Being outdoors revitalizes us in a number of ways. You can
relax and laze away the day in the shade, climb the tallest peak in sight, or
be awe-inspired by the waterways around you. Of late, I am definitely in the
latter camp. A good friend of mine has just gotten a small boat and we go out
on the water whenever we can because there is something really special about
being out there. It is mesmerizing--peaceful and powerful all at once, and you
see light and motion in ways you can't when you are on land.
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| Surf at Prout Neck by Guy Corriero, watercolor and casein painting, 2011. |
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Water painting can be the same way. It can turn an
"ordinary" landscape painting into something with visual interest and dynamism.
And there are formulas that an artist can follow to capture the play of water
currents, the lapping of water on the surface of the ocean, and the crash of
waves on the shore. The latest free eBook from Artist Daily opens the door to
all of this.
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William Hays paints light and color effects
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Paint the Flow and Movement of Water: Painting Techniques, Methods, and
How to Paint Water with Power and Rhythm covers everything I want to know
about water painting. It starts with Guy Corriero's unique approach to
recognizing how water moves and circulates through close observation and a bag
of tricks that involve painting sea foam, knowing the anatomy of the wave, and
using a particular kind of brush.
William Hays takes it from there and talks about how color
contrasts are his key compositional tool for the reflection and refraction of
light on different bodies of water--shallow pools,
shorelines, and offshore depths. Plus there are three step-by-step water
painting demonstrations that breakdown the essential elements of painting
water. All in all, Paint the Flow and
Movement of Water: Painting Techniques, Methods, and How to Paint Water with
Power and Rhythm is one that I'll keep on hand all summer. Download your
copy now! Enjoy!
