Today’s Video Clip comes from our Advanced Master Class with Tom Anderson. Tom is blocking in color for a beautiful Mediterranean scene. He is painting on a stretched canvas, 20″x24″, smooth grade. What difference does the canvas make? There are many things to consider while choosing a canvas but today Tom will show you what happens when he paints on a smooth grade canvas using just his palette knife.

Key Points to Consider;​

• If Tom presses too hard, he will remove the paint.
• He holds the palette knife delicately.
• Tom likens this process to frosting a cake. If you press too hard while frosting a cake, the cake can be torn apart. Therefore it is important to stay on top of the cake.
• Tom was careful to not over-mix his colors to create color variety.
• If you use a rough-grade canvas there are more bumps and crevices. The paint may need to be thinned down with Magic Clear so the paint will go on smoothly.

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​Happy Painting!

Laurie and Dawn

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