Paint This with Jerry Yarnell

The beginning stages of painting an old covered bridge.

Underpainting includes the bridge support, archway and the building itself as well as other miscellaneous objects.

Intermediate details, highlights, beginning of the color scheme and strengthening the bvalue system.

Adding the final details on the shingles, road, rocks and gates; touches of color are added with accent flowers along the rocks.

A landscape features an elk in the foreground.

Building the background and underpainting; adding hot spots to make the painting come alive.

Drawing the elk; the rule of negative space; adding highlights like fallen logs along the shoreline.

Detailing the elk; the importance of light and shadow; adding tall, light-colored weeds and pods; adding layering and glazing to bring color to the elk's body.

Creating the soft distant tree shapes and rolling mist.

Lightly sketching intermediate trees; creating the open part of foreground with sand, dirt and scrubs to create mud.

Creating soft sand and dirt; adding the effect of gravel, pebbles and dirt; creating a combination of grasses; stonework.

Adding larger trees and details; filling in foreground and walls with a dark color mix; leaf patterns; creating bark.

Adding the final details, including warm highlights to create soft sunlight and shadows and adding edges to leaves to make them look more individual.