Beginner Tutorial Part 5

Hey Everyone! Today we are continuing with the Red Pepper beginner tutorial. We left off last time with step 25, so…

Step 26:

We will be working on the section from center-front to the section we just completed
Start with a layer of Tuscan Red (937) at the bottom then Crimson Lake (925) and Moss Green (1097) for approximately ¾ of the way across.
Apply Poppy Red (922) to the remaining ¼
Apply Crimson Red (924) across the entire section up to ¾ of the way to the top
Working upward and from center-front to the left, apply Crimson Red (924) blending into Crimson Lake (925)
As you work upward on this section, the Crimson Red area gets wider and the Crimson Lake area gets narrower.
Apply Permanent Red (122) to the remaining section that meets the color from the top of the pepper.
Go back over the section and blend with surrounding areas using Crimson Lake (925) and Crimson Red (924)

Step 27: Top Right Quadrant

Start with the section under the stem curve
Proceed as we did with the first half by laying down the highlights first
Begin by applying Nectar (1092), Carmine Red (926), and Seashell Pink (1093) to outline the very edge of the section
Lay down highlight starting with Deco Pink (1014). Apply Blush Pink (928), Cream (914), and White (938) as needed
The small area between the highlight and the edge is a combination of Pale Vermillion (921), Poppy Red (922), and Neon Orange (1036)
The top part of the downward curve begins with Pale Vermillion (921), Poppy Red (922), Carmine Red (926) and Neon Pink (1038)
Work with Permanent Red (122), Crimson Red (924), and Poppy Red (922) to darken the lower (deeper) part of the section
Use Tuscan Red (937) to darken the deepest part, then use a lighter application to lay a cast shadow from the stem
Don’t forget to go back to the highlight and use a white pencil to pull some surrounding color into the highlight
The next highlight section is split into two areas: the brightest area is Deco
Pink ((1014), Cream (914), and White (938)
Then to split the two areas , there is a line of Pale Vermillion (921) and Pink (929)
The second highlighted area is textured. Start by using Pink (929) to draw some of the lines and semi-circular shapes that make up the pattern
Go over top the pattern starting with Blush Pink (928) at the top then Deco Pink(1013)
Then apply Salmon Pink (1001), Neon Pink (1038), and Neon Orange (1036) for the next layer
Use White (938) to blend the area to blur the pattern lines
The small area between the highlight and the previous section is done with Permanent Red (122), Poppy Red (922), and Pale Vermillion (921)
The beginning of the downward curve is Pale Vermillion (921), Poppy Red (922), and Spanish Orange (1003)

Step 28:

Starting down the right-hand edge, begin with Permanent Red (122) blending into Scarlet Lake (923)
Scarlet Lake (923) is applied to the bottom where the bottom curve begins. Then apply Pumpkin Orange (1032) over the Scarlet Lake beginning with the mid-curve to the bottom
The bottom of this section starts with Tuscan Red (937) and Terra Cotta (944) working into Scarlet Lake (923). We can go back and darken this area later
Continue upward from the bottom of this section with Tuscan Red (937) and Crimson Lake (925)
Work upward with Crimson Lake (925) starting at the leftward side of this section blending into Crimson Red (924) and Scarlet Lake (923) by the time you reach the rightward side
Continue upward with Crimson Red (924) blending into Scarlet Lake (923) from left to right
Then, still working upward, apply Crimson Red (924), Permanent Red (122), and Scarlet Lake (923) blending left to right
Continue upward with Permanent Red (122) applied to the remainder of the section

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