Paint This with Jerry Yarnell

Applying gesso; adding snow and penguins; how to mix black.

Adding orange detail to the head; the body hairs are applied; baby is blocked in and detailed.

Sketching a rose using white charcoal pencil; adding green leaves and petals.

Adding color and highlights to the petals; adding accents; painting green leaves below the rose.

Underpainting the piece in sections; adding the horizon line and the road.

Adding highlights and dark areas to the background and road; tree trunks; adding shadows across the road; rocks.

Sketching figures on the road; adding purple and red flowers; adding final highlights to the road, rocks and leaves.

Underpainting the sky; adding a dark tree line to the horizon line; using three values of gray to create depth with the land masses.

Sketching a cabin; snow highlights; adding a mid-range tree line; adding details to the mid-canvas trees.

Blocking in foreground trees; adding a glow to the painting with windows and a chimney; adding a fence with snowdrifts; final highlights to the tree trunk and weeds.

Creating atmosphere in a painting that depicts morning fog at the beach.

Adding details to the pier posts; positioning seagulls; elliptical brush strokes help achieve flatness of the water.

Adding shape and form to the seagulls; reflecting birds on the beach in the water; adding clouds to create movement in the sky.