Bill demonstrates laying in a colorful background for a black canvas still life he's about to paint. Bill always got excited at the canvas, but never so much as when he began working with color! … [Read more...]
An old school thing!
We caught Tom during a break sharing the origin of a technique he just used in our upcoming Advanced Master Class course. Don't get too excited yet! We're still editing the videos, but we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We promise, you're going to see stuff that Bill used all the time but never taught anyone but his most dedicated students...and Tom was one! … [Read more...]
“I hold my knife very flat!”
It's tricky creating mountains for the first time. Bill explains the basic technique when using the palette knife. … [Read more...]
Transparent Colors – Part II
Bill continues his demonstration of the marvelous techniques you can achieve with transparent colors. For your convenience, we've included a chart of Alexander colors and their transparency. (Translucent colors are sort of between Opaque and Transparent. You can see through them, but light is refracted so it's as if you are looking through a frosted glass … [Read more...]
“…clean, beautiful paintings!”
Bill explains how to avoid mud in your paintings. If you want beautiful paintings, use the right tools! It was good enough for the old masters! … [Read more...]
How to avoid making “mud!”
I can paint you the skin of Venus with mud, provided you let me surround it as I will. -- Eugene Delacroix We may not be as talented as Delacroix. Let's focus on avoiding the problem of mud in the first place. Earlier we discussed the two types. We also discussed a way we create mud by accident. Let's talk about what you can do to avoid mud. What causes it? There are two … [Read more...]
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