Now, master painter Lynn Gertenbach, renowned member of the premier group the Plein-Air Painters of America, is revealing her decades of experience, showing you how to create a stunning landscape in just one hour.
For those of you who love to paint but find your time constrained by your life, job, or family commitments — for those who have to take stolen moments to get outside to paint — this video will be invaluable. Lynn has developed a simple system for developing a painting that not only makes your process easier, it makes your paintings more pleasing due to the methods of composition she'll show you.
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Lynn Will Show You Her Critical Steps and Share Decades of Experience
- The Process of Growing a Painting in Oil
- Analyzing Your Composition Painting from Memory
- Important Shapes and Angles
- The Three Basic Shapes Required
- Color Relationships
- Creating the Feeling of Air
- Creating Focal Points
- A Better Way to Hold a Palette Knife
- Keeping Insects Away from You While Painting
- How to Merge the Edges Between the Sky and the Trees
- The Concept of Star Players and Supporting Actors
- Creating Effects with Texture
- Tricks for Painting Flowers
- Leading the Eye with Shapes
- Creating Color Harmony in Your Paintings
- Using Non-Toxic Materials
- The Proper Way to Tone a Canvas
- Incorporating Surrounding Colors to Create Harmony
- The Concept of Gallon, Quart, and Pint
- Balance Creating a Warm Base
- Adjusting Colors
- Adjusting Values and Colors to the Scene
- Making Distances Recede
- Adjust Values Outdoors so They Look Right Indoors
- Understand How Planes Receive Light
- Making Trees Look Realistic
- New Ways of Making Greens
- The Importance of Bold Basic Shapes
- Working Color Temperature to Harmony
- The Importance of Proper Brushstrokes
- Using Cool Colors to Create a Turning Effect
- Creating Foreground Values
- The Critical Importance of Grays on Your Palette
- Connecting Darks to Strengthen Values
- Keeping Your Painting Fresh and Clean
- And Much More!
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Even if you're an experienced plein air (outdoor) painter or a studio painter who is in no hurry, you'll marvel at Lynn's experience and how easy painting appears to her. You'll pick up tips that will make your paintings stronger.
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