Category: Studies
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Study – Water: #2
This is only half of the exercise for this painting. I started adding objects into the water just to test how to paint the reflections. (I should also note, this is painted on the reverse of Study-Water: 1. I like to use both sides of the paper when I’m experimenting/learning in order to save paper.)…
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Rocks in Stream: #1
For this painting, I wanted to try to capture the shine that can be seen on wet rocks, and the glare on ripples of water. I found a photo online that captured these elements, and tried to paint that photo. I didnt end up capturing the photo as well as I would have liked, and this…
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Study – Water: #1
I watched a video by Ron Hazel on how to paint rippled water, and wanted to try it out. I have also wanted to experiment with a cloud technique I saw in a video by Umberto Rossini. The two styles dont mesh well together, but thats ok, this is a lesson. (I have already started…
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Study – Rocks & Trees: #1
I think I learned more tonight doing these little studies than I have in a long time. First, I wanted to test blooms. I found that I need the pigment to be much more dry than I previously thought to get the effect Im after with blooms. I want the pigment to lift from the…
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Leaf: #4
I found a nice red leaf in the park yesterday. The snow is starting to fall, so I might have trouble finding leaves soon. I should have a few more tries though before they all turn brown. This one stood at an odd angle on the paper, which made the shadow difficult for me. I…
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Ryan Zion: #1
So they dont all end up working out the way I want. I really like the composition in this, which is thanks to Ryan Battles. (I didnt do this photograph justice here, but I gave it a good shot.) Last night I watched some show about Renoir and Monet.And it got me interested in experimenting…
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Leaf: #3
So, today I went in search of a leaf with a little more color. Maybe its too late, I didnt find many maple leafs in my front yard with much color left, so I resorted to one that had at least a little bit of green left. Sketching this one was difficult because the…
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Leaf: #1
I wanted to try something photorealistic tonight. Since its fall, I figured Id try a leaf. I grabbed this one from the driveway because it was the first whole leaf I saw. I started by painting the shadow in moonglow. Then I painted the stem since itwas darkest I figured I could mess with color…
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