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Make each brushstroke count

Is your art missing depth and dimension? Here's how to fix it
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How to Add Depth & Dimension by Making Each Brushstroke Count … The Van Wechel Way!
Dustin's lessons will stick with you for life, ensuring more winning works of art from you!
The swan, once static, now appears to glide gracefully across the water.

The forest, once distant, now beckons with its inviting depth.

The colors, once flat, now breathe with life and vibrancy.


The techniques to achieve this depth and dimension are the cornerstone of wildlife artistry.

Each brushstroke holds the power to transport your audience into the heart of nature's beauty and create a captivating and immersive experience.

Unfortunately, adding this level of depth and dimension to paintings doesn't come easily to most artists.

But what if I were to tell you it's actually quite simple?

In his new course, Dustin Van Wechel has developed an easy-to-follow 3-stage process that will guide you with proven steps to make your paintings come alive.

Starting with a concept sketch and moving to a detailed block-in, he'll demonstrate how to work back to front, dark to light, covering the entire surface with paint to create rich textures and accurate values.


You'll discover how to develop your painting with lessons like:

  • How to avoid chalky mixes and get rich color…

  • Texture-building with a palette knife, giving a sense of depth and detail with little effort…

  • How to get automatic interest and variation by using different tools within the same area of the painting…

  • How to paint leaves and grasses without painting every leaf or blade…

  • How to paint realistic logs/fallen trees…

  • The two decisions that put you on the path to successful wildlife paintings…

  • How to open up shadows so they don't become black holes…

  • How to paint water and reflections…

  • How to paint the color white in light and shadow


But that's not all…

Dustin will guide you from the initial concept to the final brushstroke, all while emphasizing the power of light and color in your wildlife paintings.

He's sharing SO much inside Painting Wildlife: Birds and Waterfowl, we simply can't put everything in one brief e-mail!
 

Eric Rhoads, Publisher
PleinAir Magazine
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