Painting Glowing Light Sources

Hi guys, spent a couple of hours making a short demo video today in preparation for the next online painting workshop and I just really enjoyed pottering around with the paints on this one so I thought I'd pop it up here on the blog because the video didn't really capture the colors as well as I would have liked (had a wee setting wrong on the camera). In the video I'm basically just showing how I paint a glowing light source going from cool gray darks to warm saturated lights in a circular fashion around the light. Nice effect eh?

Hope you're having fun. Catch you later,

Richard.

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Comment by Vladimir Gmyria on January 7, 2013 at 10:42: When i will be there(in paints)-Thanks a lot-for sharing,.Richard.

Comment by Pauline Hughes on December 11, 2011 at 20:46: As a "newby" I am still investigating the site, I am off to Australia soon, NSW - I hope to keep in touch via the Internet. Looking forward to reaching the sun and painting there. I am enjoying all the painting lessons, your style of teaching (unflappable) and calming is helpful and clear Richard - exciting and motivating too - thank you !

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on October 31, 2011 at 11:59: Hazel and Richard, I think the badge is an image you can use instead of a photo of yourself. Some of the artists on this site put up one of their paintings as an image, but if you click on badge, like I have it gives you some artwork that you can put up. I guess the way to find out is just click on it and select an image and see what it does. Stu

Comment by Richard Robinson on October 31, 2011 at 11:38: Thanks Hazel - I don't really know what the badge is for either. :-)

Comment by hazel cronin on October 31, 2011 at 11:05: Hi Richard - loved your 'glowing light source' - your pallette of colours was helpful on the side. The red was so subtle you had to look for the hint of it in your painting. The clever use of cool and warm colours made the simple subject sparkle.

Enjoying the course, but am rather slow in finding where to answer comments by members. Still don't know what 'Get Badge' is all about - however I'm learning lots about painting and computer!! Happy painting - Hazel

Comment by Barbara Sawyer on October 15, 2011 at 8:53: LOVE the Glow you have in this ...

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on October 14, 2011 at 22:15: Thanks. Awesome video lesson. Stu

Comment by Richard Robinson on October 14, 2011 at 20:33: Yes here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJzqfOQXL_0

I added it to my free painting lessons emails so everyone signed up to that will eventually get the video.

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on October 14, 2011 at 17:27: Richard, is there a video for this now? How can I find it, if there is one? Stu

Comment by Luz A. Montoya on October 14, 2011 at 16:17: I am enchanted with the light in your paintings, love the "simplicity" in this one, so perfect....Thanks for posting the video for it.