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“This has to be done right!”

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You see the difference? That's the way you should create. -- Bill Alexander Bill is highlighting the water runoff between the mountains. Every part of the painting is important -- even this little segment. Not only does he add the highlight but notice how he accentuates that highlight by darkening the lake reflection of the mountain on the right. … [Read more...]

Put a bit of sunshine on there!

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Watch how easily Bill gets the paint to highlight his mountain on the left. Why does it come off so easily? Could it be that he hasn't worked that area of the canvas for a while? Maybe the paint dried a bit? Certainly his technique is so honed that it only takes a light touch to get the paint off the palette knife. Bill is in the "groove" in this clip. He talks about "pulling … [Read more...]

“You can do all those things!”

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Bill says, "You are the almighty creator, you are next to God." Bill believed that through art you have the power! No one can tell you how your world should be. … [Read more...]

Pink highlights

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Because Bill has spent time working on the right side of the painting. The side he moves to now has dried a bit - just enough to pull the paint off the palette knife. Notice, particularly, at the :58 second mark how he just lightly brushes the canvas and lets the paint be pulled off the knife. Bill is barely holding onto the palette knife. It takes a very light touch for this … [Read more...]

“…oh, God, what a life!”

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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...]

“…without dark there is no light.”

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Bill often makes this comment during his videos because it is so important and so basic to great art. In order to create the illusion of light in your painting you often have to surround it with dark. This was called chiaroscuro by the "Old Masters" and Bill understood not only the term but the technique. If you look at some of his candle paintings, you can see his mastery at … [Read more...]

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