In this lesson you will practice atmospheric perspective rules to create distant subjects.
What to do before
Please print the references, or make sure they are available on your digital device during your study.
Please print the template and transfer it to your paper.
How to transfer the image
1. Print it in black/white.
2. Hang the printed image on a big sunny window or use a light table
3. Tape or alight the paper over the printed image
4. Trace the image using a pencil.
Video tutorial
Please watch the videos first, and then practice your drawings. Do it as many times as you want.
When done, choose the best result. Take a good photo of your work.
Make sure you take a photo during day hours with diffused light to avoid shadows.
Please ensure your images are cropped to show only the painting.
Do not include mats, frames or backgrounds of any kind.
Upload your result in the window below under COURSE CONTENT.
The file can not be deleted by you once it uploaded.
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How to set up the mood of your painting using underpainting technique.
The link to the FREE video tutorial Mist of Fall
Duration 85 min
Compare these two paintings, it will help you to understand how to set up the mood and the time of day using different colour palette. The water surface of the painting on the right made with Delph Blue and the painting on the left – with Prussian Blue. Which one you like better?
Student work
Pat 2024
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