mountains they're hard we can all agree with it we don't know how bob makes it look
so easy it makes us mad it frustrates us because when we try to do it it looks like a giant piece
of poop in the sky and then we have to paint the rest of the picture on a frustrated note
really awesome been there done that but i know how to fix it which is why in this video right
here i'm going to show you some simple tips and tricks that break down mountains into simple steps
that's just going to make them click for you so that way they're not intimidating this is
an awesome video for any new painter getting into wet and wet or if you think about diving in and
you're a little bit worried don't be these steps are easy that anyone can do let's go
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videos go live for you when it comes to conquering mountains it's easier to think about them
in smaller steps to build your confidence which is what all these tips and tricks are kind of
centered around so if you're already doing better with your mountains kind of cherry pick some of
these tips to apply to your mountains to improve them alright let's move over to our canvas and
i'm going to show you each individual step to make mountains a little less intimidating for you when
it comes to painting mountains as a beginner we all have one big problem in fact we're all over
compensating been doing it my whole life what we do is we make our mountains way too big to where
it crunches our mid ground and our foreground into a very small space and we don't want that
which is why painters tape is going to help us out we want to mark off our rule of thirds for where
our mountains need to be in our background or mid ground depending on the painting that you're doing
simply tear off a couple of pieces of painters tape or masking tape and just put it on the side
of your canvas or on the side of your easel so you know where to stop your mid-ground or
background and fade the mountains in so that way they build these appropriate layers trust
me it's a simple little thing that'll pay off so that way you don't have scrunched up landscapes
when you start painting your mountains one thing you should really consider is your mountain
mixture color and richness and i want you if you're a brand new painter out there make it
as dark and as rich as you possibly can now i've done a video on mountain mixture which is up here
which i recommend checking out because it'll give you some awesome colors to make a great mountain
mixture but the whole point of this tip is i want you to make it as dark as you can because
it's going to add to the contrast of your mountain also when you start to pull down that color it's
going to add some slight gradient and variations giving you more of a 3D effect and perspective
of the mountain making that 2d image look more 3d which is what i want for you so basically
whatever mountain mixture color you're going to mix up on your palette make it as dark and as
rich as you possibly can and this is gonna lead us into our next step as well say it with me now
shop towels are OP these things are a godsend when it comes to doing mountains the reason
they're so important is because it allows you to work off the excess paint on your canvas that you
don't want the excess liquid white and the excess mounting mixture that we're putting on our canvas
are filling in all the gaps or the toothing of our canvas and when we can work that off
we're exposing more of the toothing of the canvas so when we take our palette knife with our paint
on it it's going to be able to grab these teeth making the paint break so much easier and i mean
a lot easier if you don't believe me literally go buy some shop towels hey link down below
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how much easier your paint breaks will happen like no joke i use shop towels so much in my paintings
you would be astonished when it comes to your snow on your mountains we've all heard bob ross say
hey you want to make sure you have a firm paint but a lot of paints aren't firm so let's make
them firmer one awesome tip i would give any painter out there if you know you're gonna paint
for the day hey take some white on your palette pull it out nice and thin and leave it there for
30 minutes to an hour let it tacky or harden up a little bit and this is going to make it extra firm
for when you take it across your canvas giving you beautiful paint breaks now if you don't have a lot
of time that's okay one awesome tip you can do is take a little bit of your paint in a paper bag
or cardboard make sure it's clean obviously and you can take your paint here and the cardboard is
so porous it's going to absorb all that extra oil and take this move it to your palette and now you
have an extra extra extra hard innuendos are too hard for me to ignore an extra firm paint that i
guarantee will make paint breaking so easy god i'm so immature hard uh why do people watch my videos
you want to know what the biggest lie bob ross has ever told you is when you have to apply highlights
or shadows to your mountain pull your paint flat then take a nice little cut across your palette
and get a nice little roll on your palette knife screw that advice that's for masters and that's
not you and that's not me i want you to double or triple up the amount of paint on that roll for
your paint breaks when you learn the correct way to hold a palette knife by the way video on that
really really really recommend you check it out because it's going to make paint breaks a lot
easier for you you're still going to need a lot of paint because you haven't learned enough of how to
bring paint from the top of your mount all the way down and through most of you when you start
painting mountains you run out of paint at the very tip and peak of your mount and then you have
nothing to paint break all the way down through making it look natural which is why you need to
double or triple up so you have enough paint to bring all the way down and across and as you get
better you can start making that roll of paint on the end of your knife thinner and smaller as you
go because you're going to get better at doing it every single time but right now double and triple
up on the amount of paint on the end of your knife if you plan on having your mounts turn out great
you need the right tools which is why i recommend having two pallet knives one large and one small
so that way you can fill in all the big gaps and all the smaller fine detail gaps that you may need
yeah you can get away with one pallet knife for a while and using the other end but trust me it's
just so much easier using a smaller palette knife for smaller and finer details and trust me both of
these are multi-taskers which is why i recommend getting two palette knives one big one small when
it comes to painting mountains the best advice i can give literally any new painter is the first
hundred paintings you're gonna paint that have mountains in it are gonna suck i i'm sorry it's
the honest truth you need to set the bar really low you're just starting off on your adventure so
don't expect too much if it looks anything close to mountain consider that a win when you want to
become better at painting mountains it literally requires just practice practice and practice and
then when you start applying all these things that we're teaching you they're going to get better and
better and better but don't expect everything right off the bat you got to refine your skills
now if you're still painting crappy mounds or you suck at painting them hey you know what i did an
awesome video that shows you why your crappy mountains are crappy and how you can make your
crappy mountains better a lot of crap i want you to watch this video right over here that's gonna
make you a better mountain master it's an awesome video that goes over a lot of tips and tricks and
insight of how you can become better wild here helping you become bigger and better with your
adventures and as always stay safe make sure your brushes stay wet and of course peace