In this short humble video you are taught how to achieve a sky using basic wash principles. Thoroughly saturating the canvas with water applied by a large brush followed by the introduction of an artist’s medium known as ‘Gesso’ to then prime the surface. It is then a case of washes and grading to finalise the sky alongside the confident use of ample amounts of white acrylic to create bold natural looking clouds. Enjoy.
Darrell Crow: Painting Crashing Waves (Pt 5/19 How To Paint Water Series)
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.
Zacher-Finet: Abstract Acrylic Painting Demo
A wonderful video shown in time lapse. The artist Zacher-Finet showcases her talent in creating abstract art on a large canvas. She begins by applying black paint with a large brush to create a swirl pattern which then forms her basis for the entire piece. She then works into the canvas with palette knives, spatulas and various brushes to create a very contemporary and fresh piece of artwork. With abstract art I’m still not sure whether it is better to know if the piece is based on anything whatsoever or nothing at all…I suppose that is up to the viewer and the artist themselves.
Bill Alexander: Wet On Wet Oil Painting – Painting A Path (Part 3/3)
William (Bill) Alexander was born in 1915 in East Prussia. As a youth he put his artistic talents to paint murals and carriages for local aristocrats. After the war, Bill and his family immigrated to North America to pursue their dream of building a home and to share Bills gift of painting. He is probably one of the happiest artists on the planet. The video is very easy to follow and you can easily share his enthusiasm for painting. Some great techniques are used to achieve nice tonal values of natural light on the pathway and the trees.
Bob Ross: Paint A Lake (Pt 2/19 How To Paint Water Series)
In this episode Bob Ross shows the viewer how to create a simple lake using a large flat horse hair brush. He then goes on to add some dark rocks within his waterfall to add finer detailing to the overall picture. New brush techniques are introduced and good quality narrating allows the viewer to easily understand Ross’ applications.
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: Paint Water With Mountains (Pt 7/19 How To Paint Water Series)
Darrell crow continues the series with this episode where he teaches the viewer how to capture the reflections of magnificent mountains in a still lake. He uses large and flat brushes and a variety of techniques which have been touched upon earlier in the series. These include the dry brush technique combined with an almost stippled style. Good fun and I’m sure your end result won’t be too bad either.
