115. SUNDERLAND POINT

Let's take a look at what we're painting this week:

This is a stunning scene of a once thriving small port that is now more or a tourist attraction for people in England. Many scenes of boats have been painted here as the regular low tide and stunning background buildings give us a great composition. So today watch those darks don’t go too dark in the background, keep it bright enough as its in sunlight, and dot and dash your foreground with some nice texture in it to show the pebbles and stones with the sands here. Keep your boat the focal point, that’s the star of the piece…

STEP 1: Download your PDF

STEP 2: Transfer your drawing

If you can freehand the reference image onto your paper, that's fantastic. If you need a hand transferring your drawing we've got a 'GREAT TUTORIAL BY GRAHAM' to show you exactly how to transfer your drawing onto your paper of choice.

STEP 3: Press play...

Remember you can pause, rewind and rewatch as much as needed, plus each video has chapters so you can click the chapters button (see right picture) to select where you want to continue from.

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STEP 4: SEND US YOUR WORK

Once you've completed the tutorial we'd love to hear how you got on.

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If you've ever wondered what people think of grahams paintings watch this fantastic YouTube review by respected art reviewer, Liron Yanconsky, watch his video here:

 

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