Gary asked that we post Bill's brush loading technique and here it is. Click the "Full Screen" button on the play status bar (at the right) to get a better view of this technique. Bill wants to get a lot of paint on his brush, so notice how he "drags" the brush across and through the paint. Of course he's mixing paint while he's doing this but that brush is picking up a lot … [Read more...]

We've slowed down Bill's technique so you can see, in exquisite detail, how he creates his tree branches with the foliage brush. Notice how he barely touches the canvas. He lets the canvas pull the paint off the brush - something he mentions many times in his videos. (We first noticed that idea while watching one of Diane Andre's videos.) Most artists, beginners especially, … [Read more...]

Straight lines are boring...uninteresting. Boring is what keeps your paintings hanging on gallery walls...if they make it there in the first place. As Bill demonstrated in an earlier video clip, it's important to soften your lines...in this case, the back edge of the line. This makes your painting more realistic, more interesting and more sellable! Bill teaches two important … [Read more...]

Bill knew his colors. He could take, from his imagination, what he saw in nature and create the colors he wanted right on his palette. In this painting he wants to create the effect of sun highlighting part of the stream. This is a skill you will develop over time. In the meantime, watch Bill and learn how he uses colors to create the marvelous lighting effects in his … [Read more...]

We get comments on our YouTube videos and we get emails and comments on our website almost every day. Artists want to know why they can't paint like Bill. Of course, we know the reason -- they are using the wrong paint. Bill wanted to make sure his students would be successful. He spent most of his career searching for the right formula and the right ingredients for his … [Read more...]