Perspective applies to everything in your paintings, especially trees. As trees get closer to the viewer they are bigger and start to show more detail. Bill shows you how to use the 1" brush to create these trees which are closer to the viewer. Be sure to check out our free "Paint with Bill" art course to see this and other great landscape painting techniques. Previous … [Read more...]

Don't put your paint brushes away just yet. Bill has some more homework for you to do. Today we begin a series of ten lessons where Bill shows you how to create a variety of different trees. Excerpted from or free "Paint with Bill" art course, these short lessons give you the basics you need to know to create virtually any type of tree for your landscapes. So sit back, … [Read more...]

Bill finishes his sky by softening the edge of the cloud. Bill uses a fan brush but he also reveals another neat technique you can use. (Hint:  Leonardo da Vinci used this technique all the time!) … [Read more...]

Sunbeams always add a nice touch to your painting. Bill shows you a simple technique to enhance your paintings. Part 6 - Softening the edge! … [Read more...]

Bill wants to emphasize the light coming from behind the cloud.Part Watch how he does this! Part 5 - Creating sunbeams … [Read more...]

How do you emphasize the power of the dark cloud Bill just created? Watch and learn, grasshopper. Part 4 - More highlights … [Read more...]