Artist’s Back to Basic – July 2019

Brush Strokes

W

e can create a completely

different image using the

same techniques with subtle

differences. Because I’m often asked

how I make water look realistic, I

thought we would bury the techniques

in an exercise, AND at the same

time get a basic understanding of

the elements that make up water.

I’ve taken parts of this article from

our web tutorial http://www.explore-acrylic-

painting.com/how-to-paint-water.html,

and have modified it specifically to

investigate some brush techniques.

For those of you who really

want to transform the way you

In the last article,

we used limited

and simple brush

techniques to

create a very quick

landscape. I want

to show you how

versatile some of

these skills are.

Fig 6. Shallows

Mark It With A Brush