP 4
Highlight is Antique Rose, Marigold, Warm White*.
*When applying highlight, lay it across the fat part of the apple first. Blend lightly to develop shape. Add shine going with the contour.
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