Making a Studio Landscape Look Like Plein Air: Craig Pursley I Local I Oil
Students will be able to make significant adjustments so that their landscapes painted from photos look as if they were done on location. Also, time will be given to show how to utilize or change the reference photo to make a better composition and a more interesting painting. Attention is given to the importance of choosing the angle at which you photograph your subject, as well as weather conditions and time of day. Simplifying what you see is also important, so we will begin with a painting of foggy atmospheric conditions (where the scene is automatically simplified), then move on to possibly a winter painting and how to handle snow, how to paint rocks or cliffs and finally how to deal with the challenges of mixing good greens. www.pursleyart.com
