It’s SO EASY to overwork and get muddy. And I’m realizing that some of my favorite colors in oil are my worst enemies in watercolor. Yellow ochre, I’m talking about you!
I'm sure many people have already said this but I really like this very colorful painting. A new idea to 'Don't throw it away. It's still watercolor paper.' will not go unheeded. Thanks.
Thank you for sharing frustrations, sense of getting it wrong, and pushing through anyway. Great lesson. And when watercolor is totally dry, if I don’t want to throw away the work, I can gesso over the whole thing and create a new painting. Which amazes me frankly. Yay for gesso.
I do believe that most if not all paintings can go through an "ugly duckling" phase until more contrasts, layers etc. are added. Thanks for encouraging everyone to stick with it and appreciate the process not just the end result.
It's so important that you did this. Most beginners are clueless how to fix our mistakes, and at the beginning there are a lot of mistakes.To hear problems from a professional has such an impact. Thank you.
This is one of my favorite vids! Its like "Bob Ross goes dark..." it was very useful to hear how you cope with a painting gone bad...which, looks beautiful to me. The use of white gouache at the end was a great tip.
After a 20 absence from doing any form of art I thankfully started drawing again last year. Well now I've started to attempt watercolor. Its only been about 3 weeks. And I didn't now about cotton verses pulp paper. Needless to say I'm binging all of your material. You are a great artist and a wonderful teacher. I got my arches and am ready to go. Thanks for this episode!
I love when you tell how, even as a professional artist, you have had to do a lot of rescues, so I don't feel bad when I have to do them. Also, I love how you don't cover up do-overs, but let us watch and learn from them.
Hm, myself, I think the ability to salvage a crashed painting is an aspect of professionalism, and demonstrates a high level of craftsmanship. Sticking with it through the rough patches til you get it just right is like the artists version of endurance. Keeping your head and trusting your training, experience, and your work process when you can't see your way out -- finding a way to find your way when the choices are not clear; tbat makes you the guy that can handle the really hard stuff.
Wow, you really did save it. Thanks for the lesson/example/reminder. I find sketching on location, for example at a burger joint etc, helps you learn to deal with things that aren't turning out exactly perfect. Just go with it, adapt to what direction it's going, see what it might end up being.
Of my hundreds of TH-cam subscriptions you are my ABSOLUTE favorite. I enjoy your intros and humor (like Reece looking outside at the snow). You brighten my day but even more I learn so very much from your videos!!!! Thank you so much!
What a joy to watch and LEARN! I'm a beginner...i have not painted a painting yet, still just getting to know color theory, color, mixing colors, ....all the baby beginner stuff. I want to try to paint this. TY STEVE!!!!
I know you said you didn't like the bright colour on the wall facing us, but I loved it. That bright orangey colour was nicely off-set by the dark foliage around. And if it wasn't as bright the bright green tree would have stolen the show. So true what you said about not over-detailing brick, it's all about suggestion. Overall this came out very well! I learned so much from seeing your process and seeing how you fixed things. What I love about your style is that you add extreme detail in some areas, while leaving others loose.
I am very thankful that you took the time to show your failures as well as how to overcome them and learn from them. Very informative and I think you came out with a good piece!
Steve, my Arches papers and Mr. Graham paint, also brushes you suggested purchasing just arrived ! Now it's time to return to my favorite watercolor painter on youtube !!! Cheers from Brazil !!! :)
This was awesome! Knowing that an artist of your high calibre shares similar frustrations was so reassuring. But seeing how you were able to persevere with the painting and demonstrating some tips on how you saved it was great. Thank you! Not often do artists share their "errors" and I really appreciate that you do.
I will always appreciate an artist's video of them thoughtfully critiquing what they are doing as they work. Thank you for sharing all the valuable little thought-nuggets
I like it!! I agree that watercolor can be frustrating and unforgiving! I don’t have a whole lot of access to art materials (specifically masking fluid or gouache) so watercolor has been a particular pain in the butt for me. I learned to paint starting from digital, then charcoal, pastels and acrylics. Strange order, but I picked up habits that are disastrous and opposite in watercolor painting. For some reason though, I’m a sucker for challenges and I haven’t given up on watercolors. I’d like to see more videos on how you save paintings! Thank you for the vid!
Fear, and pushing through, has been such a topic of my life this past few months. It was a hard, but freeing when I learned the lesson that the only way to get past fear is to move through it.
