Painting Mistakes to AVOID (use Reference Photos effectively!)

Painting Mistakes to AVOID (when using Reference Photos!)

In this video I show you some of the mistakes people make when using reference photos, so you can get better results when painting from photographs!

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TIMESTAMPS:


0:00 Introduction
1:27 Seeing photos as absolute reality
2:29 Working from small device screens
3:25 Working with tiny, pixelated or dark photos
5:18 Working from a photo of a painting
6:25 Not scaling up correctly
7:00 Scaling up drawing demonstration
11:42 Using lots of black paint in sunsets
14:15 Curved horizons and curved seas
14:57 Over exposed white skies
16:03 Intellectual copyright infingement
18:47 Copying a photo without any personal input
21:03 Can you sell a piece of art from a tutorial

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