Southport Sails - Planning A Painting Like An Artist (Composition and Focal Point in Acrylic)

A great painting starts before a loaded paint brush ever touches the canvas! In this short studio session, Pamela introduces her next painting with the steps she's learned from years of learning, painting, and teaching. She explains why simple composition, design, focal point and an end goal are key to success for art before the painting begins. In this engaging video to help beginners think like an artist, she covers topics such as:
*Using a reference photo
*Toning your canvas
*The Rule of Thirds
*Horizon lines
*Placement and techniques to enhance a focal point
*How to make other objects recede into background
*Balance, rhythm, and contrast
*Manipulating the viewer's eye for reward in the artwork

Pamela is painting from a reference photo she took on a sunny day in Southport, NC.

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