Darrell Crow uses a nice wide variety of brushes and techniques to teach in his own unique way how you can paint a beautiful crashing wave within a seascape. He talks about reference lines and to some extent creating a box to draw the wave within. Easy to pick up step by step approach for the beginner right through to the more advanced artist. Grab your brushes and just have fun.
Darrell Crow: Painting Shoreline Reflections With Detailing (Pt 9/19 How To Paint Water Series)
Very similar to Pt 8/19 except this time Crow allows the artist to have a go at painting gentle ripples at the base of the shoreline as well as adding more detailing to the actual river bank. The palette knife is again used alongside his beloved ‘fan brush’ which Crow also decides to add a few reeds with just to spice up the painting. Give it a whirl, what have you got to lose!?
Wilson Bickford: Oils Lesson – Ocean Wave
Artist Wilson Bickford kicks off this video lesson by explaining to you the anatomy of the wave. How it needs to be formed to create a natural organic shape within the painting. He guides you through a series of painting techniques such as highlighting, shaping, spattering and directional movement of the brush to create movement. A variety of brushes are used in this demonstration as well such as the round and flat tip brushes.
Wilson Bickford: Oils Lesson – Painting A Sunset Pt 2
Bickford understands how difficult oils can be. Obviously with them being a much thicker paint medium than acrylic paint it is also important to understand your paint brush selection – coarser bristles equals easier manoeuvrability. However, with just a few basic techniques and the correct application, the difficulty level can be diminished and taken back so you can paint like a pro, Check out his techniques here in this video!
Bob Ross: Painting Ocean Waves (Pt 3/19 How To Paint Water Series)
Bob Ross uses the paint brush to put basic movement in his seascape. He paints a horizon line as well as a beach line and then simply makes a ‘z’ shape using the brush within the two likes to capture the desired amounts of movement from the waves. A frequently asked question over the years for Ross was ‘Why is my water so flat looking?’, so this episode offers a resolution for this question. See what you think.
Bob Ross: Painting Waterfalls (Pt 1/19 How To Paint Water Series)
Using some blue mixed in with generous amounts of titanium white, Ross teaches the viewer how to paint very convincing waterfalls. In this first installment of the 19 part series you will learn about the use of the ‘fan brush’ and how it is applied to create the waterfall itself, alongside the splashes and foaming created. This is a very worthwhile series to explore if you want to become better and more confident with the brush and heavy loading of paint. As you would expect from Ross, his narrative is very full on and covers all the bases to guide you through to your finished masterpiece. Enjoy.
Wilson Bickford: Oils Lesson – Painting A Sunset Pt 1
Artist Wilson Bickford starts this video with a breakdown of the colors he uses on his palette to take on a generic sunset. He discusses blending implications and the loading up of paint and expresses the importance of taking both these techniques to the canvas. He uses a selection of brushes including the the ‘fan brush’ to develop his clouds and horizon lines. It is a very easy to follow video with professional narrating. This is the first instalment of a two part mini series. Enjoy.
Darrell Crow: Painting Shoreline Reflections (Pt 8/19 How To Paint Water Series)
More from ‘oils’ artist Darrell Crow. In this video he tackles the complexities surrounding obtaining a natural and realistic reflection along a shoreline. He uses a variety of brushes and uses his familiar palette knife to score and scrape until the desired result is achieved. A very worthwhile video which makes good quality art look easy and attainable. And as always form Crow, you can expect decent narrative and a step by step approach throughout the tutorial.
Alan Kingwell: Oil Painting Demonstration – Painting Snow
This is a beautiful painting of a snowy field by oils artist Alan Kingwell. Throughout this short video you will see how he selects the appropriate colors to depict a cold winter’s morning and how heavy emphasis is put on the shading across the top of the snow. He uses a fan brush amongst others and also introduces a stipple brush to bring foliage and shrubbery to life. A great video to see how an oils painting is build up and structured from start to finish.
