Advanced Path
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Basset Hound Elements with Meral Altilar
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Basset Hound Elements - Hi from Meral
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Basset Hound Elements - Meet Daisy!
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Basset Hound Elements - Materials
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Basset Hound Elements - Pastel Colours for Daisy
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Basset Hound Elements - Introduction Video
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Basset Hound Elements - Let's get started
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Basset Hound Elements - Part 1
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Basset Hound Elements - Part 2
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Basset Hound Elements - Part 3
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How to Paint an Elephant with Tracey MarasHow to Paint an Elephant - Materials
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How to Paint an Elephant - Reference Photo
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Stage 1: Gathering reference materials – The Importance of Research
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Stage 2: Design & Composition
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Stage 3: Preparing the Painting Surface
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Stage 4: Underpainting
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Stage 5: Sketching the Image
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Stage 6: Selection of colors
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Stage 7: Blocking in, beginning with the darks
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Stage 8: Building the texture of the skin, working towards mid-value colors
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Stage 9: Establishing the background
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Stage 10: Mid-Values
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Stage 11: Light Values
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Stage 12: Corrections
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Stage 13: Developing the Eye
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Stage 14: Finishing the Tusks
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Stage 15: Final Assessment and Highlights
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Black Spaniel Portrait with Sue Kerrigan-HarrisBlack Spaniel - Reference Photo, Materials & Initial Drawing
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Black Spaniel - Background
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Black Spaniel - Eyes
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Black Spaniel - Forehead and Cheeks2 Topics
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Black Spaniel - Ears2 Topics
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Black Spaniel - Muzzle
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Black Spaniel - Mouth and Nose
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Black Spaniel - Body and Finishing Touches
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White Isn’t White with Tricia TaylorWhite Isn’t White - Materials
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White Isn’t White - Reference Photo
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White Isn’t White - Video
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Plein air: The Good the Bad and the Ugly, with Rhonda AbramsPlein air: The Good the Bad and the Ugly
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Plein air: Gear for En Plein Air
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Plein air: Beginning
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Plein air: Composition
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Plein air: Colour
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Plein air: Perspective
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Plein air: Finishing
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Plein air: Factory on Birch
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Plein air: Stelco Factory
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Plein air: Centennial Park
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Red Brow Finch at Lake Inverell with Brent EmersonDownloads
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Part A - Lake Inverell
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Part B
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Part C - Eye
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Part C - Eye (no music)
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Part D - Beak
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Part D - Beak (no music)
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Part E - Background
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Part E - Background (no music)
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Part F - Branch
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Part F - Branch (no music)
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Part G - Body
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Part G - Body (no music)
Plein air: Finishing
Back at the Studio
Set up your painting in a place where you can step back and take a look at it. You might find that you like it just how it is, and it doesn’t need any more work. Or it might be obvious that it needs something.
Finishing in the studio is tricky. Go at it very carefully. You don’t want to lose the freshness and the qualities of the first impression that you got from painting en plein air. It is tempting to overwork your sketch. The key is restraint. Often the less you do the better. You can use your photo reference, but don’t be a slave to it. You may find, that you remember certain things about the subject, that you really want to include. Try and recall the mood and feeling that you experienced when you were on location. When adding, always try not to disturb the freshness of the moment.