From Sketchbook to Painting – Waterside Home England 1
This is a studio painting of a nice cottage in the town of Grasmere England that has probably been painted by many artists. Using my artistic license, I feel free to add and subtract visual images that I think would make my painting better than the photo. I don’t think anyone would recognize my interpretation.
From Sketchbook to Painting – Waterside Home England 2
Using a reference photo which I shot in the quaint little village of Grasmere England, I see in my mind the image I want to paint. In order to solidify these ideas I will do a few small sketches, trying to decide what to put in and what to take out.
From Sketchbook to Painting – Waterside Home England 3
Some artists call this a “Notan” which means a value study. I have always called it a “Thumbnail Sketch.” As an illustrator, I would do dozens of these little 3 x 5 value studies to try to perfect my composition and develop a strong design.
From Sketchbook to Painting – Waterside Home England 4
The finished studio painting bears a certain resemblance to the reference photography, but I’ve added so much more. It is not necessary to make this many changes, in fact you wouldn’t want to if it was a portrait of a famous place you wanted everyone to recognize
Step 1
This is a studio painting of a nice cottage in the town of Grasmere England that has probably been painted by many artists. Using my artistic license, I feel free to add and subtract visual images that I think would make my painting better than the photo. I don’t think anyone would recognize my interpretation.
Step 2
Using a reference photo which I shot in the quaint little village of Grasmere England, I see in my mind the image I want to paint. In order to solidify these ideas I will do a few small sketches, trying to decide what to put in and what to take out to make it a […]
Step 3
Some artists call this a “Notan” which means a value study. I have always called it a “Thumbnail Sketch.” As an illustrator, I would do dozens of these little 3 x 5 value studies to try to perfect my composition and develop a strong design. This is still very effective for landscape painters. This is […]
Step 4
The finished studio painting bears a certain resemblance to the reference photography, but I’ve added so much more. It is not necessary to make this many changes, in fact you wouldn’t want to if it was a portrait of a famous place you wanted everyone to recognize. But being an artist, I enjoy creating a […]