Posts Tagged ‘Teaser’
45. RODEO – PREVIEW
Yeehaw, this week were painting one of my favourites. It’s a rodeo scene of a cowboy riding a bull. This is a really exciting subject as we have to create the effect of dust and movement in the foreground whilst keeping our focus on the bull and cowboy. Were using our pallet of three to start and moving on to all six colours for the detail, you’re gonna love this one…
Read More44. WALKING AND TALKING – PREVIEW
Today we’re in the world famous Liverpool. This is a photo of my own with great shadows to really show perspective in the painting. It’s two people ‘walking and talking’ in everyday life, a typical everyday scene that could be from anywhere in the world. We are going to use three colours for our initial wash, and then six colours for our detail. You’ll really enjoy this one!”
Read More43. BACK IN THE PUB – PREVIEW
Today we’re back in the pub. This is a photo I took many years ago in Kew, London and is one I love painting because of the intense light coming through the windows and reflecting on the tables. We’ve got several people in the shot and they add some interest and detail, but were trying to catch the atmosphere and overall feeling of the traditional British Pub. Enjoy !”
Read More42. WHATS OUT THERE – PREVIEW
We are going to Spain… This week we have a more in depth tutorial that focuses on two women sat on a wall looking out to sea. It’s a great exercise in using wet in wet technique as we need a nice blurred background from which we can build detail into the main focus which is the two women discussing “Whats out there?”
Read More40. THREE MEN WENT TO SEA – PREVIEW
Welcome to Tenerife, This week we’re painting from a photo I took of three men going out on a boat for a days fishing. It’s a scene you see a lot in the small fishing ports and is great fun for all levels of artist. We use the three base colours for our under wash and move to all six for our more detailed work. This is a great painting and I hope you really enjoy it.
Read More39. TETE A TETE – PREVIEW
Bonjour, we’re in France. A typical small cafe, to be specific, with a couple sitting enjoying a drink. This is a great painting for all levels and we’ve had some long tutorials recently so this is nice change of pace running a little shorter at just over an hour. It’s a great use of colours in the shadows and washes then using precision to create the pavement and the shutter effects. I hope you really enjoy it.
Read More38. POOGANS SMOKEHOUSE – PREVIEW
We’re in Charleston, South Carolina, and we’re outside the famous Poogans Smokehouse. This is a challenging and in depth painting that creates a wonderful finished painting worthy of anyones wall. I’ve broken it down in to several sections and we will work through it logically, Don’t worry about counting those bricks in the background, I’ll show you a great way to create the brick effect. It’s a really fun painting that you’ll really enjoy.
Read More37. FRENCH GARDEN – PREVIEW
This week we’re in France. This is a photo of my wife Pauline gardening on a trip to France a couple of years ago. This presents some challenges, it has some fantastic colours throughout, but we have to keep the painting balanced to create realism. It’s a really fun painting to follow along with. We will use three colours initially and then progress to using all six to add details throughout, there’s no blurred backgrounds, which means lots of detail, but I know you’ll really enjoy this one.
Read More36. HAND IN HAND – PREVIEW
This could be anywhere in the world, it’s a painting of a couple holding hands walking down a promenade next to a beautiful blue and green sea. We use lots of colours in our shadows, whilst retaining the highlights using the white of the paper. Our background wash creates a grounding for our subjects feet, through the use of the sunlight casting shadows, and the lovely blurred background is created using wet in wet technique. It’s a really fun painting that you’ll really enjoy.
Read More35. TWO IN TENERIFE – PREVIEW
This painting is a little different. We have two people, two trees, two pigeons, it’s two in Tenerife. An advanced tutorial for those who really want to get stuck into using multiple washes using our base three colours and then using all six colours to create a deeper more detailed tone for our subjects. We break this down into multiple sections to create a methodical approach to the painting. Enjoy.
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