Carl Bretzke: Sunset Secrets
In “Sunset Secrets”, master artist Carl Bretze will show you:
- How to prepare to paint a sunset
- The one color you MUST have to capture a sunset
- A way to focus and likely enter that coveted FLOW state and just paint
- Why a flashlight is necessary to a well-finished painting
- The entire palette is ONLY these 16 colors
- THIS type of brush is critical to getting the right effect
- THESE are the 7 steps you MUST complete in 30 minutes to capture a sunset
- You will need THIS type of light for your easel (yep, it’s going to get dark!)
- Why there is a “studio side” to every great sunset painted en plein air
- Why work on the ground plane is critical to the believability of your painting
- Drawing and THIS step will speed up your process
- The key to sky and cloud gradations finally explained AND demonstrated
- Final adjustments made with THIS in mind
- How to add artificial lights to your scene
- Why a muted or hazy sky is amazing, and how to paint it
- How to recognize the subtle color changes during a sunset
- The BIG secret – Carl’s “Sunset Sequence” for perfectly capturing the magic of a sunset
Carl Bretzke: NOCTURNES - Painting the Night
Now, pair THAT with what he’s teaching in his popular Nocturnes: Painting the Night course:
- The “Six-Step System” to creating successful nocturnes
- How to paint nighttime lit and shadowy snow
- Tricks to painting realistic reflections
- How to apply paint in illuminated areas so you can avoid “mud” colors
- How to literally “see” in the dark and make better color choices
- The magic of “color shifting” and how to improve your prismatic color painting skills
- The best tools to help you create glowing effects more easily
- Light source positioning tips (vital lesson)
- Painting intriguing “whiteless” white for extra effect
- How to make a local color change when in light vs. when in shadow
- The little-known trick to enhancing the reality of the painting
- The secrets to atmospheric color blending
- The quickest and easiest way to choose great nocturne subjects
It’s the complete package from a major artist.
