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CLASS GALLERIES and PHOTOS Landscape: Basic Drawing and Painting: CLASS DOWNLOADS |
Class Files and Supporting Documents Supplemental Supply List (downloadable Acrobat PDF only) - For all landscape classes and Drawing into Painting. Shows pictures and diagrams of certain supplies that are not illustrated on the regular supply list. The Art of Simplification - Simplifying nature's complex imagery is perhaps the landscape painter's greatest challenge. Optimal Conditions for Site Selection - As appearing in American Artist Magazine, July 2000. The Relationship Between Value and Color - How do artists use value and color to represent natural light? What is the secret to bringing out color's intrinsic hue? Analogous Harmony and the 'Envelope of Light' - This key color principle can be used to unify the light in your paintings. A Rich and Variegated Surface - Paint isn’t just a means to an end; it is the substance of our creation and is imbued with all our emotions and thought processes. How is a variegated surface achieved. The Limited Palette - The benefits of using a limited range of color. Understand the cool and warm varieties of each primary, how to arrange colors on your palette, and why black should not be used as a universal darkening agent. Understanding Clouds and Skies. Clouds appear amorphous, but there are quite structural — if you know how to look at them. Explore their underlying mass with this simple, but challenging drawing exercise. Value Divisions in Landscape Painting - Tips on how to see the broad value divisions in the landscape. Starving artist's guide to photographing artwork with a digital camera - Four basic steps for improving results. What Are Alkyd Colors? - Winsor & Newton's Alkyd colors offer all the versatility of oils, but none of the undesirable qualities of acrylics. Anatomy of a Plein Air Painting (downloadable Acrobat PDF only) The most commonly implemented cues for defining space are value differences and overlapping forms. But there are several others .... |