Don't be afraid of color!. Bill continues with his floral painting. He is painting it all with a palette knife paying attention to shapes and color. Points To Consider: The paint on the canvas is wet. He lightens up the green mixture (Phthalo Green and Sap Green) by adding Cadmium Yellow. The colors flow because of the common green leaf mixture. He touches … [Read more...]
Daily Tips Day 384 Buck
Another way to make a round object, look round. Buck shows us one more way to make an orange look round. I think this is the fastest way yet! He begins with the mid-tones. He adds the dark areas and then wipes them out for the lights. Then he tops it off with highlights. So in just a couple of minutes, he shows us how to apply four different values. He also shows us a … [Read more...]
Daily Tips Day 387 Buck
Another way to make a round object, look round. Buck has shown a few different ways to create form in a round object. In this video, he is going to show one more way. He will be painting over an underpainting that was carefully painted and allowed to dry. Why paint over an underpainting? Some artists prefer to create the form, light, and shadows with one hue modified with … [Read more...]
Daily Tips Day 388 Bill
The most important step to painting Bill's mountains. Bill Alexander painted amazing mountains and he made it look so easy. It is that easy....for Bill, for several reasons. First Bill painted thousands and thousands of paintings in his lifetime. He understood how the paint and brushes could work together to achieve the outcome he wanted. He understood wet-on-wet painting … [Read more...]
Daily Tips Day 390 Bill
The most important step to painting Bill's mountains. Bill Alexander is known for his happy trees and magnificent mountains, though he painted other subjects. Today's tip comes from a video we filmed originally for PBS. Bill is painting a large bouquet of flowers. He is using abstract strokes to show how to use color to create a beautiful painting. Points To … [Read more...]
Daily Tips Day 391 Buck
Buck's blending techniques work for other shapes as well. This video tip comes from our Still Life Technique Video by Buck Paulson. He will reinforce the blending techniques that he showed earlier while he brings this beautiful shell to life. Points To Consider: The underpainting is dry. He follows the shape of the shell as he lays on color. He doesn't worry … [Read more...]
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