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Painting Demonstration: Snow in the Mountains

The palette is made of cadmium yellow, cadmium red, cerulean blue, and titanium white. Mixed colors are (1) white+blue+red, (2) blue+rewhite, (3) red+yellow+blue+white, (4) yellow+blue+red, (5) red+blue.     First, the painting is planned with the light blue color to define shapes and shadow boundaries. The composition uses an “L” shape formed by the trees

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Painting Demonstration: Hills and Trees Landscape

The palette is made of cadmium yellow, bright red, cerulean blue, titanium white, and burnt sienna. Mixed colors are (1) white+blue, (2) white+blue+red, (3) white+blue+burnt sienna+red, (4) blue+red+b. sienna+white, (5) white+yellow+red, (6) red+yellow+white (7) yellow+white, (8) yellow+blue+white+red, (9) blue+yellow+burnt sienna, (10) – burnt sienna+blue+red   First the painting is planned with thin, leftover, muddied color.

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Painting Demonstration: A Day at the Beach

The palette is made of cadmium yellow, bright red, cerulean blue, titanium white, and burnt sienna. Mixed colors are (1) blue+white, (2) 1+red+white, (3) blue+red+white, (4) red+yellow+blue, (5) white+yellow+red, (6) yellow+4, (7) yellow+blue+burnt sienna, (8) – blue+burnt sienna+red   First, plan the scene with thinned color. Draw a line at the center, seeming break to

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Painting Demonstration: Hills and Wildflowers Landscape

The palette foundation is cadmium yellow pale, bright red, cerulean blue, burnt sienna, and titanium white. The colors mixes are (1) white+blue+red, (2) white+burnt sienna+blue+red, (3) blue+red+white, (4) blue+yellow+burnt sienna+white, (5) white+2, (6) white+yellow. For planing the painting, I sketch in the mountain, outlines of bushes, and approximate locations of flowers. Notice the flowers take

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The Most Effective Way to Improve Your Paintings

Published on January 28, 2012 by in Guidance

There are 2 main ways people improve their paintings. The first is with some event or occurence. The second is through a process. Events are great because they are exciting and fresh. Events offer immediate decisions and new ways to see the world. Conferences and workshops are the best examples. The only problem is that

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