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21. ASIAN LADY – PREVIEW
Hello everyone and welcome back to my studio. In this tutorial we’re going to be painting a beautiful Thai woman, wearing a traditional Thai hat. There is some lovely light and colours in this picture and it is the first real full portrait that we have tackled so it is a great opportunity and challenge for you to get stuck into!
Read More20. FIRST PAST THE POST – PREVIEW
Hello everyone, here we have a painting tutorial that is jam packed with loads for you to get stuck into! The horses riding at full gallop provide loads of movement for you to capture and the exciting, vibrant colours really bring this race to life. So let’s get started!
Read More19. COWBOY – PREVIEW
Here we have a painting of a Cowboy rounding up cattle. This scene has beautiful natural sunlight creating lots of lovely warm tones and shadows. Not too much detail in the background allows us to focus on the Cowboy, the horse and the movement in the cattle. I’m sure you will enjoy this one.
Read More18 MORNING CATCH – PREVIEW
This is a beautiful little image of 4 or 5 guys pulling in their fishing nets. Not too much detail in this one but a lot of atmosphere, with vibrant colours and the almost silhouetted figures on this panoramic view.
Read More17. LIGHTHOUSE – PREVIEW
This week we have a wonderful study of a lighthouse. Using a simple palette of three colours I show you how to get that lovely big sky, nice looking water, waves crashing against the rocks and a simple study of the lighthouse. You will really enjoy this one!
Read More16. SURFS UP – PREVIEW
Here’s a familiar sight for anyone mainly in Australia and the USA. A lovely loose piece with the challenge of painting rushing water. Let’s get stuck in!
Read More15. LYTHAM WINDMILL – PREVIEW
Today were doing a study page on an iconic building in Lytham St Annes in the UK. This building is just a few miles from me and is a landmark that signifies the start of the beachfront in Lytham. We’re painting some detail in the foreground here in the sails and building itself and have a nice colourful background to create using wet in wet techniques. Grab your one inch brush and let’s get painting.
Read More14. GONDOLA – PREVIEW
Venice is rich in interesting buildings and sights for any artist but none more-so than a gondola on the Venetian canals. This is a challenging subject to paint, we have water, buildings, people and reflections to consider but we will start with the background washes and move into the detail with our size 16 brush, let’s get our brushes in hand and create something you’ll be proud to hang on your wall.
Read More13. THE RUSTY OLD CAR – PREVIEW
This is something a little different, I usually focus on people about their everyday lives, but couldn’t resist this image of a fantastic rusty old car sat abandoned in the southern USA.
We use three base colours of Winsor Lemon, Permanent Rose and Cerulean Blue to create contrast between the hard rusty edges of the car itself blending into the bright landscape. Using the size 16 brush we’ll move onto add a lot of details by defining the shapes with thick and thin lines using the side and tip of the brush, mixing colours as we go to create the feeling of an ageing classic sat within the beauty of its surroundings.
Get the brushes ready and lets get to it!
Read More12.STREET LIFE – PREVIEW
This is an interesting night scene, probably in Prague. It’s darker than my usual paintings, and we’re going to use the colours to mix some interesting shades and create a warm feel at the focal point of the painting. I want to create feel of a balmy evening and bring the street vendors’ stall to life.
We will only be using five colours, but mixing them together to create a nice flow of paint using wet techniques. This helps create lovely soft edges where needed. We will then add wet onto dry to create more details and sharper edges for the focal point of the painting using darker, more intense mixes of those five colours.
I always love painting real life situations, and here we have some great reflections from the street lighting to work with. This is great for beginners and experienced artists and I love the final painting because we’ve all had similar photos from holidays and the techniques can all be applied to a similar photo of your own.
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