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***********************************************                                  Colley Whiston webinar 5 MISTAKES TO AVOID TO CREATE BETTER DEPTH IN YOUR PAINTINGS AND WHAT TO DO INSTEAD!   Use of range of blues Overlapping shapes create depth Creates perspective also fence posts / shadows eg  telegraph pole pushes things back Difficult DOF -  because little depth to work with  so foreground must be worked on to achieve depth Tonal control Cools and warms Underpainted with dark blue visible on far shore Blues and purples marked  Depth in shadows is so important "If I get depth in my shadows I get depth in the overall painting" Thats where the magic happens We can see into his shadows Cools and warms again    Foreground brickwork contrasting with the distant brickwork Foreground water ...