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Make a Better Painting than Your Reference

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Tad Retz

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Starting to use gouache again. . .this was very helpful.

LESSON NOTES

Sometimes artists have to work with less than ideal references. This can be frustrating, but it doesn’t mean we have to end up with a terrible piece of artwork. Watch as landscape painter and plein air artist Tad Retz demonstrates how he takes a reference that has issues, distills what’s important to the scene, and paints a piece that improves upon the reference. His methods will help you see how you can find creative solutions to common problems and that will allow you to work with more freedom when using any reference at your disposal.

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COMMENTS

Tad Retz

Sometimes artists have to work with less than ideal references. This can be frustrating, but it doesn’t mean we have to end up with a terrible piece of artwork. Let me show you what I do to fix this problem.

D Adonis/Ordóñez

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3yr

Starting to use gouache again. . .this was very helpful.

Laurie c Clark

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4yr

Really interesting to see how you work. I picked up some good tips! Thanks.

Deborah Masterson

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4yr

Oh, how I admire your looseness and freedom of expression! Sooo difficult to achieve. I got lots of great tips and encouragement from this video, thanks so much.

@petunia

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4yr

This was the best. Just what I needed. I hope he does more video to share. Tad’s truth in painting is inspiring.