BobBlast 211 - "Two Tree Techniques - Drip Trees & Reductive Painting."
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- čas přidán 14. 07. 2018
- BB#2011
Two Tree Techniques - Drip Trees & Reductive Painting.
Welcome back to another BobBlast!
This BobBlast illustrates the three steps I take to practice painting painting "ethereal" trees. The two techniques are my Drip Trees and painting a Single Tree, using Reductive Painting.
Drip Tree Technique:
Step One - I always start my "drip trees" as wet drips loaded with color.
Step Two - I work with many layers of drips, elongating them into tree trunks, letting the paint dry in between the layers. I will also shape the tree tops and make sky holes so the birds can fly through!
Step Three - The final stage is where I go in with an opaque color and do a little negative-shape painting to get rid of the trunks that are not needed. Reductive painting is the "official" name for this technique.
Single Tree, Reductive Painting Technique:
This lesson starts off with making a mess with up to four colors plus black and white. I dab the paint on with a paper towel - dab, don't scrub. You don't want to make mud. After covering the entire paper with paint dabs, let it dry.
Using your creative visualization, use a large brush and opaque paint to get rid of everything that does not look like a tree! This is negative shape painting. Don't forget tree trunks, branches and sky holes!
The above lesson and much, much more are featured in the mini classes I am giving in my Workshops, Trade Shows & Expos all over the country! There are two more Trade Shows in 2018.
Artisan-Santa Fe Expo, September 27-30, 2018
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Jerry's Artarama Art of the Carolinas, November 8-11, 2018
Raleigh, North Carolina
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FANTASTIC !!!😊
I’m becoming “addicted” to your instruction videos, Bob. You’re a very pleasant teacher. Thank you. 🎨 😊
I watched 6 min of this and had to stop to drip some paint!!!! I"M IN LOVE WITH THIS.
I think I’m in love with Bob! 😄
Vous êtes incroyable. Je vous ai découvert il y a quelque jours . Vous me facinez avec votre méthode . Vous êtes un AS
Bob! You're an inspiration! You BREED enthusiasm!
I have learned to loosen up by watching your style. You are such an inspiration.
Bob's videos...the absolute highlight of my day, always. A great artist with great generosity of spirit. Much appreciate, mate. 👍
The orange palms with grey background are amazing. When I started painting I watched your videos and painted my best pieces. Now I'm stuck and I'm here again 😁🥰
Beautiful. I love negative painting. 👍🏼🥰
Love your technique and teaching ability. ❤
Thank you Sheri!
What a great guy,full of passion and love for art,and people too ! making the most from acrylics.
I like watching your techniques doing paintings your own way...not like everyone else telling us what to do!!
I love the way you paint . Thank you . You are great .
you're the best mate! Thanks from Oz
Bob you’re such a good instructor that I watch your videos instead of painting!
J'apprécie votre démarche amusante et libératrice! Merci!💟
Thanks Bob I love your drip tree tutorials. I stumbled across your tutorial today, and I have already learnt a lot from you, thanks so much. I will give your format of drip trees on water color paper a go soon many thanks JB (UK).
Hi Joyce! Thanks for giving a try!
Love you Bob, thanks for existing!
I like all the bold colors in your pieces. Congrats!
Great techniques! I'll give it a try, because it looks really fun! TFS
Another great video. Thanks for everything you share. Inspirational 👍
You are such a great artist. Absolutely love this. I'm a watercolorist and I think I'm going to do more oils after this! So amazing.
Hi Bob, enjoying all your “Blasts”. Fun to see all those wonderful techniques. The loose way is the way to paint! - as far as I’m concerned. Good painting ahead in all those workshops and Mexico really sounds exciting, too.Hope to get to see you again in person!
Thank you so much gor your instructions, sharing!!! you are awesome.. !!! from central Wi.
Just found you and soooo glad I did! Thanks Bob! Great techniques!
Always awesome - Ann from Mountain View
You are a wonderful artist your videos are fun educational and motivational I love them thank you so much
Thank you John!
That's pretty amazing.
Bob, No words, watch your latest upload already days ago, and then I am standing in window with a coffee, and I hear you still talking to me. Now, That’s a great Teacher! (and for me its still not about the painting, still learning the basic lessons of live.) ; ) BobBlast... Phhfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff. f. f. f. f. f. f
Make it crasy! Good one chap!
These are fabulous!
You are soooooooogood teacher
I'm trying to get back to painting looser again - thank you for this I think it might help me!
Magníficos trabalhos, explicações muito explicitas, sempre que aqui venho aprendo. OBRIGADA.
I love you and your work.
Very clever I love it
Is your painting an expression of your personality I appreciate the way you simplify painting you ha e helped me thanks
oh my God..I SO needed this.......dont freak out!"....i wont....
bravissimo maestro BobBlast
Awesome!!
I'm NZ. But must try your technique.
Grande artista
جمميل جداً... شكراً لك.
xo #mouthpainter i luv your lessons!
I use watercolor, but you’re so much fun to watch.
Reggie Abernethy I bet watercolor would work great with this technique.
Very nice Hugs from Vienna Lg.Gabriele
amazing!big idea. which colors you use? oil or acrill
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wow
Will that work on a huge canvas? I have to make an ugly one pretty and I love Trees.
what do you 'seal' your paintings with? what product if any?
I believe he uses satin varnish but I don't remember the brand. He does it with a brush, but you can also try sprays. Pretty sure he does more than one coat, however, but can't tell you how many and it probably varies depending on the painting. Some times he paints over the varnish, and then varnishes again until he's happy with the painting. That's what's great about acrylic; you can paint over what you don't like and keep painting until you are happy. I just did that with 3 failed florals; now I'm happier with the results on all three. Varnishing between layers probably keeps the under paint from lifting up if you're painting on top of a previously painted surface. Just make sure the varnish is good and dry.
Are you doing drip trees at the Art of the Carolinas workshop? If so which day and time. I didn’t see anything about drip trees on the website. Thanks.
hi, liking your artwork... what's happened with videos from 1-38?
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master
Bob, I have a question, what weight and type of paper do you use. I would like to do a study like this, but am unsure of what kind of paper would not curl up on me. Thanks in advance.
He mainly uses Fabriano 300 lb watercolor paper. It won't curl because it's too thick, but it's also pretty expensive. I have found 140 lb, taped to the table to be quite sufficient (or a board that you can place at an angle to get the paint to drip). Once dried you can always flatten out any curving, even in 140 lb, and if you adhere it to a wood cradle, it's eventually going to be totally flat and not an issue.
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When are you coming to Northern California
Check out his website.
I want to meet your wife on the video. I know she is behind the camera but couldn’t she pop in and say hi.
I wonder when you gonna paint.llllll
Old , to old trick !
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