Light and Shadows Create Form There are several things to learn from today's Video Tip. Key Points To Consider: The background layer is thin and wet. VanDyke Brown, White, and Permanent Red mixed together to make a nice "desert color." Bill mixes the base color to a marbled consistency. He works the paint deep into the canvas because he is going to add … [Read more...]

Less is More! There are several things to learn from today's Video Tip. Key Points To Consider: The background layer is thin. Bill uses a thin layer of paint to put the base on the distant mountains. He adjusts the color of the distant mountains and adds dimension by adding VanDyke Brown to the mixture. There is very little paint in Bill's brush. He … [Read more...]

Less is More! There are several things to learn from today's Video Tip. Key Points To Consider: The background layer is thin. Bill uses a thin layer of paint to put the base on the distant mountains. He adjusts the color of the distant mountains and adds dimension by adding VanDyke Brown to the mixture. There is very little paint in Bill's brush. He … [Read more...]

Less is More! There are several things to learn from today's Video Tip. Key Points To Consider: The background layer is thin. Bill uses a thin layer of paint to put the base on the distant mountains. He adjusts the color of the distant mountains and adds dimension by adding VanDyke Brown to the mixture. There is very little paint in Bill's brush. He … [Read more...]

Less is More! There are several things to learn from today's Video Tip. Key Points To Consider: The background layer is thin. Bill uses a thin layer of paint to put the base on the distant mountains. He adjusts the color of the distant mountains and adds dimension by adding VanDyke Brown to the mixture. There is very little paint in Bill's brush. He … [Read more...]

Signing your canvas, the finishing touch. We had a free workshop with Buck Paulson where he completed his seascape. We always have a question and answer session at the end and the question came up as to where he planned to sign his painting. Watch Buck explain his thought process as he places the final touch on his canvas Happy Painting! Laurie and Dawn PLUS: So … [Read more...]