Limited palette
The sense of depth was acceived with the inclusion of shoppers and a vehicle in the foreground. My limited palette choice was one cool colour and one warm colour. My intention was a heat map. Unfortunetely, this didn't work for me; the tonal values of my limited palette are wrong. The light was strong on this particular day; I should have selected a lighter orange and a deeper blue for my shadows. Actually, I'm just looking at the piece again..."all" wrong is a little harsh...I'm warming to it. No pun intended.
Preliminary sketches and approach
My preliminary sketches and approach, generally, follows a similar pattern when sketching for a larger work, regardless of subject matter. I will be trying to establish an interesting composition, and gather information about colour, shape and texture. I might work on further studies if I feel there could be challenging aspects to a piece...often the case with intricate textures.
Colour and atmosphere
I only created one limited palette study, but this was an enjoyable piece and I would like to experiment with more. I'm not convinced I captured the heat of the afternoon with my colour selection. I will create more of these; probably some quick 5 x 5 thumbnails sketches so I can experiment with colour temperatures.
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