Thank you for this,I finished a piece that I thought was ruined but I found that using this as a learning oprutunity and relaxed and was able to salvage it ,although not the best or something I'd share to my friends ,I learned to utilize my white ,which I've hardly used ,thanks for your channel I've progressed beyond my expectations
Great video! Thank you! Especially for the tips about focusing on one area and practicing techniques even if the rest of the picture may be a loss. Every brush stroke is a learning experience.
This was really timely for me to run across as I am working on an old silo barn with trees at the moment and was about ready to give up. So tomorrow I will go back and see what if anything I can salvage. Thanks Steve for the words of encouragement!
I'm going through the same frustrations at the moment but not with a painting as complexd as yours, just the shading of leaves. But its good to know confirmed artists like you go through the same challenges! Thanks so much for this, its very encouraging.
13:58 Hi glasses! I love how you problem solve, and how you chose when to fix things and when to hide them. it speaks volumes about your maturity and experience in painting.
Hello from North Carolina! We only got snow that didn't stick.. BOOO. Anyway...this painting, in the end, turned out really nice! In my watercolor painting, I tend to want to give up in the middle of a painting that doesn't turn out like I had hoped. My friends always tell me that I am way to hard on myself. This video has given me a new mindset to press on regardless of the challenges that may "go wrong". This painting is proof that it is worth it to keep going. Thanks, and Merry Christmas to ya!
Nice save, Steve. I find myself giving up on a painting due to trying to "fix" a particular element which leads to overworking. Thanks for the reminder to keep going on the painting as a whole to use as a learning experience.
hi from Ireland . Just started painting . Thanks for being authentic. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skill in an authentic manner. Felt really connected with you.Learnt a lot as l observed you paint . Thank you.
Not only are you an amazing and talented artist, but you are a very gifted teacher as well. Love your work and your teaching process. Thank you and God bless you.
Acceptable? That painting is absolutely beautiful! I'll take any mistake paintings you feel you make. You should see "my" frustration paintings. But I'm learning through your videos and I appreciate your instructions. And I love your humor. And I just love trees and leaves and apples!
I do understand. I've been there believe me. My frustrations now come with unmet expectations and putting pressure on myself to achieve certain results.
I have to agree with Amal Bensaleh- you're failures would also be my greatest successes. I think this one is stunning. Love all your painting- you make it look so darn easy! You've been a great help to me( as a beginner) Thank you Steve.
Thank you for this video, it's a great inspiration for me. Especially when you encourage us to "press through" with a painting we think is rubbish, if only for the practice. Usually I just get fed up. Your comments on your process are really helpful too.
"Failure is a teacher." Well put. Needed to hear that after a recent watercolor debacle. I'll quote you in my art fb group and post a link to this video.
This video comes at a very propitious time as I have been struggling recently. I have not been well and have been discouraged with my recent attempts. Seeing a professional work through difficulties has motivated me to persevere.
Great lesson! One of the things I really like about painting is the constant problem solving. It helped me a long time ago when one of my profs told me that painting is always a journey without a destination. In other words you don't paint 20 paintings and from then on do perfect paintings the rest of your life. Enjoy the journey!
Thank you for uploading this and doing an explanation of the thought process of working through the rough patches and solving the issues that come up. It's so important for non-artists to know and artists to remember that a piece of art doesn't come fully formed from start to finish. It isn't without struggle, but it isn't impossible to push through and get to a result.
This was very useful! As a beginner I often feel like I'm just pushing through my paintings. Only once have I given up and not completed it. So it's nice to hear your insights on this, and sort of comforting that it still happens to more experienced artists. I think you did a great job salvaging it, and I took some great tips out of it.
Dear Mr. Mitchell, A big Thumbs Up for you and for this "learning/teaching video". You are so humble and yet courageous to admit that you still face some frustrating moments given your long history in drawing and illustrating and your profound expertise in the watercolor medium. This is a boost for all beginners - or the ones who fear doing mistakes and stumble with ways for fixing them. I left behind many ruined pieces and neglected to finish or to correct some many others. It was something both depressing and baffling. Your finished piece is marvelous. You might not be so happy with the result if you were expecting something different, but nevertheless, I loved it. Sometimes a few mistakes can lead to an unexpected thing. It was very useful to know how you envision painting the house. I have never heard or read this important tip before - about picking up the details that a naked-eye might capture and not detailing everything. I will try this method as the result of your procedure is strictly amazing. Another important tip was using White Acrylic Wash. I would have thought of mixing up some white acrylic and watercolor pigments, but of course, it would have messed the whole idea. I will try your way, as well. Thank you for sharing this experience. Thank you for your instructional tips. All the good luck with whatever you endeavor. J.
