Masterclass LESSON 6. Plein Air painting

This lesson covers and explores Plein air painting on location in Venice, Italy, and working in the studio from the live studies.

Lesson overview:

- What is En Plein Air painting?

- How the Plein Air method can help other methods of painting.

- Tools needed for Plein Air.

- Capturing the atmosphere of a scene.

- Tips on working with a model in a scene.

- Giving yourself time limits in order to encourage happy accidents.

- How to deal with changing light.

- Working from memory when the subject is not available.

- Tips on gathering reference to work on a larger composition.

- Proper equipment for Plein Air painting.

34 min