Notice how Bill is pushing the paint into the canvas. It looks like he's applying a lot of paint to the canvas but not really. Look at the first frame of the video (above) and see how he's bending the bristles of that big brush. By pushing this layer deep into the canvas, he's able to add his highlights on top.   … [Read more...]

Bill is conditioning his canvas with his dark colors. These will be the background on which he will add highlight colors. Some artists call this an underpainting - Bill calls it "conditioning." An underpainting differs from what Bill is doing in that it generally is dry before the next layer of paint is added. Bill doesn't have time for that - sorry! … [Read more...]

Bill also calls this technique "conditioning the canvas." It's when he lays down a dark underlayer of paint on a large section of the canvas -- usually his dark color. He will then highlight on top of this and create the many shades of green you see when you look at a tree or into foliage. The big brush is perfect for laying down this layer. … [Read more...]

Bill shows you how to create a simple reflection with the fan brush. The technique is the same as with the larger brushes and shows how a simple stroke is all you need. … [Read more...]

Bill is always giving tips in his videos on ways to make your paintings more marketable! Here's another one! … [Read more...]

Bill explains to Ashley how his mixing technique is not done the old-fashioned way! … [Read more...]