Article · Artsy
A Guide to Painting a Still Life like Matisse
By Ian Sidaway and Angela Gair
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2019
About this lesson
A six-stage illustrated alla prima demo of a Matisse-style still life: sketch in thinned paint, block a red cloth ground, add lemons and foliage, lay in patterned plate and vase, scratch wood grain, then finish with linear accents in diluted blue and violet.
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