How to paint what you see [artist's eye training]

Learning how to paint what you see is one of the best ways you can improve your artistic skills. Aiming for realism in your artwork is a great way to do this. If you can spend a few hours a week doing this with instruction, you can train your artistic eye in just a few weeks.

In this video, we'll look at what observation actually is, what happens when you train your artistic eye and how you can fast-track that process.

When you can realistically recreate subjects on your paper just as you observe them, it puts you in the best possible position for working in other more interpretative styles too.

This mini class is brought to you by Nature Studio. We're an online art school and community for artists all over the world who find inspiration from nature subjects. Beginner artists as well as those with more experience join us to transform their painting skills, share with others and have the opportunity to give and receive feedback on their artwork.

Key moments in this video:

00:00 - Intro
00:15 - What is observation?
00:37 - Training your artistic eye
00:55 - How to fast-track your observation skills
01:28 - What do realistic paintings successfully recreate?
01:45 - Tonal value and form
02:45 - Visual texture
03:18 - Build your skills
03:33 - Take the free class

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[dawnbenefer]

Thank you that was great and very helpful information I'm going to try it out your a great artist and i love all your work and i love to follow you Anna x