Mass Before Detail | Colley Whisson

Learn how to retrain your eye to see the overall mass of a scene and focus on big shapes in your paintings with Colley Whisson!

Discover how to use atmosphere and darks to create depth and concentrate on important bits of light in the background. Reassess your approach to painting and emphasize technique for better results.

COLLEY WHISSON - LOOSELY DEFINED: THE POWER IN PAINT
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0:00 - Introduction and overview of the topic
0:30 - Importance of seeing masses over details in painting
1:00 - Example: Blue Mountains landscape
1:30 - Blocking in dark shapes and using atmospheric perspective
2:15 - Focusing on primary, secondary, and tertiary focal points
3:00 - Example: Painting by Theodore Penley Boyd
3:45 - Discussion on artistic interpretation and simplification
4:30 - Example: Penley Boyd's painting of Portsea
5:00 - Highlighting key elements like light on water and mass shapes
5:45 - Emphasis on painting masses and adding details later
6:30 - Importance of structure and placement of detail
7:00 - Encouragement to reassess approach to painting
7:30 - Course information and invitation to join the learning journey