I did darken the area and lay in the bushes just like Bob. The only difference is I didn't have a full scene painted into the background. I isolated the bushes technique. I do, however, have other full painting videos where the technique is demonstrated with the full scene on a canvas. I'm not sure if they are loaded yet but stay tuned and you will see what you are asking for. We aim to please on this channel! Thanks for the comment. It's very helpful for us to know what you need!
Bob would normally load the round brush differently. He would tap the bristles downward to load the brush rather than slide the brush as is done in this video. I will put it on my list to do a video to show you more specifically how to do it. It might take awhile but I will work toward it.
Great question. I am using a gessoed high density tempered hardboard from Richeson arts. You can find it here: www.artpartyunlimited.com/product-page/8-x-10-hardboard-gray While I am technically using a 12 x 24 in the video, I usually recommend the 8 x 10 to most artists/students because it's economical. I use gessoed hardboards from Richeson for every piece of studio work. I no longer paint on canvas unless I'm using hardboards with cotton. You can find one of those here: www.artpartyunlimited.com/product-page/9-x-12-cotton-art-panel I generally don't practice on the cotton panels because they are a bit more expensive and more precious. I can't always get them from the manufacturer. Plus the plain boards wipe off much easier. I hope that helps! Brian
Indeed. That is actually a preferred method since adding white to any color diminishes the color intensity. Depending on what color intensity you need you can determine what you use.
