Another great lesson in perspective. Can you count the levels of this painting? Each new level Bill has creates more depth in the painting. What's the point he's trying to make about this latest addition to the painting? Why is it so dark? Pop Quiz next week! … [Read more...]
A greenish touch!
Make sure you watch this video clip in full screen mode so you can see how thick the paint is going on those trees. Bill has not thinned the paint, yet he's painting on top of paint. What does that tell you? It should tell you either that bottom layer has dried enough to let the paint stay on and/or that bottom layer is still very thin. Most likely a combination of … [Read more...]
A little touch of sunshine
Notice how Bill fools the cameraman in the beginning of this clip. But he recovers and gets to the right trees just in time for you to see how Bill highlights them. Bill has not painted on this section of the canvas for quite a while so the paint has dried ("tacked up") just a bit. How do we know this? Did Bill thin the yellow paint he uses? Nope. Also notice that the … [Read more...]
Into the shadow colors!
We warned you about "scallops" with the fan brush in the last video. Bill begins this video clip by showing you how to fix them. Notice how Bill first lays his paint with the fan brush. He then works on each side of the "scallop" and straightens them out. Watch as he lays in his shadow ripples. See how straight he keeps the fan brush? The ripples are very straight - no … [Read more...]
Dabbling fan brush!
We've talked before about how delicately Bill uses the fan brush. Watch in slow motion - can you see just how little the brush bends when he touches the canvas. This is a very light touch that prevents "scalloping" which is a common problem in many paintings with the fan brush. … [Read more...]
“You can do all those things!”
Bill says, "You are the almighty creator, you are next to God." Bill believed that through art you have the power! No one can tell you how your world should be. … [Read more...]
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