Great demo! Enjoyed your thoughts & seeing the mixing! Thank you for sharing the paper tip. Having limited space, the paper is an asset for practice & storage in my situation.
Thank you Alejandra! Yes, I was using the Gamblin Neo Megilp. I mentioned that somewhere in the video, but it may be in a future installment. It helps the paint move, but too much makes the paint too 'goopy'. It's a fine line. :)
Thank you Marc. I enjoyed the linear and atmospheric perspective talk and I made these notes in my notebook.
Linear Perspective:Seeing the bottoms of clouds or larger overhead versus only a small side of the cloud in the distance
Atmospheric Perspective: Warmer grays using reds and yellows in overhead or nearer masses while yellow then red drops out in the distance leaving only cooler blues. Also using Ultramarine the warm blue closer and Cobalt the cool blue in the distance and down on the horizon
I’m really enjoying these and learning or reinforcing a lot.
If you think of the bottoms of clouds, that have bottoms, not all are that defined, as plates. When the plates are over head, you see more of their roundness. When they move off into the distance, they flatten out. The elliptical shape becomes more narrow in perspective. Just apply that to cloud bottoms and you've got it.
True on atmospheric perspective too. But, for those who aren't as familiar, to say that yellow and red drops out might be misleading. They become less obvious, blues with less of those two primaries in them become more obvious. There can still be reddish and yellowish grays in the distant sky. But they're much less as compared to the sky above and closer to the viewer. Thanks for the conversation, Steve.
Instead of using an acrylic primer on your Arches Huile paper, give it a one coat, light spray of Krylon Archival Retouch Varnish instead. Seals it up nice.
Just to confirm because I have so much Arches oil paper to use up ~ retouch varnish sprayed on before the oils to prevent absorption and did you once mention to me to use the reverse smoother side of Arches? Loving the demos..
Yes on spraying before painting. Supposedly both sides are the same? I use the side that is up when I buy the pad, or I look at the watermark on full sheets and use the side that the watermark reads correctly on.
I really like this set up with just one camera. Looking forward to seeing how you build on the clouds.
Great demo! Enjoyed your thoughts & seeing the mixing! Thank you for sharing the paper tip. Having limited space, the paper is an asset for practice & storage in my situation.
Affordable, adaptable to size needs, easy to store.
Marc, thanks for doing clouds for us. I love your paintings with clouds so much!
I wanted to ask you if you are thinning the paint at the beginning... is that neomeglip? Do you use paints that are creamier maybe? Thank you!
Thank you Alejandra! Yes, I was using the Gamblin Neo Megilp. I mentioned that somewhere in the video, but it may be in a future installment. It helps the paint move, but too much makes the paint too 'goopy'. It's a fine line. :)
This video is so helpful and packed with many great insights. Love seeing how you mix. Will watch this a few more times. Thanks!
I'm thrilled that you're finding it valuable Zach!
Thank you Marc. I enjoyed the linear and atmospheric perspective talk and I made these notes in my notebook.
Linear Perspective:Seeing the bottoms of clouds or larger overhead versus only a small side of the cloud in the distance
Atmospheric Perspective: Warmer grays using reds and yellows in overhead or nearer masses while yellow then red drops out in the distance leaving only cooler blues. Also using Ultramarine the warm blue closer and Cobalt the cool blue in the distance and down on the horizon
I’m really enjoying these and learning or reinforcing a lot.
If you think of the bottoms of clouds, that have bottoms, not all are that defined, as plates. When the plates are over head, you see more of their roundness. When they move off into the distance, they flatten out. The elliptical shape becomes more narrow in perspective. Just apply that to cloud bottoms and you've got it.
True on atmospheric perspective too. But, for those who aren't as familiar, to say that yellow and red drops out might be misleading. They become less obvious, blues with less of those two primaries in them become more obvious. There can still be reddish and yellowish grays in the distant sky. But they're much less as compared to the sky above and closer to the viewer. Thanks for the conversation, Steve.
Had tried the Arches Huile paper and found it to be far too absorbent without a coat of gesso. Ordering the Legion paper today.
Thanks Marc!
Instead of using an acrylic primer on your Arches Huile paper, give it a one coat, light spray of Krylon Archival Retouch Varnish instead. Seals it up nice.
Going forward, will use retouch varnish on the Arches Huile.
Thanks for the advice.
This one…. https://www.guirys.com/krylon-conserv-varnish-retouch
Just make sure that it’s an acrylic resin type. Not Damar based. https://www.jerrysartarama.com/krylon-gallery-series-uv-archival-varnish-gloss-11oz-v03575?gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmN2iBhCrARIsAG_G2i77hHbEVsS_g0xGNcD5CjR1Xmp8KjoKYANdhgjp9kI5jF7eVvuRdvMaAlhaEALw_wcB
Thanks again Marc!
Just to confirm because I have so much Arches oil paper to use up ~ retouch varnish sprayed on before the oils to prevent absorption and did you once mention to me to use the reverse smoother side of Arches? Loving the demos..
Yes on spraying before painting. Supposedly both sides are the same? I use the side that is up when I buy the pad, or I look at the watermark on full sheets and use the side that the watermark reads correctly on.