by Andy Dolphin | Jan 22, 2011 | digital art, landscape, step-by-step, tips
Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of how I approach a digital landscape painting like the one I did this morning.For this painting, I used a cartoony cross-hatch brush from Chris Wahl. For this brush to work to full advantage, you need a pressure-sensitive...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 22, 2011 | digital art, landscape
I had a bit of a sleep yesterday afternoon, after having a tooth pulled. In those moments before I woke up, properly, I saw another landscape image. I tried to focus on it to see if I could commit it to memory.I should have got up there and then and captured the image...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 20, 2011 | building, issues, landscape, oil painting, plein air
Sometimes, despite best efforts, some paintings just don’t work. With plein air paintings, the chances of “failure” are much higher as paintings are executed quickly in changing light conditions.I have quite a collection of paintings that I...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 13, 2011 | issues, landscape, oil painting, plein air, sunset
I was invited to this year’s first Porongurup art picnic yesterday and decided, this time, I’d do a painting rather than sketches.We met at the old Woogenellup bridge and I wandered around for half an hour or more looking for something to catch my eye....
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 6, 2011 | landscape, oil painting, plein air, weather
Summer finally hit the Lower Great Southern this week. On Monday the thermometer settled somewhere around 35ยบ C by midday and the wind was full of attitude. So naturally I decided this would be a good time to go outside and paint.I plastered myself with sunscreen,...
