Just as pencil sketches are great aids in finalizing your compositions, color studies can be helpful in figuring out which pigments you will use. Even quick little studies can jog your memory when you are back in the studio. If painted out in the field you may match colors you would not normally combine which can really broaden your horizons and palette.
In landscape painting I prefer to convey depth in my watercolors. I try to achieve this through color saturation in the foreground and by utilizing drawing skills. If you can convey sunlight on the land or conversely shadows cast from trees or buildings it adds much to your painting.
It is always fun to see how the paper reacts when the pigment is applied. These color studies were done on rough Fabriano watercolor paper. The warm orange color on the image to the right is burnt sienna. I try not to waste paper so there is an image on the back, too.
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