A fun exercise in how to map quickly (and painlessly) the complex curves of a winding stream, or road. Test how well you see and render circuitous shapes.
Waterfalls are dramatic and dazzling. But they can be elusive and difficult to capture, and easy to overdo. Let me give you some techniques to capture a moment in the life of an eye-catching waterfall, with it's splashes and energy. Hint: Don't first ...
A stone thrown into a still pond creates the perfect image to demonstrate the various layers found in water. By approaching painting water as it's having multiple layers assists the pastelist in understanding how to paint realistic water. This ...
When you begin a water painting you will be evaluating your reference, whether on location or from a photo, to determine what is the first layer. This first layer is the ground the rest of your painting relies on. Start watching my water series with ...
When you begin a water painting you will be evaluating your reference, whether on location or from a photo, to determine what is the first layer. This first layer is the ground the rest of your painting relies on. Start watching my water series with ...
Building on your understanding of what lies underneath now we move to how reflections sit on top of water. This full demo offers tips and techniques in how to create accurate and realistic reflections on a quiet mirror-like surface.
Building on your understanding of what lies underneath now we move to how reflections sit on top of water. This full demo offers tips and techniques in how to create accurate and realistic reflections on a quiet mirror-like surface.
Building on your understanding of what lies underneath now we move to how reflections sit on top of water. This full demo offers tips and techniques in how to create accurate and realistic reflections on a quiet mirror-like surface.
Water rarely sits still. Whether it is a gust of wind ruffling the surface, a pebble or fish breaking the surface, or currents running deep underneath, the surface of water is constantly moving. Building on the first two layers this video shows how ...
Water rarely sits still. Whether it is a gust of wind ruffling the surface, a pebble or fish breaking the surface, or currents running deep underneath, the surface of water is constantly moving. Building on the first two layers this video shows how ...
The final layer of water is what sits on the top surface. This could be water itself in the form of a splash, or it could be a leaf or waterlily quite literally floating on top. I'll demonstrate developing the painting in preparation for the final ...
The final layer of water is what sits on the top surface. This could be water itself in the form of a splash, or it could be a leaf or waterlily quite literally floating on top. I'll demonstrate developing the painting in preparation for the final ...
This discussion goes over several common surface conditions the artist will encounter when painting moving water. I introduce the important concept of using of dark, medium and light lights for mapping.
Focus on specific techniques for painting realistic water. These include working over an underpainting, dragging, using a sponge, your fingers and brushes.
I get asked this all the time. It's a conondrum because sand is a chameleon. It changes it's color based upon the source and color of the light hitting it. So how do you paint it? Let me show you.
I get asked this all the time. It's a conondrum because sand is a chameleon. It changes it's color based upon the source and color of the light hitting it. So how do you paint it? Let me show you.
This video describes and illustrates principles of aerial perspective that apply to painting water. Representational painters are magicians - we take a 2D surface and convince people it has three dimensions. These principles are essential tools in ...
This full demo incorporates many of the aerial perspective principles laid out in my introductory video. The focus is on how the execution of reflections can indicate three-dimensional distance and depth.
This full demo incorporates many of the aerial perspective principles laid out in my introductory video. The focus is on how the execution of reflections can indicate three-dimensional distance and depth.
This is an introduction to the layering technique and terminology that I use in all of my water instruction videos. I recommend that you watch this basics video first.
