In this short video from Creative Catalyst Productions, Carl Dalio shares some great tips on painting realistic figures inside landscape paintings. As you’ll see, it’s not about adding lots of detail in order to create realism, but simply creating shapes that “feel” like human figures.
Carl starts with the basics (torso, head, and limbs) then moves on to adding clothes, and finally gives some excellent advice on how to show movement of the figure with just a few strokes of the brush. Take a look:
Carl also has a full-length art instructional video (on composition and perspective) which you can get right here at Creative Catalyst Productions.
Finally, my "big project" is finished! It’s been a crazy day with a lot going on, but foliotwist.com is finally live and online! Since I’ve kept it a complete secret up until launch, here’s a quick (mostly visual) overview of what it does. . .read more
In today's video tutorial, watercolor painter Carl Dalio demonstrates his techniques for painting cloudy skies. After sketching out his entire drawing on watercolor paper, Carl starts right in with the sky. Take a look: Click here to get the full-length tutorial by Carl Dalio from Creative Cat. . . read more
In a still life painting, every object's color is affected by the colors of the objects around them. . . but white objects are affected more than most, which can make them very difficult to paint. In the following video, Craig Nelson explains his process for painting two white eggs. He starts . . . read more
Every watercolor painter should know how to properly apply color washes to their paper. In the following video, Susan Bourdet shows the entire process, starting with a preliminary drawing that has already been protected with masking fluid. Susan explains how to mix several colors of paint in p. . . read more
When you want to draw an object with realistic volume, or mass, it helps to be able to "see" the underlying shapes that make up that object. These aren't complicated geometric patterns—basically, you're just looking for shapes like circles, squares, triangles, etc, and combining them tog. . . read more
Stay current.
Subscribe to EmptyEasel's free weekly newsletter for artists. Sign up today!