Each place has its own color, which is why each city has its own particular atmosphere. Assisi has a lot of pink reflecting from the type of stone that was mined there.* Whereas, Florence has a golden light. This naturally effects your palette choice when [plein air] landscape painting or painting a cityscape, in general. The color will create a sense of mood, but also location. Hence, I remember years ago as child seeing a simple painting of a house and instantly correctly guessing Bermuda. It will make a huge impact for your end result.
Florence, to keep to sky from going to blue use: light yellow oxide. Nice and transparent.
Yellow ochre is too dulling.
Start with dry brush-in of your shadow/light shape composition. Fill in your shadow shapes. Pay attention to what time of day it is and what effect that has. Decide and act (aka paint).
*Verify, retelling from memory
Info source: #Llewellyn
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