All Posts by Arty Editor

6 Begin Painting the Sky

Begin painting the sky (and more) Painting in layers gives depth and substance to a picture so we don’t have to worry too much about final colours and subtle shades. See how I do it in this video, and read the details and transcript below: Video – 4 minutes 31 secs Still using paint quite […]

7 Forest layers

Painting the First forest layers Preliminary layers are there to give depth, extra texture and foundation colours. The layers that come afterwards can allow colours to show through or not. An explanation of what I’m doing and a transcript is below the video. Video – 4 minutes 13 secs This is where I begin to […]

8 Build Layers

Building Layers The demonstration is doing a good job of showing how you can be quite ruthless in covering up what has gone before, and how you really don’t need to worry over it. You’ll find written content below the video. Video – 4 minutes 59 secs You can work like this, working instinctively, going […]

9 Sky Field and Trees

Changing the Sky and Continue Painting Fields and Trees I tried a slightly different approach when making this video because it’s a little longer, about five and a half minutes. In the silences I have ‘dropped in’ some speach and added a text overlay here and there. I wonder if this works for you. Some […]

10 Add Detail

Adding Details To Define The Trees In this video I start adding detail and making small changes. The painting looks quite different at the end. I have again added a talkover here and there – I hope I’m improving at that! The video is around six and a half minutes long this time. See the […]

11 Depth and Light

Depth and Light Bring a Painting to Life Creating Depth and Highlights can be a simple matter. The aim is to create a contrast with the blurry distance and to change the feel of the detail.  With very little talking in the video I have written some comments on the action. You’ll find them below […]

12 Final touches

Final Touches and Conclusion The painting got a pasting – Final Touches turned out to be a complete ‘makeover’. The weather and atmosphere changed, even the time of day switched. Notes and Transcript are below the video Video – 9 minutes 26 secs Meet the Artist Who Made This Demonstration Series Hello, I’m Christina Bonnett. […]