Every good painting starts with a strong underlying structure. In this video, Liz Haywood-Sullivan will be your guide as you learn how to get the most interesting composition out of any reference image! With this four-step process, you’ll do the hard work up front, testing out multiple versions of the scene before committing to a final composition. From thumbnail sketching through finding waypoints, adding value, and scaling up the image to fit your surface, you’ll make corrections and discoveries along the way that will make the painting process easier and more enjoyable. Never lose your way in a painting again with these simple techniques!
Lessons in this video include
How to strengthen a reference image through cropping
Ways to translate the movement of a landscape into your painting
Tips for catching and correcting mistakes
Which locations and landmarks make good waypoints to keep you on track
Very well explained. Things we should aways think about but don’t
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Sarah 11/13/2017
Kenneth 11/1/2017
Donna 10/27/2017
good information
Purnima 9/29/2017
Very comprehensive video with some good techniques.
Kristi 9/1/2017
Joyce 8/19/2017
Alta 8/12/2017
How to scale painting to paper size or paper to painting. I never knew that. Awesome.
Betty 8/7/2017
Tina 6/13/2017
CHRISTINE 6/6/2017
Wonderful information! So simple but yet VERY practical and useful information to set up for a successful painting!
Laura 6/5/2017
Very helpful information, especially for beginners.
Connie 6/2/2017
Karen 5/16/2017
Mary 5/7/2017
Great tips.
Cathy 5/2/2017
William 3/3/2017
Melinda 2/27/2017
Sylvia 2/20/2017
Cynthia 2/18/2017
Mary 2/12/2017
Sandy 1/24/2017
Grace 1/18/2017
Excellent instruction. Will follow Liz's advice in future. Was really amazed at how simple she made it all sound. Thanks
Kae 12/20/2016
Thomas 11/30/2016
Excellent planning tool!
Deb 11/28/2016
Gerry 11/7/2016
Thanks! Lots of help!
Marilee 11/5/2016
Now I really understand the benefits of thumb nails...AND H OW TO DO THEM usefully! I'll probably be looking at this video again, there was such good information.
Don 11/1/2016
Excellent explanations and demonstration. Only improvement would be to Include the photo reference on camera during the entire demonstration as the instructor works at creating the thumbnails and value studies. I realize that the reference material is available to print which is helpful but it would also be especially helpful for the viewer who is not able to immediately acquire a print of the reference photo.
Susan 10/26/2016
Well done. I was curious to see if she would amend the photograph to make the drawing better.
Hideko 10/25/2016
This is so helpful, I love Liz Heywood-Sullivan's Pastel Art and she is a such a good teacher, very clear instructions. Thank you Liz!
Loredana 10/24/2016
Helena 10/23/2016
really enjoyed it and will give these techniques a try on my next painting
Corinne 10/21/2016
Excellent information and explanation. Using thumbnails and small studies is a great way to get to know your subject and make adjustments before committing to paint.
Charles 10/20/2016
The last section is worth the whole video.
Jane 10/18/2016
Excellent. Easy to understand. Practical approach to planning a painting. Thank you!
Al 10/17/2016
Minaz 10/17/2016
Fantastic demonstration and like how she took us step by step through the planning process and why we would want to do thumbnail drawings with values BEFORE painting.
Connie 10/16/2016
Lynn 10/16/2016
Outstanding! so easy to follow and great examples!
Gillian 10/16/2016
Sheila 10/15/2016
Liz has a way of making a seemingly complex process simple and understanding. I consider her to be one of the best artist on this network. I thoroughly enjoyed and learned very much. Thank you for promoting this easy to understand teacher.
Peri N 10/15/2016
Excellent. Whether for a beginner or the "sometimes I like to paint" home artist, this is a really good video. These points are vital to understanding how to successful begin a work and how not to get lost in the process! Highly recommend it!
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