I created this post to discuss how an artist can think technically about achieving an intended value key discussed in the previous post. This method helps to simplify an overwhelming number of values into a more workable structure at early stages of a painting (a digital one in this case). The loose renderings below are quick head studies from my imagination as they might be lit for dramatic and compositional purposes. I began with this basic head drawing which indicates some of the major…

On color value: All of us, beginners and experienced painters alike, can benefit from a refresher course in the bedrock principles of ...

For me, even a simple landscape painting needs to have three basic elements. A foreground, midground and background. How those three elements are handled will

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I made a mini tutorial on how to paint using a value underpainting!! (🔗 below)

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Watercolor painting art videos on how to paint street scenes & architecture, night scenes with people and coastal beaches with atmosphere in the landscape from Andy Evansen, a nationally acclaimed artist, and workshop teacher