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Watercolour 24x32 cm of a old rusting car , I want the background to be there but not intrude on the car . Started it a few days ago taking my time as the paint is drying very quickly so doing it in short bursts . I do love these rusty old vehicles, a friend told me to change my name to Rusty as I paint it so often. It’s the colours and the textures that are so interesting to try and mimic in paint never sure if I can do it justice. If I has a bit of rust on my car I would have it removed asap , so not that big a fan . Initial sketch and first colours .
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Burnt Sienna - carefully applied, 'cause it's hot!, is a great colour to convey rust - add a little bit of viridian to darken it where it's starting to eat through; wonderful if you can capture these signs of decay in a painting, perhaps reserved for a small part of it of which only you might be aware, and can really enjoy! You're going for it as your main subject here, of course: looking forward to seeing the finished article - though: I wish we could save these old rust-buckets before the fabric starts to disintegrate beyond recovery.
Mind you, I feel much the same about myself - if only someone would apply a bit of WD-40 to my creaking joints before they seize up entirely, and pay a bit of attention to reviving my body-work.......
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Restrain me here, someone! But you can also use Light red (though it's opaque), Venetian Red (also opaque), Indian Red (varies), Red Iron Oxide, Mars Red, modified by Viridian, Pthalo Green, Raw Sienna, Terre Verte - so many lovely ways of making rust, and then you can add Permanent Rose, Scarlet Lake, even Cad Red - coo! A bit of Ultramarine or Cobalt; even a hint of Pthalo Blue or Cerulean....
Mind you: in your current painting, I would stick to those mixes you'd already chosen as suiting your purpose, rather than going orff like a mad thing with all of those mixes - do try 'em on a scrap of paper, though: the rich earthy tones are positively succulent. Oh, and did I mention Mars Red, Brown Madder Alizarin, Mars Orange, Mars Violet.....? Letting 'em bleed into each other in watercolour, or acrylic (a bit more difficult, I realize); blending them in oil or gouache - anyway, there's MY project for tomorrow.
Sadly, have to attend a funeral first - I'll need something to take my mind away from that.