Painting Tip : How to Paint Glowing Light
Here are some of the basic principles behind painting a glowing light source (the sun in this case), based on outdoor painting observation taken through to a studio painting.
Here are some of the basic principles behind painting a glowing light source (the sun in this case), based on outdoor painting observation taken through to a studio painting.
An exciting technique I tried out the other day. It's sort of like watercolor in that the initial dark washes are really thin, allowing the canvas (or in this case, board) to show through.
Have you ever tried to paint a still life? I find the hardest and most time consuming part of it is just setting it up. Getting it to look interesting, well balanced and well lit turns out to be all the more difficult by the endless number of options.
I sailed out to Peach Cove with my Dad and my Niece and Nephew for a day at this special little beach. Although I wouldn't call this painting a masterpiece by any means I thought it might be valuable for you to learn what I could have done to make this a stronger painting.
Leaving out the color gives you a good chance to focus on other aspects of painting that often get overlooked in the rush to paint dramatic color - important stuff like value relationships, accurate drawing and lost and found edges.
Getting the drawing right really is the major problem for most painters, including myself, so I was really pleased to come across this technique.
Nice couple of hours hunkered down in the dunes trying to capture exactly the colours I was seeing in the scene in front of me.
This video is the first of my "Painting Adventures" series. I originally intended this to be included in the first Painting Adventures DVD as the beginners introduction to the more complicated painting on Day 2 at Langs Beach.
What I learned again was the importance of shifting elements and lighting around to maximize the potential of the subject.
I went painting at Waipu Cove the other day, just 20 minutes drive from home and one of our favourite spots to take the kiddies.
Want to make the foreground jump out more in your painting? Think about the background first.
Why does a certain painting win first place in an art competition? The answer lies a lot in the harmonious arrangement of black and white in the painting.