This video simplifies the tonal studies by identifying large value shapes.
- So the challenge was to try and simplify…a full color image into four different blocks…of tonal value ranges.…So what I'm going to do now is show you through…how I approached it,…and some of the mistakes I made…when I first judged a value…and then had to change it later in the painting.…(gentle instrumental music)…So because we're just using these four tones,…you just need to concentrate on the image…that we're looking at and then just think,…if you had to choose one of those,…which tone is going to be the closest?…And it can be a really handy technique…just to get your eyes in tuned…with the lightness and darkness values…within the composition.…
So I'm going to start with the darkest tone to start with,…this is a Carbon Black,…you could also use a Mask Black or a Bone Black…would also work well.…And I don't want to use any water on my paint,…just because I'm working onto a printer paper…and if you add water to it,…then it will start to buckle,…so the paint straight from the tube.…I want to just start down here,…
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4/7/2017- Painting color and light with acrylics
- Observing different lighting conditions
- Choosing the right materials and brush size
- Adding texture onto the canvas
- Drawing architecture accurately using verticals and scaling up
- Judging color in isolation to mix harmonious color strings
- Practicing line variation with the rigger brush
- Adding fine lines for architectural detail
- Painting water
- Thinking abstractly to create impressionistic brush marks
- Increasing color saturation
- Injecting a warmth and glow by glazing
- Adding an impressionistic flair with a palette knife
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome2m 5s
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1. Materials and Setup
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Working with acrylics3m 11s
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Which brush to use5m 46s
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Choosing your support1m 50s
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Additional materials to use3m 30s
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2. Drawing Out and Black and White Study
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Brushstrokes and broken edges14m 56s
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The importance of verticals14m 36s
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Four tones of the landscape3m 44s
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Poster study: Value planes13m 22s
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3. Mixing Pastel Base Colors
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Shadow-blocking in13m 59s
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Selecting our color range4m 10s
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Mixing our base colors13m 12s
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Blocking in base colors: Sky14m 3s
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Introducing orange9m 46s
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Painting the gondola6m 20s
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Painting water10m 57s
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4. Extending Our Color Palette
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Glazing12m 43s
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Adding details10m 55s
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Adding texture14m 57s
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Finishing touches14m 58s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye1m 5s
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Video: Solution: Revealing the tonal studies