I have watched about 13 Quick Tip0s today...loved them all. This is so great! I've been trying to paint leaves up close ; at last I see how this gives me the picture without worrying about detail of the leaf on the tree. This suggestion of a leaf is so alive to me. Again I thank you for all these invaluable lessons today.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. You are amazing. I know you won't be surprised when I tell you that the things that you are teaching will help me to paint better in my chosen medium of soft pastels, because you are teaching me to observe. I never knew shadows were so exiting☺ thank you so much 😁
Great lesson. How beautifuly you explain. I am learning a lot from your teaching lessons and also I enjoy watching videos. Thank you so much for this useful lesson.
Hi Dianne, I just started Oils after a long time with acrylics. I find all of you quick tips so helpful. Also, the other day I was painting plein air and now I see that I neglected to make the tree which was further away just a bit different in values. I need to spend more time observing the scene first! THANKS.
Your tips are also pertinent to life. Don’t go by formulas. Pay attention to what you see. Don’t let your names for things distort what you’re seeing right now. Squint if you need to see something’s essence. I am learning a lot! Thank you!
Another, when you want a neutral add equal amounts of the Same value of opposites! Another, not helpful to be perfectionistic, but to be intentional and careful and fully engaged. And watch that your brush strokes are not all in the same direction. And pay attention to how you use warms and cools. Be intentional and see that they are not confusing
You are a great teacher and as a beginner love your Quick tips, and I always go to your presentations when I have a difficulty. If possible can you show a Quick Tip, on Foreground, I can’t seem to get flat.
Then we add that light according to what it is doing. We can't make rules about these things because then we would be following the rule rather than observing what is happening.
Dianne...great video...quick question...I had once read or heard that foliage in the distance takes on a grey-er hue. Did you change the hue of the distant foliage or just lesssen the contrast of the greens you were already using? And by the way, what green did you start with? sap? Many thanks.
Monica, everything outside is effected by aerial perspective, meaning the atmospheric particles blend with images as they recede into distance, causing the value contrast to narrow , the colors to become muted and the textures to smooth out. You discover in what way these things happen by observation, so I don't like making rules about it. (Shameless plug: I show how this works in Series 39 of my full length lessons - Gradating with Color and Distant Textures- diannemize.com/product-category/series-thirty-nine-creating-distance/ ) To your other question, in this little Tip, I mixed my feeder green from 3 parts Rembrandt viridian (other viridians don't work) and about one part Rembrandt transparent oxide red. This makes a wonderful sap green.
I mixed my feeder green from 3 parts Rembrandt viridian (other viridians don't work) and about one part Rembrandt transparent oxide red. This makes a wonderful sap green.
Can I use a pouring medium to make acrylic paint flow better from the brush to and on the canvas ??? After I put a couple coats of gesso on and it drys can I cover my canvas with the pouring medium to make acrylics flow better and slow down drying time ??? Please help iv spent a ton of money already and I’m at my wits end lol ... thank you ... GOD BLESS !!!
Yes you can. There are several artist from the original Abstract era that used that method with acrylics. Acrylics don't require the fat over lean consideration that oils require.
It's better to think in terms of value areas rather than individual values. I like the two major areas of in shadow and not-in-shadow. We know that theoretically, values in shadow will range from about 10 to 5 on the value scale, and those not in shadow will range from about 5 to 1.
Alberta, this requires observation. At a distance, rather than see individual leaves, we see light to dark textural patterns. Up close, we see the leaf shapes more clearley.
I will add your request to our filming schedule. It won't appear until late October because we film these a couple of months in advance. Meanwhile, you begin by identifying the colors and values you see, not by thinking sunlight reflection on an ocean.
Checkout Michael Smith for tree foliage- he has many videos up close and many different brushstrokes- and different brushes used- Sorry but this example doesn’t cut it - the brush is not correct for the type of foliage depicted in the reference photo- and the demo is done sloppily-- just saying-
