SG-Practice for Improvement

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Steve Griggs watercolor painting
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SG-Practice for Improvement (part 1)
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Skill development is essential to improving as an artist. Often we focus on creating a painting but it is also important to practice skills, so we are always learning and improving. This practice will enhance our paintings. In this series I’ll be ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
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SG-Practice for Improvement (part 2)
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This is Part Two of my series Practice for Improvement. Skill development is essential to improving as an artist. Often we focus on creating a painting but it is also important to practice skills, so we are always learning and improving. This ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration painting
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SG-Practice for Improvement (part 3)
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In Part Three of Practice for Improvement I discuss how to use choose a complimentary color palette and use it to layer color in a painting for depth to create interest. Additionally, I show you how to accentuate colors by using simultaneous contrast ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
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SG-Practice for Improvement: (part 4): Using Sketchbooks
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In this fourth video in the Practice for Improvement series, we will be using a sketchbook to capture a quick value sketch of a scene. In this case, I’m using a reference photo but this technique can also be used Plein Air. The focus of the practice ...
Watercolor demonstration painting by Steve Griggs
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SG-Practice for Improvement: (Part 5): Expressing Shapes in Quick Sketches
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In the fifth video in the series called Practice For Improvement, I show you how to employ a very effective technique for capturing scenes quickly and efficiently. By focusing on blocking out major shapes and their relationships, you can create a ...
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