Bill shows you the real secret behind creating a stunning background in minutes with the palette knife. Watch how Bill varies the colors in his background to create the effect he wants. Then he applies the final touches to create the palette knife effect on the canvas. Masterful! Previous lesson:  Palette knife background - Part I Next lesson:  Background III - Final … [Read more...]

Let's get to work! Bill is going to show you his trick for creating a palette knife background - fast, fast fast! (What else would we expect from Bill.) In this first part, Bill shows you the problem with creating an entire background with the palette knife alone. He also gives you a tip on how to color your background depending on the subject of your … [Read more...]

Form every piece of equipment to your own hand! -- Bill Alexander Do you know how wonderful your favorite shirt feels on your back? It's only after washing it a couple of times and wearing it that it truly becomes part of your body. Your artist's tools are no different. The longer you use a brush, the more comfortable it becomes in your hand. Rarely is a tool straight from the … [Read more...]

Bill has demonstrated a lot of brush techniques. Now he's moving to the palette knife. Let's get started right by making the tools your own. Bill shares a little-known tip on getting ready to use your palette knife. Next Lesson:  Every knife a different form! … [Read more...]

Bill finishes this lesson series by adding the final touches to any landscape. All of these techniques are easy to learn and easy to add to your artist's toolbox. Previous Lesson:  The dry Fir tree! First Lesson:  Distant Trees … [Read more...]

In this video clip from our free "Paint with Bill" art course, Bill creates a very simple fir tree using the fan brush and the 1" brush. In this clip, rather than highlighting the tree trunk from the light source side, Bill chooses, instead, to create a shadow on the reverse side of the tree trunk. Bill shows you there is more than one way to create great paintings. Previous … [Read more...]