Pa Beach by Richard Robinson

In this tutorial by Richard Robinson you will learn to create a masterpiece inspired by the tropical waters and beautiful shapes of Great Barrier Island. You'll see the process of creating a painting under pressure, as the artist paints in a wind tunnel and on the side of a cliff. You'll witness how the painting comes out under pressure and learn to work with the elements.

You'll start with a sketch and learn how to block in the main elements quickly. You'll also learn how to paint the beautiful turquoise shallow water, starting with a large gradient from green to blue to green, and then applying details on top.

You'll learn to make artistic decisions to push distant hills further back into space, making the foreground tree the star of the show. You'll also learn to work on dark areas, mix colors, and match large color notes.

Richard will guide you on how to deal with tricky shadows, organic forms, and reflected light to create a glowing effect from the sky. You'll also learn to pre-mix all the rock colors to make painting the convoluted organic forms easier.

In this lesson we will learn:

• How to sketch the main elements of a scene quickly and effectively.
• How to paint the water and beach first when doing a plein air painting.
• How to paint a gradient from green to blue-green to sand to dry beach color.
• How to push distant hills further back into space to create separation.
• How to work on mixing colors based on temperature and value.
• How to cover the canvas as quickly as possible when doing a plein air painting.
• How to match colors in large color areas.
• How to keep your eyes unfocused or blurred when looking at a scene to take color notes.
• How to deal with tricky subjects like convoluted, organic forms and cast shadows.
• How to pre-mix colors to deal with difficult subjects.
• How to darken and make an area less distinct to reduce distractions.
• How to create a glowing effect from the sky by lightening certain areas.