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.
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September 27 2018
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September 27 2018
Painting adventure at Langs Beach DAY 1
This video is the first of my "Painting Adventures" series. I originally intended this to be included in the first Painting Adventures DVD as the beginners introduction to the more complicated painting on Day 2 at Langs Beach.
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September 27 2018
Painting adventure at One Tree Point
What I learned again was the importance of shifting elements and lighting around to maximize the potential of the subject.
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September 27 2018
Painting adventure at Waipu Cove
I went painting at Waipu Cove the other day, just 20 minutes drive from home and one of our favourite spots to take the kiddies.
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September 27 2018
Setting the Stage
Want to make the foreground jump out more in your painting? Think about the background first.
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September 27 2018
Notan
Why does a certain painting win first place in an art competition? The answer lies a lot in the harmonious arrangement of black and white in the painting.
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September 27 2018
Painting Highlights
Getting the color of the specular highlight and it's placement on the object just right are critical to showing the color of the light and the form and surface texture of your object.
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September 27 2018
The Gamut Mask Tool
FREE Interactive color harmony tool for painters and visual artists
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September 27 2018
Painting Light and Shade
In order to make things look brighter the first thought should usually be 'is the surrounding area dark enough?'
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September 27 2018
What's the Purpose of Painting?
Why do we do what we do? What drives us to paint? Here are some musings...
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September 27 2018
Big Brush, Little Brush.
Learn about why it's good to start your paintings with a big brush and finish with a little brush.
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September 27 2018
Finding Inspiration
I was out sailing on the Pacific a while back dwelling on the subject of passion. If passion is the wind that fills your sails and gets you moving, inspiration is the rudder which uses that power in a useful direction.