Portray Perth’s Rocky Shoreline – Draw Paint Academy

In the beginning of the 12 months, Chontele, Elora, and I spent every week with associates in Perth. It has some lovely spots, notably alongside the coast. My most up-to-date portray relies on a photograph I took at Cape Peron. 

This was a surprisingly difficult scene to color properly. 

The large thought of this portray is the sensible, shimmering mild reflecting off the water. It was nearly blinding in particular person. I additionally needed to seize the putting distinction between the sunshine and the half-silhouetted rocks, and the way the sturdy sea breeze stirred up the water’s floor and the crops alongside the shoreline. 

That is a kind of instances the place the reference photograph doesn’t do the scene justice. There’s no means a digital camera can seize the brilliance of seeing this dance of sunshine, shade, wind, and waves in particular person. Not with present expertise anyway. 

To color this scene successfully, I had to attract on my recollections from Perth, notably my first impressions of the scene as I stood overlooking the rocky shoreline. First impressions are gold as they assist make clear what it’s you’re actually portray. That’s why I favor to color from latest experiences, as I can nonetheless draw on these first impressions while they’re recent in my thoughts and earlier than time has its means with them.

Extra portray tricks to come. If you happen to ever wish to be taught extra, try my book, 21 Straightforward Methods to Enhance Your Work. 

Completely satisfied portray!

Dan Scott

Draw Paint Academy

Ps. I simply got here throughout this video on YouTube. You would possibly discover it attention-grabbing. I like watching nice artists paint outside like this. There’s one thing so uncooked and trustworthy about it.