Painting Tip: Background First, Foreground Last

James Gurney has only 45 minutes to paint the view from an airport parking lot. The blue sky gradation was painted in advance in casein, and he starts by painting the clouds over it. Then he paints the control tower, the trees, and the fences, proceeding from background to foreground. When you’re using opaque paints such as oil, casein, or gouache (the paint in this case), this classic technique allows natural overlapping and a sense of depth. ART SUPPLIES Casein paint set: https://amzn.to/3AGLnbD Watercolor sketchbook: https://amzn.to/2L989y2 Travel brush set: https://amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Brush set: https://amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: https://amzn.to/2soTw2L Water-soluble colored pencils set: https://amzn.to/2DKmT5o GOUACHE AND WATERCOLOR Pyrrol Red: https://amzn.to/3s04NDt Yellow ochre: https://amzn.to/3eSC5AE Cadmium yellow light: https://amzn.to/2qIw7LQ Ultramarine blue: https://amzn.to/3u0L6MV Titanium white: https://amzn.to/2XSOld4 OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesgurneyart/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/GurneyJourney/ GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/ JamesGurney Website: https://jamesgurney.com/ Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": VIDEO TUTORIALS (Download or Stream): “Watercolor in the Wild” https://gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/Watercolor “Gouache in the Wild” https://gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/gouache “Casein in the Wild” https://gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/casein BOOKS: “Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters” (Signed): https://jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney “Imaginative Realism How to Paint What Doesn't Exist”: https://jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist MUSIC The Unicorn Heads: https://www.unicornheads.com/ From YouTube’s free music collection