Article · Yim Maukun Art
How to paint small plein air landscape – a step-by-step guide
By Yim Mau-Kun
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2018
About this lesson
Yim walks through 6 stages of small-format oil plein air painting from Ultramarine sketch through color blocking, cloud development, and selective detail work, emphasizing that details should be suggested rather than rendered, inspired by Chinese landscape painting approaches.
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