Painting Foundations: Light and the Landscape

Capturing the subtleties of a beautifully lit skyline in a painting requires an understanding of certain foundational concepts.
* Painting color and light with acrylics
* Observing different lighting conditions
* Choosing the right materials and brush size
* Adding texture onto the canvas
* Drawing architecture accurately using verticals and scaling up
* Judging color in isolation to mix harmonious color strings
* Practicing line variation with the rigger brush
* Adding fine lines for architectural detail
* Painting water
* Thinking abstractly to create impressionistic brush marks
* Increasing color saturation
* Injecting a warmth and glow by glazing
* Adding an impressionistic flair with a palette knife