Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Master’s Examples of Planes & Light and Shadow
Study how master painters used planes and values to create believable light, shadow, and depth in landscapes using simple, powerful design principles.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Free acrylic painting tutorials and complete courses. Learn landscapes, still life, and expressive subjects with step-by-step lessons. Perfect for beginners exploring acrylics and artists wanting to loosen up and grow.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Understanding Light & Planes in Acrylic Landscapes
Discover how light defines form in this key lesson on the three main planes — horizontal, vertical, and angular — and how each reacts to sunlight and shadow.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
My Results – Value Hierarchy Practice Reel
Five fast value studies, four minutes each. Here’s what I learned about simplifying shapes and keeping clear value hierarchy in acrylic landscape painting.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Practice Reel Assignment - Apply Value Hierarchy
Put your value hierarchy skills to the test with this practice reel assignment. Draw 5 landscapes in 4 minutes each using only 7 values and starting with extremes.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
High Key Value Painting - Light, Airy Landscapes from Monet
Learn high-key value painting from Monet's landscapes. Discover how to compress values into lighter ranges for bright, airy atmosphere in your landscape paintings.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Low Key Value Painting - Learning from Monet's Landscapes
Learn low-key value painting from Monet's landscapes. Discover how to compress value ranges into darker tones for dramatic, moody atmosphere in your landscape paintings.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Common Value Mistakes in Landscape Painting - Avoid Choppy Results
Avoid the most common value mistake: cramming your entire value range into small areas. Learn to simplify sky values and organize your landscape for clear, readable paintings.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Value Hierarchy Demonstration - The 7-Value Landscape Plan
See value hierarchy in action with a complete landscape demonstration. Learn the 7-value plan for organizing sky, hills, trees, and foreground for maximum depth.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Value Hierarchy 101 - Organizing Values in Landscape Painting
Master value hierarchy specifically for landscape painting. Learn how to organize sky, distance, middle ground, and foreground values to create convincing atmospheric depth.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Robert's Practice Reel Part 2 - Adding Light & Shadow
Watch Robert add light and shadow to the practice reel drawings using tracing paper. Learn how to make creative decisions about shadows that enhance your landscape designs.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Robert's Practice Reel Part 1 - Watch the Instructor Demonstration
Watch Robert demonstrate the same 5-image practice reel. Learn how he simplifies each landscape into masses, makes shape decisions, and combines elements for stronger compositions.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Landscape Practice Reel Assignment - Apply What You've Learned
Put your mass simplification skills to the test with this practice reel assignment. Draw 5 landscapes in 4 minutes each, focusing on big shapes and eliminating details.