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How To Paint Snow En Plein Air (2 New Tips For Beginners 2022)
If you understand how light reflects and absorbs in snow, you can easily plein air paint amazing looking snow scenes. But here's the thing, it doesn't matter what you paint, having a better understanding of how light affects objects in the landscape will...
How To Paint Trees For Beginners- 3 Easy Plein Air Tips
So you’re struggling with plein air painting trees and could use some helpful techniques? I’m going to give you 3 easy and actionable tips to paint better trees en plein air , regardless of your style. Tip #1 Avoid Too Much Contrast Between Light &...
Plein Air Painting For Beginners-The#1 Thing
Hey painters, I recently took my 13 year old daughter Kate out to plein air paint for the first time. I thought to myself, what's the single most important lesson that I could teach her right when she is starting out? She is very gifted at drawing, but as you know...
Plein Air Painting-Top 4 Beginner Plein Air MISTAKES To Avoid In 2022
Hey there PAINTERS! Want to know the top four mistakes to avoid for beginner plein air landscape painters going into 2022? Mistake #1 A Bad Drawing A bad drawing equals a bad painting. By a bad drawing I don't mean that you failed to draw the scene out...
Plein Air Oil Painting-How To “See” Colors En Plein Air
Hey there PAINTERS! One of the top three struggles that beginner plein air painters have is dialing in and mixing the color spot that they see out in the landscape. Here is some valuable information to help you better "SEE" colors when you are out plein air...
Plein Air Painting-Before You Mix GREENS For Plein Air Landscapes | READ THIS!
Hey there PAINTERS! Are your plein air landscape greens looking like a bad St Patricks Day party? Painting summer greens can be so exhilarating, but turn into a muddy mess of pea green soup if we are not careful! Here are couple good tips to make your...
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