Article · artdragon86
Acrylics: Ocean Wave (demonstration)
By R.J. Fleming
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2025
About this lesson
A four-stage photographed demo of a crashing wave on a small panel: blocking in the wave form and its shadow side, painting the distant water, then building the crest and the slow, layered foam pattern with named colour mixes.
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