TITLE “Raising The Bar” SIZE 18 X 24 or 16 x 20 – Horizontal Format Medium: Your Choice SEASON: Spring, Summer, or Fall (no Snow/Winter) TIME OF DAY: Your Choice Before you start, make sure you have reviewed the above SERIES TUTORIAL! INSPIRATION There is a saying that goes something like “Be careful what…
Read MoreBefore you start, make sure you have reviewed the SERIES TUTORIAL. If you missed that, just click HERE. Once you have prepared the canvas with the proper tint and texture, then sand off any rough edges. Be sure that the tint has various light and dark values. NOTE: Don’t make the tint all one value. Also,…
Read MoreIn this final step, paint in the reflections of the tree trunks, lamp stand, and park bench. Use your #2 Dynasty brush and a mix of Burnt Umber with a touch of Ultramarine Blue and just enough White (Gesso) to create a medium warm gray. Now make loose, short horizontal strokes to make the reflections.…
Read MoreNow paint in the park bench a rich green tone. This is a mixture of Hookers Green, a touch of Turquoise Deep, and just enough White (Gesso) to create a nice clean, rich green. It should be sort of an emerald color. Use your #4 Flat and #4 Round Sable brushes to paint the bench.…
Read MoreNow we can detail the wall and steps. Create a mixture just like in the previous step (charcoal gray). Switch to your #2 and #4 Dynasty brush. Now highlight the steps and stone wall. Be sure to create a good variety of shapes to the stones. NOTE: We will highlight and put final details on…
Read MoreNow we can begin highlighting the background trees and paint in the tree trunks and limbs. We will highlight using the #6 Bristle brush. Now create 3 different mixes: Vivid Lime Green with a touch of Cadmium Orange Cadmium Yellow Light with a touch of White (Gesso) and Hookers Green Vivid Lime Green with a…
Read MoreNow we can block in the wall, steps, pathway, and grassy areas. For the wall, create a mixture of Burnt Umber, with a touch of Ultramarine Blue and a touch of Dioxazine Purple. Then add just enough White (Gesso) to create a medium tone (cool gray). Use your #6 or your #4 Bristle brush to…
Read MoreBecause of the early morning atmosphere and the misty/hazy effect, you want to paint in the open sky area with a soft yellowish tint. Use your #10 bristle brush and a mix of White (Gesso) with a touch of Cadmium Yellow Light and a slight touch of Dioxazine Purple. Paint this mixture on with loose,…
Read MoreTake your soft-vine charcoal and lightly sketch in the location of the wall and steps. It should be about 1/3 up from the bottom of the canvas. NOTE: Be sure the steps are located to the left of center. Once the wall and steps are located, then sketch in the layers of trees. There should…
Read MoreTITLE “Tulsa’s Woodward Park” SIZE 18 X 24 – Horizontal Format Medium Duct, Pre-primed Cotton Stretched Canvas SEASON: Late Summer TIME OF DAY: Early Morning (Misty, Foggy) INSPIRATION Atmosphere, Atmosphere, Atmosphere! This painting is all about atmosphere. For me and for most artists, a foggy, misty, hazy effect is an artist paradise. There is…
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