Fresh Paint

“Rolling Snow”… A Fresh Paint Lesson.. In Progress, pt 2

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I changed my mind… I am, in fact, following along with cute kids-playing-in-the-snow painting lesson on Ali Kay‘s Fresh Paint site. The first step was to make a value map showing the dark and light areas. Then I did the snow and trees, and the snow — even if it looks white — is tinged with phthalo blue. (I’m actually using the Liquitex Soft Body “Light Blue Permanent” which is a pre-mixed combo of Phthalo Green, Phthalo Blue Green Shade and Titanium White. I’ve added more white to it. (As it almost gone, I’m also using Liquitex’s BASICS “Light Blue Permanent” which is the same color mix.)

“Rolling Snow”… A Fresh Paint Lesson.. In Progress

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There are a couple of cute kids-playing-in-the-snow painting lessons on Ali Kay‘s Fresh Paint site. I’m going to do my own painting rather than follow along with Ali Kay, but one thing I noticed in her final painting that I liked was that the child and the distant background have what looks like a magenta undertone, while the snowy area has an orange undertone.

So, I’ve traced the provided 8×8 template on to an 8×8 canvas, and I’ve painted the magenta red, and the orange.

Close-Up of Daffodils in a Vase

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I wanted to work on the daffodils because they’re just a blur in my last painting. I did this on an orange-toned 5×5 wood panel, and actually traced the reference image (which I got from Ali Kay‘s Fresh Paint site) on to the panel, adding most of the detail. I had hoped it would help. Alas, it’s still a case of garbage in-garbage out.

I debated even posting this, but decided to go ahead, as I understand from my classes that painting is really all about solving problems. As a beginner, I’m definitely not doing a good job of solving this one! I’m posting an over-saturated copy of the zoomed-in reference image I used as a means of comparison.

I intend to paint more daffodils; perhaps I’ll try a frontal view first. And then tackle this one again. It’s easy enough to see errors in this comparison.

Daffodils in a Vase

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This painting done on an 8×8 canvas is from a reference photo at Fresh Paint, an online art class/community led and taught by Ali Kay. In her lesson for this painting, which I scanned briefly, she didn’t mention the source of the photo. It may have been one of her own; I searched Pixabay and Unsplash, and did not find anything similar.

Although I used the template from Fresh Paint and traced it on to the canvas, I still didn’t get the flowers right. Will have to try again.

Beach Boy.. after Ali Kay

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I think I’ve mentioned before that I’m a VIP member of Fresh Paint, an online art class/community led and taught by Ali Kay. This painting, which I did on an 8×8 canvas, is based off a template and black & white reference photo that I downloaded from the Fresh Paint site in December 2024. (I can no longer find it on that site!)

In any case, I had already toned this canvas with an orangey pink; Ali Kay uses a magenta as her background. Basically, I copied her painting as far colors are concerned. For the skin color, I used Raw Sienna by Liquitex, mixed with Titanium White. The blue is Light Blue Permanent, in Liquitex Soft Body format.