Your techniques are helping me improve so much. I never throw out something that goes wrong and I always find a way to revamp it into something else. Sometimes a landscape gone wrong is changed into an abstract design.
Sometimes, when all else fails, I find, cut up, it can make nice bookmarks. I've done that to a few. For some reason, people tend to think they are great, hand painted gifts. Go figure.
Just getting back into watercolor painting after years of raising my children. You have a wonderful, easy way of teaching that is non-pressured and reassuring at the same time. Really appreciate the tips and the refreshing honesty at what you, an artist of 30 years, view as mistakes and then how you go about fixing them. It definitely gives me the feeling that I will be able to fix my mistakes...certainly not to your level, but increasingly so over lots of practice. Your videos make me even more excited that I have decided to get my old Rembrandt Watercolour Paints and Brushes out again. Watercolor really is a fantastic art form and I feel like a kid again with excitement. Thank you Steve!!
Steve, you are so amazing! I am so grateful for you sharing all your wonderful knowledge and talent. I have learned so much!! I can't get enough of the videos! Such a joy to watch you!! God Bless you!!!
Honestly I'm grateful for all the challenges you worked through, for all of the insight you've shared on this video. I think your intuition was spot on for an educational video that is definitely a HUGE help for me and countless others. Thank you!!
I am grateful also. I find trees my biggest hangup. I hate my trees. I just got a lot out of that painting process as I have created paintings that I loved until I added or finished the trees. Anyway I found this a big help.
Hi Steve, Great video! I find it very helpful when you describe what you are planning then watch how you go about achieving that - even if things don't go according to plan :-) Like how you use different picture exposures to "see" the subject in a different light. I have been studying highlights, form shadows and cast shadows on objects to be able to see them more easily. Found that taking a picture and looking at the image in the paint.net program while playing with the various controls (contrast, brightness etc.) to be enlightening (pun intended). Please keep the videos coming!! Cheers! Hank
It’s SO EASY to overwork and get muddy. And I’m realizing that some of my favorite colors in oil are my worst enemies in watercolor. Yellow ochre, I’m talking about you!
I'm sure many people have already said this but I really like this very colorful painting. A new idea to 'Don't throw it away. It's still watercolor paper.' will not go unheeded. Thanks.
Ahh I can't focus on work. LOL. I start one video and it leads to another.. and then another. I keep learning. You rock Steve!
Showing problem solving is so valuable. It frees us from the perfection that is debilitating.
Love the distant trees and trunks that add believable detail.
The gouache trick! Yes! I’m ordinary today! Thank you! Great save!
Thank you for sharing frustrations, sense of getting it wrong, and pushing through anyway. Great lesson. And when watercolor is totally dry, if I don’t want to throw away the work, I can gesso over the whole thing and create a new painting. Which amazes me frankly. Yay for gesso.
I do believe that most if not all paintings can go through an "ugly duckling" phase until more contrasts, layers etc. are added. Thanks for encouraging everyone to stick with it and appreciate the process not just the end result.
I really appreciate you sharing how you were challenged and how you fixed things. The finished painting is very pretty!
It's so important that you did this. Most beginners are clueless how to fix our mistakes, and at the beginning there are a lot of mistakes.To hear problems from a professional has such an impact. Thank you.
Those trees are just beautiful.
Those tree trunks up front are great. I gotta practice that.
This is one of my favorite vids! Its like "Bob Ross goes dark..." it was very useful to hear how you cope with a painting gone bad...which, looks beautiful to me. The use of white gouache at the end was a great tip.
After a 20 absence from doing any form of art I thankfully started drawing again last year. Well now I've started to attempt watercolor. Its only been about 3 weeks. And I didn't now about cotton verses pulp paper. Needless to say I'm binging all of your material. You are a great artist and a wonderful teacher. I got my arches and am ready to go. Thanks for this episode!
I love when you tell how, even as a professional artist, you have had to do a lot of rescues, so I don't feel bad when I have to do them. Also, I love how you don't cover up do-overs, but let us watch and learn from them.
