Painting Tips - rocks in landscapes

Each artist develops his own style of painting - the fascination of art. This demo shows one approach to the painting of rocks in the foreground. The link list below lists many web sites with online instruction for painting rocks.

The introduction painting is a landscape with the inspirational bible verse., Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.and is available printed on frameable greeting card at our Zazzle store, Posters and Cards

The initial sketch of a landscape painting which indicates the center of interest should also include details of the foreground of the picture. Unless the foreground is the main subject of the picture, it should not be so distinct as to take away from the painting's main focal point.

Foreground objects, such as rocks, appear larger as they come forward which adds to the sense of distance in the landscape. The colors are rich and warm, where receding colors appear bluish and somewhat gray in the distance. Therefore, the lightest lights and the darkest darks are used in foregrounds but care should be taken that the foreground features do not dominate the subject matter and take away from the center of interest, thereby allowing the eye to be brought into the picture..

Article by A Lundy

Every artist was first an amateur.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882), Letters and Social Aims: Progress of Culture, 1876