Why is it important to paint the background first?
Your painting experience will go most smoothly if you do your background first, and then work your way to your main subject and details of your painting!
What happens to the color of water in a landscape painting?
Water has no color in a painting
Water is dark blue with some light blue areas
It is a reflection of the sky
Water is blue
What is the horizon line in a work of art?
The horizon line is the visual boundary between the earth and sky
What happens to the way objects appear when the sun is setting behind them?
They become a silhouette
What is going on in the MIDDLEGROUND of this Thomas Cole painting?
People are having a picnic and listening to music
Where is the BACKGROUND in this Paul Cezanne painting?
The mountain
Is this a landscape painting?
No
Yes
It is a landscape, but not a painting
If you were to start a landscape painting, where would you start first?
The middleground
The foreground
The background
What is in the FOREGROUND in this painting?
The first 2 buildings
The street
The grass
The orange building