Layering blue over pink for an evening sky
Three thin layers of pastel, one over the other, and a thumb to soften the edges.
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Drawing a grain elevator from the road
Starting with the tall shape, then the tracks and the long evening light on the wood.
A straight road and a big sky
How to draw a gravel road that goes all the way back, and a sky that takes up most of the paper.
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