This is a paper image demo for a very natural looking painting. I named it as “Flight of Imaginations.” This tutorial lesson gives the best possible idea of the techniques which are used for drawing a painting with the hands. When you try to do it yourself try to give it your natural thinking this will make your painting more natural and really demonstrating your internal beauty. Most of the people asked for more demos of this kind I tried my best to provide you the best what you want in the digital art painting. For more techniques of Art of painting you keep visiting this website and now here in this tutorial you are going to learn some very important painting techniques.

I did an experiment once with an illustration class I taught where I simply asked each of the 30+ students to illustrate from a single piece of reference. From the same image they all come up with dissimilar interpretations and many styles. Those who knew more about how to achieve good technical practicality had the easiest time creating something close to what they were shooting for, since they knew more about HOW to paint and the tools needed. But those who knew less about technique came up with some of the more interesting paintings. I have tried to take away myself of the constraint of realism and do abstract or heavily designed work but always seem to come back to the need to paint realistically, or understand what I want with the knowledge and craft acquired through the years. With the students, those happiest with their results were those who knew certain techniques and achieved something visually close to come again? they wanted, and knew, with the right attitude and perseverance, that they had a good shot at getting much better technically. It’s like nothing stood in their way. Whereas the less technical but not necessarily less talented student, were somewhat frustrated in that they were stifled in ignorance of the craft but not expression. Painting is a fascinating psychological knowledge overall and one that can actually tap into your soul, if you are brave enough to look there. Realism is an advanced craft that can really shove you for certain effects, but the residue of the results can be a powerful statement of the inner mind and everyone can do it if they let themselves just express what they want without fear of ‘not painting well’. I hear that all the time, along with- “I wish I could paint but I can’t even draw”. Hey, we all start somewhere. No one said you had to follow rules like have to learn to draw well first, or at all. I just know good drawing is a foundation of every performer I particularly like, but that’s just my favorite in seeing quality work. Some of the most expressive pieces though have less to do with drawing and more about color and light and expression.
So hopefully these demos will add some imminent as to technique and one way of doing practicality. Beyond that it’s all up to you to explore the HOW of creating your best work. For me, the experimenting is the most fun and what keeps me passionate about exploring new ways to get the effects I want.

Fixed pencil on canvas, 5 x 6′

Figure blocked in

Central area quickly blocked in

Rough base block in of background area

Left background blocked in

On top of you can see the initial color for the sea. I deliberately over saturated and hard edged the curly pattern, making it up with greens and reds as I went along. I know when I get ready to put the fog OVER this under painting; the fog will place out a bit more and tone down or kill the fundamental color so that it becomes softer overall. I am not sure what color the fog should be at this point, its just a feeling as I go along, assuming it will storm up as a greenish gray, made up of lavender, blue and earth tones all muddled together in translucent scumbles and washes mixed with serious medium (liquin and walnut oil here) to give the delusion of more see-through fog.

Sail blocked in over the yellow wash base

Refining the background area making up hills

Block in of hills using 1″ flat and twisting edge of brush

Rocks blocked in green and red grays- ready for fog

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