Enhancing the Form
Simplifying form is one of the core skills of painting. As children we over-simplify forms, but as adult painters we tend to want to over-complicate them, adding in every little detail.
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November 26 2018
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October 23 2018
7 Things Sunset Painters Get Wrong
Seven things painters need to know to paint beautiful sunsets.
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October 1 2018
John Singer Sargent
Painting advice from one of the greatest painters of all time - John Singer Sargent.
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September 27 2018
Using a Grayscale Reference
Next time you are considering painting from a photo, why not give yourself the benefit of the doubt and try working from a black and white image? You might be pleasantly surprised.
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September 27 2018
Painting Tip : Painting on Gray Days
Hi guys, if you've ever looked out on a gray day and been at a loss for painting subjects, this one's for you. Gray days have a few strong advantages over sunny days...
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September 27 2018
Painting Tip : How to Paint Glowing Light
Here are some of the basic principles behind painting a glowing light source (the sun in this case), based on outdoor painting observation taken through to a studio painting.
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September 27 2018
Painting Tip : Using Oils like Watercolors
An exciting technique I tried out the other day. It's sort of like watercolor in that the initial dark washes are really thin, allowing the canvas (or in this case, board) to show through.
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September 27 2018
How to light a still life painting
Have you ever tried to paint a still life? I find the hardest and most time consuming part of it is just setting it up. Getting it to look interesting, well balanced and well lit turns out to be all the more difficult by the endless number of options.
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September 27 2018
Painting Adventure : Peach Cove
I sailed out to Peach Cove with my Dad and my Niece and Nephew for a day at this special little beach. Although I wouldn't call this painting a masterpiece by any means I thought it might be valuable for you to learn what I could have done to make this a stronger painting.
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September 27 2018
Painting a value study
Leaving out the color gives you a good chance to focus on other aspects of painting that often get overlooked in the rush to paint dramatic color - important stuff like value relationships, accurate drawing and lost and found edges.
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September 27 2018
Drawing proportions correctly
Getting the drawing right really is the major problem for most painters, including myself, so I was really pleased to come across this technique.
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September 27 2018
Painting Ruakaka Beach
Nice couple of hours hunkered down in the dunes trying to capture exactly the colours I was seeing in the scene in front of me.