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How to Compose a Painting – Video No.279

Posted on July 6, 2019 by

In this oil painting video Andrew Tischler tells us how to compose a painting. The 23 minute demonstration employes digital means to prepare for a conventional painting. The principle can also be applied to acrylics, watercolour, or pastels. You can … Continue reading →

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How to Glaze like the Old Masters – Video No.278

Posted on June 24, 2019 by

In this oil painting guide Michael explains the basics of glazing in about 13 minutes. The speed painting video shows how a still life develops from scratch. Using suitable techniques this can also be applied to acrylics. The explanations are … Continue reading →

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How to paint a river estuary

Posted on May 10, 2019 by

You may have been waiting for the finished painting after following the various steps in my earlier posts. Well, here it is. Putting the finishing touches to the painting I gave it more warmth by adding burnt sienna to the … Continue reading →

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How to paint a river estuary – part 8

Posted on April 13, 2019 by

Next the decaying boat and the riverbed in the foreground were to be worked on in more detail. I wanted to add grass and some bigger stones. I used a fine brush to lay in the grass with quick strokes … Continue reading →

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How to paint a river estuary – part 7

Posted on March 30, 2019 by

After finishing the boat house, the adjoining wall, and the boats in the middle distance I turned to the decaying boat and river bed in the foreground. I used raw umber to stipple down the pebbles with a well worn … Continue reading →

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How to paint a river estuary – part 6

Posted on March 23, 2019 by

After telling you about all those exciting activities I recently experienced it is time for part6 of my commission of a river estuary painting. After putting the finishing touches to the trees with many layers of different shades of green … Continue reading →

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How to paint a river estuary – part 5

Posted on March 10, 2019 by

Here is part 5 of my commission of a river estuary painting. Before I could work on the details of the trees I had to model the sky. A mix of cerulean and cobalt blue with white gave me the … Continue reading →

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How to paint a river estuary – part 4

Posted on March 7, 2019 by

This is part 4 of my commission to create a painting of a river estuary. In this step I put in the basic tree colours. Again it was not important to be exact. I used lemon yellow and cerulean blue … Continue reading →

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How to paint a river estuary – part 3

Posted on March 2, 2019 by

Here is part 3 of my commission to create a painting of a river estuary. In this step I wanted to apply an underpainting to decide where the lights and darks should go. I used raw umber to lay in … Continue reading →

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How to paint a river estuary – part 2

Posted on February 26, 2019 by

Following my recent post about having been commissioned to create a painting of a river estuary I can now tell you about part 2. After agreeing with my customer on the basic design, painting size, and materials I proceeded to … Continue reading →

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