Bill wanted to share all he knew with his viewers! He wanted to be remembered as a great teacher. We are so grateful for Bill and his desire to share art with the world. He took a lot of heat for that. A lot of artists want to hide their techniques so they have an advantage. Not Bill! He wanted everyone to find the happiness in painting that he did.

So today, he is teaching something different for him. He doesn’t use Magic White® in the beginning.

Key Points To Consider:

• He uses Matte Black Latex Acrylic Paint (Did you know you don’t need to spend the money to buy Gesso? House paint will work fine!)
• Bill prepped his canvas with black acrylic and let it dry overnight.
• He can draw the painting out in his mind because he has painted thousands of paintings and he knows the landscape laws.
• He identifies the light source right away
• He is using his trusty 2.5″ Blending Brush to apply the next layer.
• He loads his brush with a lot of Sap Green and applies it deep into the canvas everywhere the sunlight will hit.
• Bill leaves the area that will be shaded blank for now.
• He loads his brush with a touch of Prussian Blue (notice he didn’t clean the green out) and then paints the shadowy area of the canvas.
• He works the paint deeply into the canvas by brushing back and forth using a variety of strokes. Horizontal, Vertical, etc.
• He has prepared the canvas for the next step that we will show you in the near future.

We would love to see what you are painting! Please reply to this email and post something you are working on. Our passion is to help people learn to paint because we know that when people are painting, life is better! We are all about a better life! Let us know how we can help you become the artist that you are meant to be!

Happy Painting!

Laurie and Dawn

PLUS: So whenever you’re ready…here are a few ways we can help you become the artist you’ve always wanted to be.

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