by Tony Conner | Dec 8, 2023 | Lesson
LOGIN to access this lesson How To Paint A Dramatic Winter Night Landscape WHAT YOU’LL LEARN Balancing stark light-dark contrasts Using a simple value sketch for compositional strength Learn how to mix and use very dark colors About This Lesson If you’ve ever had the...
by Tony Conner | Nov 29, 2023 | Lesson
Paint Winter Trees In A Stark Winter Landscape WHAT YOU’LL LEARN How to create a simple, strong two value composition Practice mixing useful neutral color mixtures to keep the scene lively even though it is a gray winter day Use a value composition along with lively...
by Tony Conner | Nov 24, 2023 | Skill
Create Two-Value Thumbnail Compositions WHAT YOU’LL LEARN A great methods to spark creative thinking Creating simple compositions that work well for winter landscape scenes Using your imagination and instincts to develop composition ideas This is a quick-tutorial that...
by Tony Conner | Nov 10, 2023 | Skill
LOGIN To Access This Lesson How To Paint Shiny Ornaments In Watercolor It’s all about the reflections WHAT YOU’LL LEARN Using hard-edged texture for distinct reflections The important placement of light-dark contrasts The few ‘rules’ for painting...
by Tony Conner | Oct 27, 2023 | Skill
Transparent glass is seen only because we see other objects through, under and reflected in the surface of the glass. Thick glass the edges and base also seem less transparent and so they add to the sense of form. With a subject like this, there is a tendency to draw...
