Another great two for one clip! Bill explains why he is adding an element to his painting and he's demonstrating how he fashions his brush to do it! … [Read more...]

Here's one of Bill's secrets that he didn't have time to go into a lot of detail on his show -- mixing on the canvas. You think all he mixed was Magic White™ and Prussian Blue? Not so! Bill mixed many colors on his canvas. Also, pay attention to how he loads his big brush. Notice how hard he presses the brush into the palette. He's driving paint deep into the bristles to … [Read more...]

Please note how Bill blends his sky from the bottom up. Watch how he so effortlessly and easily softens the paint. [POP QUIZ] How can he do this -- especially considering how hard he is blending with his brush (can you hear the brush on the canvas)? … [Read more...]

This is the first time Bill mixes on the palette. Remember, everything up to this point was mixing paint on the canvas. Here is where Bill's mountains stand out from the rest. This is the secret to great mountains. The marbled paint allows you to lay down a variety of color with one almighty stroke. As Bill says, "If it looks nice here (on the palette), it will look nice there … [Read more...]

Bill shares a secret for creating better mountains. I sure wish I knew this technique when I started. Combine this technique with the technique we shared last week about marbling your color and you will create magnificent mountains so easily you'll understand why Bill gets so excited every time he starts to paint. Want to create better mountains? We have loads of projects at … [Read more...]