Bill shows how he mixes his mountain shadow color. Pay particular attention to the amount of blue paint Bill adds to his white -- barely any! Bill's paint is so rich in pigment you need a very small amount to get the proper color for your painting. Using a paint with less pigment means you have to use more paint to get the same job done. Worse -- when you start using a richer … [Read more...]
Tears of happiness…
Listen to Bill express his joy for painting. You can tell when an artist loves what they do, can't you? It is a joy to watch them. They share their happiness and you become part of the experience. These little vignettes, we hope, express Bill's love of painting. It's so easy to miss these little moments watching a full video. When you watch the full video, though, we think … [Read more...]
Correcting a color mix
How many times have we experienced this problem - a color mix not exactly as we wanted? We start mixing a color, find it is too dark, then add white to lighten it. Still too dark, so we do it again and again until we have a large pile of paint. Watch as Bill shows you how to do it. In effect, he starts all over again by moving the incorrect color to the side and taking just … [Read more...]
“I see it already finished.”
I talk to myself so much, and I brainwash myself so much, that I see it already finished. -- Bill Alexander We've talked before about how Bill creates a clear picture in his mind before he starts to paint. Bill developed that ability over a lifetime of work so that it became second nature to him. Rest assured Bill never had "Artists' Block". OK, I made up that term. Let's … [Read more...]
Know where you’re going
If you don't know where you're going, you can't expect to get there. In this clip, Bill shows you how to lay out the painting on the canvas before going any further. He's actually describing the layers of the painting he will create. Bill has such a clear picture in his mind of what he wants to paint it's just a matter, at this point, of transferring it to the canvas. … [Read more...]
Why Use Bill’s Paint?
When I decided to retire, I resolved to pursue painting, something I had wanted to do for a long time. Like many beginners, I suppose, I found myself on the "other guy's" website. I thought I might become certified and, perhaps, teach, since I had been in education for the last 16 years. I stocked up on every imaginable art supply I thought I needed including a lot of the other … [Read more...]
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