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Impressionist Painting Techniques
By Julie Caves
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2015
About this lesson
Breaks down the Impressionists' methods (short thick strokes, optical mixing by hatching and stippling, complementary color juxtaposition, working wet into wet with little palette mixing), then documents the author painting two garden scenes outdoors with period-style materials, with process photos and an honest review of what worked.
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