by Andy Dolphin | Aug 18, 2012 | limited palette, oil painting, seascape, step-by-step
This is part four in a series which began with “Genesis of a seascape in oil”. In parts one to three, I explained how I took an abstract concept sketch, done in Photoshop, and developed it into a detailed reference for a seascape painting. We are now...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 16, 2012 | landscape, oil painting, plein air, seascape, weather
Green Islands, Albany. Photo by Andy Dolphin.Date: Thursday, August 16, 2012Weather Forecast: ColdThe forecast for today was cold and cloudy. As it turned out, that was an understatement.Despite the weather prediction, I had made the decision to return to my favourite...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 14, 2012 | limited palette, oil painting, seascape, step-by-step
This is part three in a series of designing a seascape painting in oils. Click the link for part two.Here’s where we got up to. It’s a fairly basic seascape design, painted roughly in Photoshop, plus a small oil sketch created using the digital painting as...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 13, 2012 | limited palette, oil painting, seascape, step-by-step
This is part two in a series of designing a seascape painting in oils. Click the link for part one.Here’s where we got up to. It’s a fairly basic seascape design, painted digitally, and roughly, in Photoshop with no reference. There’s about half an...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 11, 2012 | limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape
Green Islands, Albany. Photo by Andy Dolphin.Date: Saturday, August 11, 2012Weather Forecast: FineAs I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been thinking a lot about waves and seascapes lately. I’ve studied paintings of them, watched them at a variety of...