Author Archives: RandyCBrown
Painting Trees
Carrying on with the same theme of the background, I mixed ultramarine blue, burnt umber, and a small amount of titanium white which gave me a dark cool tone for my distant trees.
Posted in From the Easel
Tagged atmospheric perspective, Color, cool tones, highlights, trees
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Painting for Fun
As artists, we sometimes feel as though every work that we produce must meet certain standards. We place pressures on ourselves to create a masterpiece in every painting we start. Continue reading
Posted in From the Easel
Tagged clouds, Color, composition, ivory black, L shaped composition, painting for fun, titanium white, ultramarine blue
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Waterfowl… Why I Love to Paint Them
When I first started trying to learn to paint, I was blown away by the works of such waterfowl masters as David Maass, Phillip Crowe, Maynard Reece, Jim Hautman, Ken Carlson and Larry Chandler just to name a few! Continue reading
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Tagged Color, duck stamps, fog, habitat, painting waterfowl, reflection, sunrise, water, waterfowl, waterfowl masters
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Digital Reference Photographs
Wildlife art for me is the creation of an image that results from imagination, preparation, dedication, and perspiration. Continue reading
Posted in Preparation
Tagged composition, creativity, dedication, imagination, light, location, nature, perspiration, photographs, planning, reference images, reproduction
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Hidden Refuge A Mallard Duck Painting
Back in November 2010, I began comtemplating what my next wildlife painting would be. I began doing my standard research looking through all of my reference photographs to find the subject material for the painting. Continue reading
Posted in Preparation
Tagged acrylic, belted kingfisher, Color, foliage, mallard ducks, materials, reference materials, reflection, trees, water, waterfowl
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How to Blend Acrylic Paints
One of the largest complaints that I’ve seen about acrylic paints for creating art is it’s quick drying time which prevents the blending of tonal values the way oil paints can be blended. Some people refer to this effect as the paint-by-number look.
Posted in Acrylic Painting
Tagged acrylic, Color, dark, layers, successive color, tonal values
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Acrylic Painting – Painting the Background
In the numerous forums I visit, I’ve seen several questions come up about painting the background in an acrylic painting so I decided to create this post about the subject.
Creating a Sketch on Stretched Canvas
When painting on stretched canvas, it is very difficult to get an accurate sketch before the painting begins because of the stretch of the canvas itself. Here are a four tips to help eliminate some of the frustration of sketching on stretched canvas. Continue reading
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How to Create Shadows in a Wildlife Painting
In order to create wildlife paintings with the realism that I desire, shadows must be accurately depicted in the scene using a technique that I refer to as shade mixing. Shadows create the shape of objects in the scene such as trees, rocks, Continue reading
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Conclusion to How I Begin A Wildlife Painting
Art to me is more than just creating pictures. It is the journey from the design of the painting to that last brush stroke. Continue reading
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Tagged art, Color, details, highlights, journey, revealed, shadows, stroke
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