The hardest thing about learning to paint wet-on-wet is understanding how and when to use thick or thin paint. In This Video Clip, Bill teaches a valuable lesson on how to add highlights. In fact, he defines a whole forest by using this simple technique.

Key Points To Consider:

• Bill’s canvas is prepared with a thin coat of Magic White®
• Thick paint is used to create the background color for the trees.
• Bill doesn’t clean his brush before going into the yellow paint.
• Bill is using Alexander Art’s “Cadmium Yellow” from the tube.
• The first color he mixes is too thick and won’t stick to the layer already applied. (Thick paint won’t stick to thick paint.)
• He thins his paint with Magic White®. This changes the consistency of the paint. Thin paint WILL stick to thick paint.
• The highlights go on top of the thick paint. The paint doesn’t meld with the existing layer.
• He reloads as he runs out of paint.
• Bill uses the tip of the brush, with very little pressure. Too much pressure would give a smeared effect.
• He moves around the canvas allowing dark places to show through.
• When he highlights his highlights, he touches above the paint already applied to the canvas. This keeps the lightest color on top of the tree.

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Happy Painting!

Laurie and Dawn

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