Amery Bohling: How To Paint The Grand Canyon

Here’s just a taste of what Amery demonstrates in this video. These are all about COLOR: Why you need to paint en plein air to see the true colors in nature … photos are wonderful references when you understand color. What you need to do BEFORE you ever start to paint to have half the hard work done. How to determine the main shadow color in a painting so that every light is lighter than that and every dark is darker. (This is the only way to get a correct separation of light and dark in your work.) How to judge and correct the values of colors right on the palette (no dulling them with white or black) The ONE color you need on your palette to tone your mixed colors without losing the vibrancy you’re going for. (and no… it is not a neutral gray… far from it.) Why using black to edit your colors is NOT the way to go How to plan your color values so they don’t "fight" on the canvas or look jumpy and disconnected. Learn which opaque colors will slaughter the beautiful mixes you really w