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DEMONSTRA TION

Oils

Nicholson Street,

Carlton

By Darren Meader

The fabulous vivid colours bring this Melbourne city street scene alive.

STEP ONE STEP TWO
screen etc. to find a vanishing point.
For a street scene such as this one, I keep this point in mind through I start to map in the darks using
I start with a relatively simple but the whole painting process. Here the #6 short flat. My dark mixes are
accurate drawing using a grid as I have made a few compositional Ultramarine with Burnt Sienna or
a guide. I overlay a gridded, clear alterations. I have dragged one Viridian with Crimson or Cadmium
acrylic sheet onto the image on the car back to fill a space in the Red. I have opted for a bit more
laptop and can then draw lines along intersection and slightly over- autumn in the foliage than the
awnings or window sills on the emphasised the size of the tram. reference photo and lay down

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