All of Bill's paintings told a story. We've already discussed the importance of story in your paintings. You want your paintings to sell? Make sure they tell a story. It's what makes them interesting to your viewer. In this clip Bill adds a bit of detail to the rocky ledge and tells the story of what he sees in the painting. … [Read more...]
Fan brush mastery
Bill continues to lay in his foliage foundation layer - lots of dark. Highlighting will come later. Watch Bill's brush stroke at the :12 - :13 second mark. Notice the (very) slight sideways movement? Notice how that stroke adds just a tiny bit of detail to the tree? Bill is not just slapping paint on the canvas. He's "molding" it. And he's doing it with the same brush - no … [Read more...]
Painting grass
Trees need to be rooted in the ground. Bill does that by painting grass around the base of his trees. Using the 1" foliage brush he pushes the brush into the canvas while bending the bristles. This has a double effect of giving Bill his foliage effect he wants while pushing the paint deep into the canvas so he can paint on top of it with a thicker layer of paint. … [Read more...]