Hm, myself, I think the ability to salvage a crashed painting is an aspect of professionalism, and demonstrates a high level of craftsmanship. Sticking with it through the rough patches til you get it just right is like the artists version of endurance. Keeping your head and trusting your training, experience, and your work process when you can't see your way out -- finding a way to find your way when the choices are not clear; tbat makes you the guy that can handle the really hard stuff.
Wow, you really did save it. Thanks for the lesson/example/reminder. I find sketching on location, for example at a burger joint etc, helps you learn to deal with things that aren't turning out exactly perfect. Just go with it, adapt to what direction it's going, see what it might end up being.
Of my hundreds of TH-cam subscriptions you are my ABSOLUTE favorite. I enjoy your intros and humor (like Reece looking outside at the snow). You brighten my day but even more I learn so very much from your videos!!!! Thank you so much!
What a joy to watch and LEARN! I'm a beginner...i have not painted a painting yet, still just getting to know color theory, color, mixing colors, ....all the baby beginner stuff. I want to try to paint this. TY STEVE!!!!
I know you said you didn't like the bright colour on the wall facing us, but I loved it. That bright orangey colour was nicely off-set by the dark foliage around. And if it wasn't as bright the bright green tree would have stolen the show. So true what you said about not over-detailing brick, it's all about suggestion.
Overall this came out very well! I learned so much from seeing your process and seeing how you fixed things. What I love about your style is that you add extreme detail in some areas, while leaving others loose.
I appreciate your encouragement to just "push through", and to hear that even professionals like yourself get frustrated.
I am very thankful that you took the time to show your failures as well as how to overcome them and learn from them. Very informative and I think you came out with a good piece!
Steve, my Arches papers and Mr. Graham paint, also brushes you suggested purchasing just arrived !
Now it's time to return to my favorite watercolor painter on youtube !!!
Cheers from Brazil !!! :)
This was awesome! Knowing that an artist of your high calibre shares similar frustrations was so reassuring. But seeing how you were able to persevere with the painting and demonstrating some tips on how you saved it was great. Thank you! Not often do artists share their "errors" and I really appreciate that you do.
Your failures would be my greatest success, love your art and TH-cam channel
ROLLLLLL TIDE STEVE!! Thank you for the vid!! ❤️
I great way to show how to turn things around from something that wasn't looking so great to a wonderful picture good enough for framing. Cheers.
I will always appreciate an artist's video of them thoughtfully critiquing what they are doing as they work. Thank you for sharing all the valuable little thought-nuggets
WOW!!! Lovely 👍😊 real enjoyed hearing the internal monologue. Excellent tips.
I like it!! I agree that watercolor can be frustrating and unforgiving! I don’t have a whole lot of access to art materials (specifically masking fluid or gouache) so watercolor has been a particular pain in the butt for me. I learned to paint starting from digital, then charcoal, pastels and acrylics. Strange order, but I picked up habits that are disastrous and opposite in watercolor painting. For some reason though, I’m a sucker for challenges and I haven’t given up on watercolors. I’d like to see more videos on how you save paintings! Thank you for the vid!
Fear, and pushing through, has been such a topic of my life this past few months.
It was a hard, but freeing when I learned the lesson that the only way to get past fear is to move through it.
Thank you for this one. Pushing through is important. Love the finished piece.
Thank you for this,I finished a piece that I thought was ruined but I found that using this as a learning oprutunity and relaxed and was able to salvage it ,although not the best or something I'd share to my friends ,I learned to utilize my white ,which I've hardly used ,thanks for your channel I've progressed beyond my expectations
Great video! Thank you! Especially for the tips about focusing on one area and practicing techniques even if the rest of the picture may be a loss. Every brush stroke is a learning experience.
This was really timely for me to run across as I am working on an old silo barn with trees at the moment and was about ready to give up. So tomorrow I will go back and see what if anything I can salvage. Thanks Steve for the words of encouragement!
Best of luck!
I really like how it turned out.
Nice. I did enjoy it. Pressing through is an important lesson, indeed!
This turned out beautiful!
Great video and so informative. Love the Bible verses at the end of the videos - inspiring.
The acrylic guache trick is genious! Thanks for the video.
Oh my gosh, I love your picture. It's wonderful.
You are the boss, Steve ! Everything you impart is a jewel of art knowledge. Thank-you for sharing!
Thank you so much for this channel. I so enjoy the videos, and always find them very useful. Greetings to you from Denmark 😘
I'm going through the same frustrations at the moment but not with a painting as complexd as yours, just the shading of leaves. But its good to know confirmed artists like you go through the same challenges! Thanks so much for this, its very encouraging.
