Girl with Horse ~ Gum Layer 3

This gum layer further separates the background from mid-ground and foreground, with a layer of phthalo blue over the background of forest flora, and shadow of the horse. This was also layered over the girl's shirt and jeans. The second color used in this split color application was raw umber. This was mixed just as it reached brown from the more golden color when mixed sheer. This was layered over the fallen trees in the mid-ground as well as on the girl's hair, and the horses halter & hooves.

Splitting the scene with warm mid-ground and cool background sets up the separation in the scene I was after. I use this technique often, separating tonal ranges using opposite colors, which according to the color wheel are complimentary colors. I'm game. For me, printing colors is a most interesting process utilizing subtractive color theory, and lots and lots of practice to arrive at images that work out. It's a mystery.

At this stage this separation can be seen. What must be considered is the subtraction of X-amount of yellow (dichromate stain) which will be removed (subtracted) when the print is finished. To do that now demands some practice time to grasp how this shift affects the layers of color stacked together.

Gum over Palladium ~ Gum Layer 3
"Girl with Horse" ~ 8x10