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. --------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------- Check out my Watercolor Essential course! https://cafewatercolor.thinkific.com/... Sign up for my Fast Track Watercolor eBook, update, and newsletters: https://www.cafewatercolor.com/signup/ Follow me on Instagram!   / cafewatercolor   Download the reference photo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o3wrjkupnd8... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All the materials I use can be found here: https://cafewatercolor.com/materials