13:58 Hi glasses!
I love how you problem solve, and how you chose when to fix things and when to hide them. it speaks volumes about your maturity and experience in painting.
Hello from North Carolina! We only got snow that didn't stick.. BOOO. Anyway...this painting, in the end, turned out really nice! In my watercolor painting, I tend to want to give up in the middle of a painting that doesn't turn out like I had hoped. My friends always tell me that I am way to hard on myself. This video has given me a new mindset to press on regardless of the challenges that may "go wrong". This painting is proof that it is worth it to keep going. Thanks, and Merry Christmas to ya!
This was very helpful, knowing that it is possible to find a way around is or look like a mistake, does help a lot.
Nice save, Steve. I find myself giving up on a painting due to trying to "fix" a particular element which leads to overworking. Thanks for the reminder to keep going on the painting as a whole to use as a learning experience.
hi from Ireland . Just started painting . Thanks for being authentic. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skill in an authentic manner. Felt really connected with you.Learnt a lot as l observed you paint . Thank you.
Wonderful advice. Thank you for sharing this, allowing me to learn the value of the sometimes very frustrating process of learning through practice!
Not only are you an amazing and talented artist, but you are a very gifted teacher as well. Love your work and your teaching process. Thank you and God bless you.
Acceptable? That painting is absolutely beautiful! I'll take any mistake paintings you feel you make. You should see "my" frustration paintings. But I'm learning through your videos and I appreciate your instructions. And I love your humor. And I just love trees and leaves and apples!
I do understand. I've been there believe me. My frustrations now come with unmet expectations and putting pressure on myself to achieve certain results.
Steve, I would love to have your ‘failures’! A beautiful painting. Thanks for the tips.
I think it turned out great. Thanks for being so frank.
I have to agree with Amal Bensaleh- you're failures would also be my greatest successes. I think this one is stunning. Love all your painting- you make it look so darn easy! You've been a great help to me( as a beginner) Thank you Steve.
Thanks! Appreciate the kind comment.
Thanks Steve. Boy do I need some of that gouache! lol Nice retrieve!
Thank you for this video, it's a great inspiration for me. Especially when you encourage us to "press through" with a painting we think is rubbish, if only for the practice. Usually I just get fed up. Your comments on your process are really helpful too.
This is beautiful. You’re way too critical of your work. I learned so much. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! Just understand, critical analysis is important for me as a professional. It's how I improve!
What a great painting. Dana
Thanks for this very good video. I often get disgruntled with a painting and end up throwing it out. I'm going to try harder next time that happens.
Great video! Thank you very much! I straggle with watercolors but it is always inspiring to watch your videos!
Thank you. This had helped with overcoming a big slump.
I like to hear your thoughts as you paint. It helps to understand the process
Such a valuable lesson for watercolor beginners like myself. Thanks Steve!
"Failure is a teacher." Well put. Needed to hear that after a recent watercolor debacle. I'll quote you in my art fb group and post a link to this video.
I so enjoy learning from you your lesson on trees is very helpful thank you from Austrlia
This video comes at a very propitious time as I have been struggling recently. I have not been well and have been discouraged with my recent attempts. Seeing a professional work through difficulties has motivated me to persevere.
Excellent Diana. Glad to hear it!
Again another amazing painting!!
Great lesson! One of the things I really like about painting is the constant problem solving. It helped me a long time ago when one of my profs told me that painting is always a journey without a destination. In other words you don't paint 20 paintings and from then on do perfect paintings the rest of your life. Enjoy the journey!
Thank you for uploading this and doing an explanation of the thought process of working through the rough patches and solving the issues that come up. It's so important for non-artists to know and artists to remember that a piece of art doesn't come fully formed from start to finish. It isn't without struggle, but it isn't impossible to push through and get to a result.
Well said, thanks!
Interesting video. And, I do so appreciate your raw honesty.
Thanks Steve, I learn so much from hearing your thoughts and seeing how you fix a painting. You are to harsh on yourself, great painting.
This was very useful! As a beginner I often feel like I'm just pushing through my paintings. Only once have I given up and not completed it. So it's nice to hear your insights on this, and sort of comforting that it still happens to more experienced artists. I think you did a great job salvaging it, and I took some great tips out of it.
Thank you Steve!
