Painting reference photos from your trip - 3 tips to take better photos for painting

Students tend to use a typical vacation photo for painting, that's usually not a good idea. I will share with you why today.

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0:00 - intro
2:13 - 1 - look for paintable shapes
3:05 - 2 - Imagine a painting from it
3:35 - 3 - compose your shot like a painting
4:19 - Photos comparison
13:08 - Painting demo - drawing
14:20 - First wash
15:02 - First wash - sky
16:13 - First wash - greens
17:08 - Second wash - middle value
19:07 - cloud shadows
21:44 - Third wash - adding darks
24:03 - Cows
26:36 - Glazing
27:03 - Conclusion
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