Plein Air painting at Beer, Devon with Tom Hughes - 59 mins

Join award-winning oil painter Tom Hughes, as he completes a full painting at Beer, Devon.

Fully narrated with in-depth technical insights, Tom's relaxed yet informative teaching style describes what he's doing, as he does it, helping you bridge the gaps in your own knowledge and approach technical problems with ease.

For a full list of materials and equipment, please watch this video on YouTube

00:45 Framing the Composition

01:05 Rule of thirds

02:15 Cool shadows on blue sky days

03:35 Using the Uber Ruler

03:45 The sketching colour

04:20 The focal point

05:40 Suggesting tones while sketching

06:25 Observing subtleties in angles

07:30 Using swatches to judge colours accurately

08:00 Horizon haze and why it happens

10:15 Painting the clouds and noticing the colour

12:10 Clouds and their edges

14:15 Strange colour and light effects with clouds

17:35 Aerial perspective

18:55 The middle hill

20:20 The order I paint things and why

20:50 Painting the greens

21:35 Painting the buildings

23:15 Letting the paint film break

25:55 Using my fingertips

26:30 Mixing the sea colour

30:15 Painting the reflection of the white cliffs on the sea

31:55 Seeing things as they are

33:45 Breaking your concentration and trying to stay in the tunnel

28:10 My colours explained, why I have two versions of each colour

39:30 Using mark making to describe the textures and surfaces

40:35 Cool shadows explained

41:00 Painting the tree trunks

44:20 Painting the mud stain on the cliff

45:00 The spine of the cliff

46:09 Painting the beach

47:05 Painting the shadow behind the spine

52:05 Looking for where to add the final details

56:00 The shoreline

57:45 Repainting the beach