FREE ‘DREAM TO PAINT’ MINI COURSE
HOW TO PAINT FROM YOUR PHOTOS… WITHOUT GETTING STUCK TO THEM WITH A BALL & CHAIN!
Learn how to extract the visual cues from your photos so that you come to the canvas confidently to express YOU in your paintings!
Learn how to extract the visual cues from your photos so that you come to the canvas confidently to express YOU in your paintings!
📸 Extract the visual cues from your photos
… so you can find your 'main idea' to hang your painting on!
📒 Create the beginnings of your painter's playbook (or 'playwall'!)
… so you'll never be stuck for painting ideas!
⛔️ How NOT to mix colour according to your photos
… well it's not that it's 'wrong' - it just limits you!
🌈 And of course how you can mix vibrant colour
…so you can be in charge of making the colour choices - not the photo! No more flat muddy colour!
🖼 How to create a ‘painterly’ looking painting
…. one of the biggest ways too not make our paintings look like photos
🖌 How to get loose with expressive brushstrokes
3 Exercises. 3 30-Minute Videos.
You don’t need to be a photographer to paint from photo references.
Begin bridging the gap between what’s in front of you and expressing HOW YOU SEE IT!
How long is the mini course?
It’s a series of 3 videos roughly 30 minutes long.
How is the mini course delivered?
Each video is delivered straight to your inbox over the course of a week.
What materials do I need?
I paint in oils, but this course would also be suitable for other paint media as well. You’ll need:
Some photo references
Pencil (preferably a 4B-8B)
Paper (cartridge or plain ol’ scrap paper is fine too!)
Paint of your choice (oil / acrylic)
Paper suited to your chosen paint
Brushes/ Palette Knives
Any other tools and materials related to your paint i.e. solvent / medium / water jars / paper towels
4 Alcohol Greyscale Markers (Light - Dark) (optional)