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Palette knife background – Part I

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Let’s get to work!

Bill is going to show you his trick for creating a palette knife background – fast, fast fast! (What else would we expect from Bill.)

In this first part, Bill shows you the problem with creating an entire background with the palette knife alone. He also gives you a tip on how to color your background depending on the subject of your painting.

Previous Lesson:  Every knife – a different form!

Next Lesson:  Palette knife magic!

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  1. Franklin Sevy says

    July 18, 2016 at 3:54 PM

    Hello- I love watching Bill, almost 70 years old and been painting about four years. I love his help for me and great advice that’s wonderful.
    Franklin

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