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How to Really See Snow and Paint It Realistically in Acrylic

By Brian LaSaga

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
Published
2017
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About this lesson

Realist painter Brian LaSaga explains how to find the hidden colors in snow under overcast light, giving his specific acrylic palette and a tip for studying cropped, upside-down reference photos. He treats drifts as miniature terrain, building structure first and surface texture after.