This is the only painting channel I have found that actually teaches technique, and how to approach painting issues - so much better than just watching someone paint a picture!
Such an in - depth explanation of what to notice when you're going to paint sunbeams. I never knew how much there was to it all. TYSM for sharing your knowledge and techniques with us. I'm gonna be using your suggestions on my paintings when I put the sunrays in them. TY again. 👍😻
Absolutely love your lessons! Deeply appreciate your time. Most of your lessons’ concepts are easily transposed into watercolour, but this one, Shafts of Light, is a real problem of mine and I would absolutely love to see this lesson for watercolour!
My gratitude towards you is infinite, you are teaching me to think in an artistic manner, not just showing techniques.I m reading your book, it just great!
I couldn't understand what you meant at the beginning. Then, eureka! The camera pulled back and I could see it exactly as you had explained it. Warm to cool, dark to light. What an amazing tutorial. Thank you fof sharing this master class with us. Even the way you held the brush to create random shapes was a lesson in itself. Your experience shows in every brushstroke.
I am just now reading Dianne's book, as well as enjoying her book of paintings! Love them both. Very inspiring and instructional! I am actually inspired to draw now:)
Having watched several different artist apply paint to canvas I have noticed that each has their own "formula" for thickness of the paint they are applying. Can you show us how to experiment in a way that gives us a good baseline for deciding how we want to proceed? As an example: Using paint right out of the tube means working with a stiffer paint. How do I make a more "buttery" consistency so that I don't have to use so much pressure? How do I know when enough is enough? Enjoying you website and your tips immensely! Thanks
Oil paints vary in consistency according to the manufacturer. Some brands, such as Gamblin and Rembrandt, for the most part, come out of the tube at a creamy consistency. For paint that comes out of the tube too stiff to work with easily, add a drop or two of artist's grade refined linseed oil and thoroughly mix it into the paint with a palette knife. There are no guidelines for how creamy it should be. That depends upon the degree of "buttery" consistency that works well for you.
On my goodness. I have never used any kind of skin products. I am partial to goat's milk soap, but I suspect Roger's lighting has more to do with your perception than anything else.
Yes, but you'll need to work more quickly because gouache dries so rapidly. However, gouache does have the advantage of being re-wettable, and that will make it easy to do the gradation. Practice on some scraps to get the hang of how to handle that technically.
