Plein Air – Art Prof https://artprof.org Create & Critique Fri, 15 Mar 2024 23:28:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://artprof.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-AP_icon-32x32.png Plein Air – Art Prof https://artprof.org 32 32 Sketching Architecture: Jerónimos Monastery https://artprof.org/learn/tutorials-topic/travel/sketching-architecture-jeronimos-monastery/ Sun, 17 Jul 2022 03:37:01 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=10282 See how to sketch architecture in watercolor, you don’t need linear perspective and rulers when sketching on site! Tips for how to capture the impression of the building instead of measuring every line in the building are provided. This architectural sketch is done on site at the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon, Portugal. Demo by Art […]

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]]> Oil Pastel & Watercolor in Southern Utah https://artprof.org/learn/tutorials-media/plein-air-watercolor-painting/ Sun, 03 Jul 2022 22:50:23 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=10115 See how to combine oil pastel and watercolor, painting plein air on site in Southern Utah. Techniques for how to layer the watercolor and oil pastels together to create the bark and textures of a tree, as well as the grass and forms of colored rocks are explained in depth. Demo and commentary by Art […]

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]]> Landscape Painting in Óbidos, Portugal https://artprof.org/learn/tutorials-media/painting/landscape-painting-in-obidos-portugal/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 22:55:35 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=10097 See a landscape plein air painting from beginning to end, using watercolor and micron pens to show a panoramic scene in Óbidos, a village in Portugal. The combination of micron pens with watercolors is explained in depth, as well as the distinctive look of Óbidos through repeated colors throughout the city. Demo by Cat Huang […]

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]]> Lisbon Botanical Gardens: Plein Air Watercolor Painting https://artprof.org/learn/tutorials-topic/landscape/lisbon-botanical-gardens-plein-air-watercolor-painting/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 03:10:17 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=10080 See the process of painting on site at the Lisbon Botanical Gardens using various watercolor techniques. Explained in depth are all the considerations in creating a watercolor painting: color scheme, composition, texture, working reductively in a watercolor painting, and more. Specific watercolor supplies that are practical for painting on site are explained. Demo and commentary […]

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]]> Sketching Pastéis de Belém with Markers https://artprof.org/learn/tutorials-topic/sketching-pasteis-de-belem-with-markers/ Sat, 04 Jun 2022 19:59:58 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=9877 Pastéis de Belém inspires 2 artists: watch a marker drawing done on site in Lisbon, Portugal of these lovely egg custard tarts. the star dessert of the city! Using alcohol based markers, a bright, colorful marker drawing is shown from beginning to end. Drawing by Teaching Artist Cat Huang with commentary from Art Prof Clara […]

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]]> Drawing in China: Brush Pens & Collage https://artprof.org/learn/drawing-in-china/ Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:10:32 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=5608 The Art Prof team travels to Guangzhou, China where they draw on site using alcohol based markers, water based brush pens, felt tip pens, and mixed media collage to show the urban sketching process from beginning to end. Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Eloise Sherrid, Casey Roonan, and Lauryn Welch discuss the challenges […]

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]]> Watercolor in Utah: Widstoe Cemetery https://artprof.org/learn/painting-a-cemetery-in-watercolor/ Mon, 26 Jul 2021 04:53:23 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=5107 This video demos watercolor techniques for plein air landscape painting in a cemetery in Widstoe, Utah. The process is explained step by step, from the sketching process into finalizing the details in the paintings. Watercolor is combined with alcohol based brush pen markers to blend and create dramatic color effects. Demo led by Art Prof […]

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]]> Watercolor in Utah: Goblin Valley & Mushrooms https://artprof.org/learn/tutorials-media/painting/landscape-watercolor-in-utah-part-2/ Fri, 14 May 2021 18:21:30 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=2829 Art Prof Clara Lieu visits Goblin Valley in Southern Utah, where she paints 2 landscape paintings on site, blending watercolors and alcohol based brush pens. Next, Prof Lieu goes mushroom hunting with family in the mountains, bringing back gigantic mushrooms which serve as still life subjects to explore watercolor techniques including dry brushing and diverse […]

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]]> Watercolor in Utah: Mt. Pleasant https://artprof.org/learn/tutorials-media/painting/landscape-watercolor-in-utah-part-1/ Fri, 14 May 2021 18:11:53 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=2825 Art Prof Clara Lieu visits Mt. Pleasant, Widstoe, and Green River on the way to Southern Utah, where she paints on site using Winsor & Newton watercolors and alcohol based brush pens. Prof Lieu paints a “monument” of rocks in the desert, a fence with a patch of trees and a propane tank & watermelon […]

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]]> Brush Pen Drawing in Taiwan https://artprof.org/learn/tutorials-media/drawing/brush-pen-drawing-in-taiwan/ Fri, 14 May 2021 13:08:40 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=2742 Art Prof Clara Lieu draws on site throughout several cities in Taiwan including Taipei, Beitou, Taitung, Hualien, using Tombow brush pens, a sketchbook, and Bristol board. Lieu gives tips for urban sketching, demonstrates step by step her drawing process with brush pens, and talks about how the culture and experience of traveling in Taiwan affects […]

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