Painting on a vibrant canvas
The idea of painting on a ‘toned’ (coloured) canvas is not a new one. In fact it’s been used for centuries to banish the tyranny of the white canvas and the help thread colour through a painting.
The idea of painting on a ‘toned’ (coloured) canvas is not a new one. In fact it’s been used for centuries to banish the tyranny of the white canvas and the help thread colour through a painting.
When drawing from life or from a photo there are 2 simple tips to make it easier for you to get it right consistently.
Beginners paintings are often distinguished by a lack of variety.
When painting grasses or trees, or anything that we know is full of complex detail, it’s all too easy to get carried away with a little brush trying to put in every tiny little detail.
Many beginner painters see water and assume it’s all blue, or all green, without looking to see what’s really going on.
In the video you’ll learn the ins and outs of stretching canvas on a board using tape, ready for painting in the studio or in the field.
Recorded from an Evening Painters Workshop at Reyburn House, Whangarei, New Zealand.
Recorded from an Evening Painters Workshop at Reyburn House, Whangarei, New Zealand.
I spent the day with the “Colour in Your Life” TV crew filming me painting this.
Here’s an idea you might like to use for a bit of self promotion, or giving your gallery a helping hand in selling your work, or even helping with getting into a gallery to start with.
These days it’s so easy to make your own published media with publish on demand websites popping up all over the web.
This video is just me enjoying doing a little painting with a simple subject. I hadn’t painted for about a week when I did this so I felt the need to just splat some paint on and have a good time.