Girl with Horse ~ Gum Layer 1

As can be readily ascertained with this print layer is the process I employ for applying gum layers, and how that turns out. That is my process. There are infinite potential ways to do this process, and each would be legitimate, if, the outcome is as the printer had intended, as previsualized. My personal approach to the printing, as noted on more than one occasion, has to do with capturing and holding the light elements in the setting or scene. Capturing the light. The coloring is secondary and should only been seen by the affect the colors have overall in the print image. That is my interpretation.

The first color layer I use for settings with high intensity sunlight, is yellow ochre. This color sets up the rest of the colors to come. The idea is showing off light, which would be seen in the yellow(ish) spectrum, reflecting of the different textures in the image, as well as defining areas where there is direct light, as in the background of this image where the sun has reached the forest floor, through the tall Douglas Fir stand. That helps separate tonalities and adds depth to the image. The foreground is light grasses. Greens and blues will be added on top of the yellow ochre to convert into shades and tones of green in the end.

Gum layer #1 ~ Yellow Ochre
"Girl with Horse" ~ 8x10