Cottage button - stage 2

The first step is a base color on the cottage. I use a tan for for the walls and a brown for the roof and at this point I add a medium green in the general area to be trees. This is a thin coat as always...

Now it's important to add dimension by establishing a light source.. Make the walls facing the light source a lighter. It doesn't matter which walls as long as you are consistant with walls facing the same direction. Add another thin coat over the green....

Once dry, the doors and windows can be added... Tip: If there are windows on a wall with a door make sure the tops of the windows are level with the top of the door. Otherwise the wall begins to look like a eyes and a nose...... Tip: Since the roof extends out over the wall add a thin dark line under the edge of the roof. This adds depth... this seems like a unnecessary step but it really give the cottage a finished. look... so remember to do it!!!!
Using a couple shades of brown, make tiny tiny strokes resembling shingles...put base coat on chimneys. I usually need to put a second coat on the windows at this point and add another layer of dark green....Tip: more layers more depth....