Painting can be a lonely diversion. It's just you and the canvas! We can't emphasize enough (and neither can Bill) how important it is to start painting with the right frame of mind. In today's video clip, Bill tells you how he gets his day started. It's wise advice for all of us. … [Read more...]
Use that dark…
You've heard Bill say it many times, "You need dark to show the light." But Bill takes that idea one step further in this video clip. Watch how he adds power and punch to this painting by adding an extra layer of light. Notice how many layers of paint Bill has "stacked" in this part of the video! … [Read more...]
Know what you want!
Bill knew what he was going to paint before he ever put brush to canvas. Once he knew what he wanted to do he could begin to "condition" the canvas. That is, he could lay in the base colors he needed to support the rest of the artwork. A lot of folks think that what Bill did on the canvas was magic and, in truth, it was. But everything he did had purpose and design behind it … [Read more...]
The most important thing?
Bill talks about, perhaps, the most important thing you can do to make your paintings better - and it doesn't have anything to do with paint or brushes! … [Read more...]
The more things change…
...the more they stay the same. Here's Bill, over twenty years ago, talking about the same issues that we discuss today. Make no mistake, Bill loved America and he wasn't afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve. America gave him all for which he could have dreamed. He was never a rich man in terms of money, but he was a billionaire in terms of love and compassion for his fellow … [Read more...]
Painting footprints
From the video "Footsteps and Sand Dunes," Robert Warren shows how he creates footprints. Robert uses a special technique with his brush called "double loading". He loads two different colors on each side of the brush. In one stroke he creates both the footprint and the highlight. Pretty neat tip we think! "Footsteps and Sand Dunes" is one of hundreds of videos we have … [Read more...]
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