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Start Art 5 26 RT START www.painters-online.co.uk Did you know? Winsor & Newton have been making colour for 175 years, using pigments from some amazing sources throughout its history. Some interesting facts: ● The original Indian yellow was made from the soiled earth of mango leaf-fed cattle in the Monghyr region of India. The earth was dried, powdered, purified and pressed into lumps. Because of the poor health of the mango-fed cattle, the Indian government banned production of the pigment in the early 20th century ● Emerald green was originally made from arsenic, a deadly poison ● Tyrian purple was made from the bodies of whelks – 12,000 were needed to make 1.5 grams of pigment ● Crimson was made from dried and crushed cochineal beetles. ● Gamboge is a yellow made from the resin of trees in the Cambodian forests ● The method for processing the rose madder pigment has not changed in over 200 years STAGE 6 1 Using the small brush and the blue wash, paint darker areas in the river, keeping your marks horizontal. Leave some light areas for the reflection of the moon 2 Use the light grey wash and paint a line to represent a path. Decrease the marks in size as they go into the distance, as shown here 3 Using the small brush and light grey wash, paint the shadows to mark out the river banks on the right hand side STAGE 7 1 Add another layer of grey for the tree line, keeping the top edge slightly lower 2 On the left–hand side add shadows on the bank above and below the path 3 Next, add another layer of shading on the river, this time using the darker grey mixed for the sky ▼ ▼