Watch as Meadow covers the beginning phases of her painting, going over her drawing, reference, and the initial block-in in oils.
Overview
Join Meadow Gist, as she teaches the subtle art of telling an entire story with one image. Learn the steps that go into a narrative painting; From research and gathering reference, to compositional work and storytelling cues and beyond. Learn how to take your skills and utilize them to pursue your ambitious ideas in order to bring your elaborate visions to life.
Materials
• Standard painting materials as discussed in other painting lessons
• Recommended palette
titanium white, cadmium lemon, cad yellow medium, yellow ochre, cad red light, permanent rose, transparent red oxide, transparent maroon, radiant violet, cobalt blue, manganese blue, radiant blue
viridian green, sap green, olive green
Lesson Workbooks
Lessons
Narrative Painting, Part 1
Narrative Painting, Part 2
Follow along with Meadow as she begins work on her figures, and learn to harmonize your colors.
Narrative Painting, Part 3
In this lesson, Meadow will slow down and begin locking in the features of the face, securing one of her focal points. Learn the intricacies of indication when working on smaller portraits.
Narrative Painting, Part 4
Join Meadow as she dives into painting one of the most expressive parts of the human form outside of the face; The hands. Learn how to approach the complex form of the hand, and how to position and design them to help tell your image’s story.