Article · Mitchell Albala
Abstracting Nature Demonstration – Development of an Abstract Landscape
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2010
About this lesson
Follows one oil landscape from a filtered, enlarged photo reference through composition and a dozen colour studies to a warm ochre underpainting and layered finish. Explains stiffening paint on cardboard and dragging it wet-over-dry to get broken colour and textured recession.
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