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Painting can be very full filling. Whether you mix the right color, make the brush sing or just pass the time away you will get hooked and want to keep learning more.  If you have have the desire, time and practice you can achieve your painting dreams.  For those of you who have never tried it, be ready to open your eyes to the wonder of seeing.  One bit of advice, don't be so hard on yourself and enjoy the ride!

I hope you get something out of each lesson.  We will start out at the beginning and with each lesson move on to different lessons. Keep in mind the pictures have been reduced to improve the download time.

Lesson 2: Night Time Seascape  

Rated: Beginners 
Lesson: Basic color mixing, blending and painting

	Here is the painting we are shooting for.  A simple seascape with some brush worked thistles in the foreground.
	Here is the sketch.  Horizon below the middle, 2 mountains, wave area and sand dune foreground.  Sketch loosely like you see here.
	Mix white and cad yellow light and paint in the sky
	add cad yellow deep to and more cad yellow light to get to this color
	Fill in where you see and blend the colors appropriately
	add cad red light and black to the last color to get to this color
	Fill in the back mountain
	add cad red light and permanent blue to get the next color
	fill in the next mountain like you see
	add more of the same colors for the horizon
	Fill the back area like you see
	Add black, cad red light, permanent blue to get to this color
	mix more of the back mountain color or use some if you have left overs.   to be continued......
	With blue and red mix to this color and fill in where you see
	here more black, red and blue are mixed for the darkest color.  Use an upward blending stroke to get the edge to feather like soft grass
	Here I used a fan brush to help the feathering process.  That is what the fan brush is good for.  Wait for the prep to dry before the next step...
	Make sure your paint has dried before attempting this step.  Here permanent blue, little black and white are used for the base foam color
	after putting the main wave and some ones in the back, I add the foreground foam pattern
	This is what your preparation or under painting should look like.  wait for this to dry again before the next step
	With a flat brush mix black, thalo green and cad red light to get a dark green color.  the red calms the green down but keep it on the green side.
	Draw out lines like you see here.  The Trick is to stagger and make them look natural.  Avoid making them too stiff by not making them straight.  Practice on a separate canvas if you are not comfortable.
	Now make a base for the thistles by starting on the bottom and working your way out.
	Now mix naples yellow or cad yellow light to lighten the dark green mixture.  We will use this as highlights to the foreground.
	Now add the stalks of the thistles like you see here.  Overlap them and vary the angles for maximum natural effect.
	Witht he same color, wiggle and twist to get a leaf like stroke.  This requires practice so try it on a canvas board till you get the right effect both left and right.
	Here I use alizarin crimson and vary the leaf color.  It adds for more interest and plays off of the background color.
	Mix light blue for the thistle flower.  use thalo or permanent blue
	flick up from the bottom so you get a flower like fade.  Wipe your brush and repeat so you don't get the dark color on top.  Use white and yellow for the highlights.
	Here is your finished lesson.  It may take you several times to get all the stroke down but keep trying.  Don't be afraid to make mistakes because you will.  Do this painting at least 3 times and by the fourth you will get the hang of it.  Use canvas boards because they are relatively inexpensive and they are good to practice on...... See you at the Easel, Walfrido To purchase the video demonstration by Edgardo F. Garcia  e-mail us at Heart Rock Productions  mailto:heart@hawaii.rr.com