Many landscape paintings miss this key ingredient.
We'll focus on improving on photos for paintings, designing with your heart, understanding back lighting and painting dramatic towering clouds.
This is a small lesson from a larger course that I'm building, which will be called Painting Expressive Skies. I expect that to take me 6 months or more. I'm already three months into it. I thought it'd be nice for you to see this one for free, just to whet your appetite for painting expressive skies, and also just to get some feedback from you. If you have any constructive criticism, I'd love to hear from you.
This demo is in acrylics but it's fine for oils too.
Learn About
- The 3 building blocks of expressive skies
- Designing with your heart
- Preparing an acrylic surface to make it easier to paint
- Painting gradations
- Painting clouds with expressive brushwork and character
- Creating detail with texture
At the end I'll choose 5 student paintings to critique and they will also be included in the International Artist magazine. Enjoy!
Only available to premium members for $20usd/month.
For anyone wanting to develop their painting skills rapidly, a one on one day course with me could be just what the doctor ordered. We'll usually start outdoors where you'll learn about WHY things look like they do and how to translate your perceptions to paint on canvas. We can also paint in my studio.
The tuition will be tailored to your skill level - even if it's your very first painting. It's a fun and engaging day and your brain will be bursting with information by the end of it. My goal is to thoroughly inform and inspire you to greater things.
Individual Cost: $350
With a friend: $450
I can supply all or any materials at very cheap prices.
You will need...
All your painting gear
Outdoor easel
Seat
Sun Umbrella
Insect repellant
Lunch
Drink
Sun Hat
Sun Screen
Long-sleeved shirt
Camera
Roll of toilet paper/rags
Plastic bag for rubbish
Swimsuit if you want to swim
Contact me to arrange a day course or to find out more.