Girl with Horse ~ Gum Layer 4

This print layer is the last of the coloring layers. The print is where I had intended with the color depth of each area colored. The mid-ground got another layer of cadmium yellow to keep it in the yellow spectrum after the dichromate stain has been removed. The darker area in the background also got that yellow layer to strengthen the blacks as well as shift the blue(r) color in the trees to a definite greener look. The second color added was phthalo blue, mixed to replicate denim, applied over the girl's shirt and jeans, and the horse's shadow, to shift it to a cool tone shadow in a warm toned area.

The print is now at it's end, with exception to an embellishment that will cap the end of the printing. A very sheer mixture and thin layer of quinacridone gold will be applied to the yellow grasses, the girl's hair, and the highlighted foliage in the background. This has to be done very, very sparingly not to look like gold has been painted on the paper. The idea is the 'affect' of 'golden sunshine', not a gold color. The horse remains the brightest object in the image. It is the central focus leading to the area around it. X amount of yellow must be visually subtracted from the image for what it will look like after clearing.

Gum over Palladium ~ Gum Layer #4
"Girl with Horse" ~ 8x10