As less paint you have…

As less paint you have, as easy it is to paint on top of that. — Bill Alexander

Such an important point! This is how you create great mountains. The first layer has to be thin, thin, thin! Then when you highlight over that, you don’t have the problem of paint slipping. Watch this clip again and watch how Bill pushes the bottom of the mountain into the canvas. He almost breaks his “big brush”. Lesson learned?