Amazing & inspiring! I learn many things from each video - thank you
Hi Steve, I think it looks great, not overworked at all! Thanks for sharing 😃
thanks - learned a lot from this. I liked the way you rescued to foliage overlapping the house. Good tip!
Dear Mr. Mitchell,
A big Thumbs Up for you and for this "learning/teaching video".
You are so humble and yet courageous to admit that you still face some frustrating moments given your long history in drawing and illustrating and your profound expertise in the watercolor medium. This is a boost for all beginners - or the ones who fear doing mistakes and stumble with ways for fixing them. I left behind many ruined pieces and neglected to finish or to correct some many others. It was something both depressing and baffling.
Your finished piece is marvelous. You might not be so happy with the result if you were expecting something different, but nevertheless, I loved it. Sometimes a few mistakes can lead to an unexpected thing.
It was very useful to know how you envision painting the house. I have never heard or read this important tip before - about picking up the details that a naked-eye might capture and not detailing everything. I will try this method as the result of your procedure is strictly amazing. Another important tip was using White Acrylic Wash. I would have thought of mixing up some white acrylic and watercolor pigments, but of course, it would have messed the whole idea. I will try your way, as well.
Thank you for sharing this experience.
Thank you for your instructional tips.
All the good luck with whatever you endeavor.
J.
One of the best tutorials I have learned from Thank you!
I so needed this today I have been struggling with a painting for several months. Just wanted to give up. Tomorrow I will get right back at it!
That was awesome how you painted the stones in and what is mine blowing is the job you did on the woods in the background and foreground wow.
Your techniques are helping me improve so much. I never throw out something that goes wrong and I always find a way to revamp it into something else. Sometimes a landscape gone wrong is changed into an abstract design.
Sometimes, when all else fails, I find, cut up, it can make nice bookmarks. I've done that to a few. For some reason, people tend to think they are great, hand painted gifts. Go figure.
I so appreciate your teaching. I'm just learning and really love this video!
Just like life............ya gotta push on.... Thanks for sharing.
Just getting back into watercolor painting after years of raising my children. You have a wonderful, easy way of teaching that is non-pressured and reassuring at the same time. Really appreciate the tips and the refreshing honesty at what you, an artist of 30 years, view as mistakes and then how you go about fixing them. It definitely gives me the feeling that I will be able to fix my mistakes...certainly not to your level, but increasingly so over lots of practice. Your videos make me even more excited that I have decided to get my old Rembrandt Watercolour Paints and Brushes out again. Watercolor really is a fantastic art form and I feel like a kid again with excitement. Thank you Steve!!
Yay! Thanks for that encouragement for me also!
Well deserved!! :D
Love your tips n how you make it friendly n doable
Steve, you are so amazing! I am so grateful for you sharing all your wonderful knowledge and talent. I have learned so much!! I can't get enough of the videos! Such a joy to watch you!! God Bless you!!!
Honestly I'm grateful for all the challenges you worked through, for all of the insight you've shared on this video. I think your intuition was spot on for an educational video that is definitely a HUGE help for me and countless others. Thank you!!
So glad to hear that. I was hoping it would be!
Wow! I love it! The trees are beautiful and so is the fort. Really appreciated the tips and encouragement for how to push through too.
I love this guy!
I am grateful also. I find trees my biggest hangup. I hate my trees. I just got a lot out of that painting process as I have created paintings that I loved until I added or finished the trees. Anyway I found this a big help.
Thank you so much for this video! I'm learning lots with every one of your demos. I may soon even begin to think I may be able to paint!
Hi Steve, Great video! I find it very helpful when you describe what you are planning then watch how you go about achieving that - even if things don't go according to plan :-) Like how you use different picture exposures to "see" the subject in a different light. I have been studying highlights, form shadows and cast shadows on objects to be able to see them more easily. Found that taking a picture and looking at the image in the paint.net program while playing with the various controls (contrast, brightness etc.) to be enlightening (pun intended). Please keep the videos coming!! Cheers! Hank
Very interesting and most practical.Thank you for your demo.
Loved all the demonstration, thank you.
Stunning! I love your painting and how you explain everything that you do!
I LOVE your work and ideas!!! INSPIRED
I absolutely love this painting!
Trust me sir, thats a win..thsts Beautiful !!
Love your Alabama sweatshirt! Roll Tide!
Thank you for sharing, Steve. I'm starting my first art commission and your suggestions for painting the building set amongst the tree really helped!