HTMaGPG: Part 3

Step 8: The devil is in the details. With the sky freshly completed and it's paint is still wet enough to work into it, I will use this time to fill in the clouds and establish a soft horizon line.


Using a 2-iron from my golf bag as a maul stick, and probably getting the best use I've ever had from it, I can paint the top of the clouds without dragging my hand through wet paint.


And while you can barely see what I did with the horizon, it is probably the most important four hours I will spend on this painting. The gentle arc creates the wave, while just the right amount of softness creates the illusion of space. But this takes patience and time. As I said, the devil is in the details.

- jb boyd