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  • Australian How To Paint

    Magic

    Feb 12, 2017 4 minutes
    By Scott Christensen

    MATERIALS

    • Canvas

    • Coloured pencil

    • Pthalo Green

    • Yellow Green

    • Zinc White

    • Pthalo Blue

    • Yellow Ochre

    • #2 taklon liner brush

    • #12 soft taklon liner brush

    • Small liner brushes

    • Soft blending brush

    • Medium flat edged taklon

    • Small flat edged taklon

    Note: Acrylics were used for the base coat, followed by multiple layers of oil paints over the top.

    Size: 2000 x 700mm

    STEP ONE

    I start every painting with a trip to the location I’m going to paint - to get extra photos if needed, but more so to get a feel for what I want to express through the work. Once back in

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