Johnnie Liliedahl: Drawing-2 for Painters

Learn how basic shapes can further your understanding of all forms in nature, and how certain natural laws affect the values of any object, regardless of its local value or color.

Packed full of information and observations that every painter should know, Johnnie takes you through the myriad of concerns that every painter must address in any painting: viewpoint, unity and repetition, rhythm and variety, weight and contrast, positive and negative space, contour, value, line and key, The Golden Mean. There are even exercises for you to practice to enhance your imagination and to provide ideas for painting when you can think of no others.

Certain natural laws affect the values of any object, regardless of its local value or color. That’s why an understanding of the basic shapes can further your understanding of all forms in nature. This video is packed full of information and observations that every painter should know. Johnnie Liliedahl takes you through the myriad concerns every painter must address in any painting. Understand the role that viewpoint, unity and repetition, rhythm and variety, weight and contrast, positive and negative space, contour, value, line, and key all play in a composition. Johnnie even helps you better understand the Golden Mean. There are exercises for you to practice that will both enhance your imagination and provide ideas for painting when you can think of no others. This video is for the novice and experienced painter alike.

This video is for the novice and experienced painter alike. Since its release, it has had rave reviews for its content and scope and will inspire you to try previously ignored subjects.