Let It Snow!!!
Painting snow can be tricky. Most people think snow is white, but if you look closely, snow is full of color. Many factors can affect…
Let’s Get Shady!
Why are there such variations in the appearance of shade and shadows, even within a single picture? How, as artists, can we capture that variation…
No Light Without Shadow!
\All painters want to know how to portray light in order to create atmospheric and dramatic effects. When an artist can emphasize light, an everyday…
Paint Your Shadows Bold… And Transparent !
Light is often the making or breaking of a painting. Some subjects seem uninteresting or lifeless until bright lights and the consequent shadows become parts…
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Creating Form and Space in a Painting.
How can you create the look of a three-dimensional object or scene on a flat piece of paper? You create form in a picture, in…
Lee Muir-Haman Watercolor Painting 