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River with Rocks and Trees – Acrylic Step 3
I have been very busy recently with friends setting up online painting classes as Covid makes life more and more difficult for everyone. It is now time to continue my story which I started in a previous post showing you … Continue reading
River with Rocks and Trees – Acrylic Step 2
In a previous post I showed you the sketch of this acrylic painting with water cascading over some rocks. After blocking in the essential darks with raw umber you can now see the rocks and trees. I will show you … Continue reading
River with Rocks and Trees – Acrylic Step 1
As a regular visitor to Devon and Cornwall I get to see so many beautiful places. The river Plym has inspired me to this painting. Not having had enough time to paint on location I decided to work from photogrpahs. … Continue reading
How to create an Italian landscape from local photos – Video No.247
In this 20 minute video Andrew Tischler shows us how to compose an Italian landscape painting using photographs from his Australian neighbourhood. He starts with pencil sketches to decide on the composition. He then goes on to explain the painting … Continue reading
Printing Larger than A4 on Your Printer
When you want to transfer sketches or photographs to your painting support you may be looking for shortcuts on how to progress. One way is to print the design in just the right size on your home printer in order … Continue reading
How to compose a landscape painting – Video No.236
This 28 minute video by Andrew Tischler shows us how to compose a landscape painting. Andrew takes us to beautiful New Zealand. He uses pencil sketches to decide on the composition based on real life footage of the scenery. He … Continue reading
Painting at a Street Corner – Art Tuition Video No.190
Here is a watercolour sketch by James Gurney painting en plein air at a street corner in Indiana. It is an almost ten minute real-time video using time-lapse techniques as the painting process would have taken much longer. The painting … Continue reading