173155 19 Arts & Media Art Techniques Painting Techniques true Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:55:06 -0700 /system/videos/3/55/31/17/173155.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, art, paint, painting How To Paint a Landscape http://www.howcast.com/videos/173155-How-To-Paint-a-Landscape http://www.howcast.com/videos/173155-How-To-Paint-a-Landscape/edit approved 202 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=173155"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=173155" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 12 rcstudio http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/Picture_2_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 4119 false false false 66945 1 25 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/25.jpg Choose your paint Choose if you want to work in oil, acrylic or watercolor. Whatever you decide, choose the appropriate paints for your medium.

]]> 66946 2 35 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/35.jpg Get a filbert brush Leave all of your brushes at home except for a single filbert brush. As you progress in landscapes, add and experiment with other brushes.

]]> 66947 3 40 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/40.jpg Bring water and rags Bring lots of water and rags.

]]> 66948 4 47 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/47.jpg Set up your easel In the middle of the day, go set up your easel In a comfortable location that has a good view.

]]> 66949 5 54 Tip The light changes the least over a given number of hours in the middle of the day.

]]> 66950 6 59 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/59.jpg Sketch your drawing Using the pencil, sketch your painting on your sketch pad. Make only very rough shapes — triangles, arcs, blobs —to give it a general look and feel.

]]> 66951 7 70 Tip Painting is less about the medium (paint, pastel, pencil) and more about how you create the image. Drawings use lines. Paintings use shape.

]]> 66952 8 78 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/78.jpg Work out values When you’re happy with the composition, it’s time to work out the values, or lightness and darkness. On a scale of 1 to 10, choose a key object with a middle value.

]]> 66953 9 90 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/90.jpg Eye the composition Eye your composition, or structure. What’s lighter than the object you chose? What’s darker? What’s in between and by how much?

]]> 66954 10 99 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/99.jpg Choose values for all other objects Using that value as your key, begin choosing values for all of the other objects in your composition.

]]> 66955 11 107 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/107.jpg Color your key object Once you’re done, turn to the canvas and select a color for the key object.

]]> 66956 12 113 Tip You will probably need to mix paints to get the value you need.

]]> 66957 13 117 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/117.jpg Paint the rough key object Paint the rough shape of your key object.

]]> 66958 14 121 Tip Wash your brush thoroughly between colors in your jar of water. Dry on a rag.

]]> 66959 15 127 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/127.jpg Paint another object Choose an object touching your key object. Choose a color and assign it a middle value. Paint its rough shape. Stick to the middle values, avoiding highlights and shadows at this stage.

]]> 66960 16 140 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/140.jpg Keep painting Keep working around your composition until you’ve blocked off the whole piece.

]]> 66961 17 145 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/145.jpg Appraise composition Step back and look at your composition. Does it feel right?

]]> 66962 18 150 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/150.jpg Assign and develop contrast Now go back in to your piece and begin assigning and painting colors with more accurate values for ever-smaller shapes around the piece. Your contrast will begin to develop.

]]> 66963 19 162 Tip Start with lighter values, then move toward darker values.

]]> 66964 20 167 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/167.jpg Add shadows Add in your shadows in. Generally, you’ll want a cooler color. Avoid pure black.

]]> 66965 21 174 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/174.jpg Add highlights Finally, add the highlights. These will be something in the family of the color of your light source, but avoid pure white.

]]> 66966 22 182 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/173155/182.jpg Sign and date the painting When you’re satisfied with your painting, sign the front, and, when it’s dry, use a marker on the back to identify the title, place, and date.

]]> 66967 23 192 Fact Color theory is the practice of picking and identifying colors for specific situations, like in advertising or design.

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