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Article · McSherry Studio
Demonstration of Alla Prima Landscape Painting from a Photo
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2018
About this lesson
A landscape alla prima demonstration painted from a photo reference in about 30 minutes, introducing the Japanese Notan concept of light/dark placement as a compositional tool and working with a limited palette while cautioning against slavishly copying the photo.
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