Thank you for this informative video. Love your teaching technique. Your explanations and overall work inspires all. The time codes are helpful when referencing this at a later date. Thanks for being so organized and sharing your talent. Now, off to try my own!
thanks for that. the MAIN thing I really am having trouble with is doing snow coming down a mountain using a palette knife. I always end up with a thick block of white.
Try doing it with a brush instead. Knife work in acrylic adapted from an oil technique tends to be harder to control than you'd expect, and will often yield poor results.
Thanks for that and thanks for the quick reply. I watch your videos alot and it looks like we like the same things. I love waterfalls and different skies although I have yet to learn how to do different versions. Have you heard about medium w? I just got some but haven't tried it yet.
great video. just what I was looking for. I am a total beginner. any advice on how to do fencing going off to the distance? Am having trouble doing it.
As shown in the video distance work is a simple lesson in understanding basic one and two point perspective. Practicing perspective drawing will help you understand spacial relationships in a painting.
I do have a tutorial on mist and fog that may help you out in that regard: ua-cam.com/video/hKGMTxNCg2I/v-deo.html Outside of that if you're still struggling feel free to send me an email (address through the channel page) so I can help you a bit further.
Oh Acrylics for sure. Oils just take WAY too long to dry for my working process, which relies on being able to make both thin and thick layers and build up texture. Plus acrylics are more versatile with painting on alternative supports, and they travel much easier.
Speed in working comes with time. I've gotten so fast that I'm often shouting at my acrylics to dry faster. Your working environment also comes into play considerably. A drier climate/room temperature will cause your paints to dry faster.
Bill Sonic Yeah, never be afraid to add water to your paint. Despite the myths floating around water added to a high quality paint doesn't effect adhesion. If you notice in my tutorials I'm always dipping my brush to wet the bristles.
I watched your mist video but it's not the thing I am on about. I do a cloud. but when it comes to making it whispy and soft. That is what I am finding trouble with.
Drop me an email and we'll talk a bit further. I should be able to send you some examples and help you through it a little easier with a longer message.
Thank you for this informative video. Love your teaching technique. Your explanations and overall work inspires all. The time codes are helpful when referencing this at a later date. Thanks for being so organized and sharing your talent. Now, off to try my own!
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thanks for that.
the MAIN thing I really am having trouble with is doing snow coming down a mountain using a palette knife.
I always end up with a thick block of white.
Try doing it with a brush instead. Knife work in acrylic adapted from an oil technique tends to be harder to control than you'd expect, and will often yield poor results.
Thanks for that and thanks for the quick reply.
I watch your videos alot and it looks like we like the same things.
I love waterfalls and different skies although I have yet to learn how to do different versions.
Have you heard about medium w?
I just got some but haven't tried it yet.
I haven't, had to look it up. Seems that it's an oil painting medium, so for that reason I personally would have no interest in it.
great video.
just what I was looking for.
I am a total beginner.
any advice on how to do fencing going off to the distance?
Am having trouble doing it.
As shown in the video distance work is a simple lesson in understanding basic one and two point perspective. Practicing perspective drawing will help you understand spacial relationships in a painting.
that's my main one too.
I am having trouble doing misty clouds.
I do have a tutorial on mist and fog that may help you out in that regard: ua-cam.com/video/hKGMTxNCg2I/v-deo.html
Outside of that if you're still struggling feel free to send me an email (address through the channel page) so I can help you a bit further.
Hi, Dmc,
Which do you like Acrylic or Oil painting? And Why?
Oh Acrylics for sure. Oils just take WAY too long to dry for my working process, which relies on being able to make both thin and thick layers and build up texture. Plus acrylics are more versatile with painting on alternative supports, and they travel much easier.
DMC Films and Cinder Block Studios
Acrylic bothers me because it is dry too fast while I paint so slow.
Speed in working comes with time. I've gotten so fast that I'm often shouting at my acrylics to dry faster. Your working environment also comes into play considerably. A drier climate/room temperature will cause your paints to dry faster.
DMC Films and Cinder Block Studios
Okay, should I add some water on acrylic colors?
Bill Sonic
Yeah, never be afraid to add water to your paint. Despite the myths floating around water added to a high quality paint doesn't effect adhesion. If you notice in my tutorials I'm always dipping my brush to wet the bristles.
I am very new at painting. I am not clear on what you used to sketch the fence in white.
I used a white Conte Crayon. They are similar to hard chalk pastels
I watched your mist video but it's not the thing I am on about.
I do a cloud.
but when it comes to making it whispy and soft.
That is what I am finding trouble with.
Drop me an email and we'll talk a bit further. I should be able to send you some examples and help you through it a little easier with a longer message.
What is your main medium?
Acrylics
just had a thought?
Are you on Google +?
We can link up there and then I can send you a picture of my attempt at clouds.
1:54 what is that?
Conte Crayon. It's a compressed chalk similar to traditional soft pastels, only a bit stiffer.
where's your email address?
The about tab on the channel page (as I mentioned before).