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Don’t Paint Every Leaf: Simplifying a Lush Forest Landscape (Challenge #212)
Learn to simplify lush forests, foliage and water without painting every leaf in Landscape Art Club Challenge #212.
Painting Yosemite: What We Can Learn from Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Hill
Explore Yosemite through the paintings of Bierstadt and Hill and discover how they used composition, atmosphere, light and colour.
Painting the Distance: Air Perspective in Yosemite (Challenge #211)
Explore Yosemite through air perspective and learn how colour, contrast, edges, and detail can create a convincing sense of distance.
Recognizing Sydney by Shape: Painting Iconic Silhouettes (Challenge #210)
Discover how the iconic shapes of the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge can help you simplify architecture and create stronger landscape paintings.
Painting Ancient Corinth: Using Leading Lines (Challenge #209)
This time I'd like to take you back to Corinth, Greece - one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in Europe. These photos are especially meaningful to me because they were taken back in 2011, when I had the opportunity to spend an entire month working in Greece. At that time, travelling abroad for longer than a short holiday still felt like an incredible adventure. Every weekend I packed my camera and explored another corner of the country, discovering places I had onl
Framing Your Focal Point: Painting Lake Bled (Challenge #208)
Discover how water, trees, mountains, and architecture work together to frame the focal point in Challenge #208 at Lake Bled.
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