All of Bill's paintings told a story. We've already discussed the importance of story in your paintings. You want your paintings to sell? Make sure they tell a story. It's what makes them interesting to your viewer. In this clip Bill adds a bit of detail to the rocky ledge and tells the story of what he sees in the painting. … [Read more...]
Happy fan brush tree
Time to start filling in details in the foreground. Because the tree is still in the distance, Bill uses the fan brush to lay in the basic foundation of the tree. Notice how dark he shades sap green, which is already a darker green than phthalo green. This will provide a remarkable contrast when he, later, begins to highlight the tree. Please notice two things about the fan … [Read more...]
“…without dark there is no light.”
Bill often makes this comment during his videos because it is so important and so basic to great art. In order to create the illusion of light in your painting you often have to surround it with dark. This was called chiaroscuro by the "Old Masters" and Bill understood not only the term but the technique. If you look at some of his candle paintings, you can see his mastery at … [Read more...]
…the mountains talk to you.”
Bill now works on the shadow side of the closest mountain. He uses exactly the same technique when highlighting with white. We're going to let you in on one of Bill's secrets. We've talked before about keeping your base mountain layer thin. You can see Bill did that with this mountain. Bill's secret, though, was to work on another part of the painting while a different … [Read more...]
“…I just let that paint fly on…”
Notice Bill's palette knife technique. He is allowing the paint to be pulled off the knife onto the canvas. There is no heavy pressure on the knife, just a delicate, light touch. The paint is thick enough, and the under layer is thin enough, that the two layers to work together beautifully. This is a technique well worth practicing if you want your mountains to show that … [Read more...]
“…I get a lot of love letters.”
Do you want to be a successful artist? Listen to what Bill says. "I like to be in good close touch with people..." Bill loved his fans. Bill read every single letter his fans sent him. Did you know that Margarete, his wife, used to respond personally to each letter? … [Read more...]
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