How to get paint to break when painting mountains

This demo from Pandawdy Bob shows, in detail, the palette knife technique of creating snow-covered mountains that was made famous by Bill Alexander and Bob Ross.   Oil on canvas.

Painting Lesson: Mt. Manaia by Richard Robinson

Richard Robinson paints a scene from Whangarei Harbour in New Zealand, featuring the distinctive dormant volcano.   Using a limited palette of 4 colors, Robinson takes you from initial sketch to finished painting in this (for the most part) real time video. Oil on Canvas. 10"x10"

"Sunlight" by Bill Alexander

Sunlight by Bill Alexander

William Alexander, the "Original Happy Painter" from PBS-TV, shows us how to create mood through lights and shadows.  "You have to have dark to show the light."  says

Sedona Canyon, Jerry Yarnell demo

Here we have nearly 2 hours of video lessons from Jerry Yarnell as he demonstrates this canyon landscape acrylic painting.  This is a large, detailed painting and video demo is presented in 11 segments (10 minutes each).  "Sedona Canyon" is an example lesson from the full length DVD's available for purchase at YarnellArt.com. 

Knife Painting Exercise, William Powell

In his painting titled "Living On the Edge", William Powell demonstrates the use of painting knife with lots of step-by-step photos.  Powell says:  "The theme of this knife painting centers on the tree perched on the ledge. The hard-edged detail of the tree against the softly blended background mist creates scenic depth. Careful color mix control, overlapping objects, misty haze effects, and close value changes all add to the atmospheric feeling of the painting."

Note:   To begin first step of tutorial, click link at bottom of intro page where it says: "Click here to Tools and Color Palette" and link at bottom of next page, and so on.