In Winter Landscapes, Dave Santillanes deconstructs one of his breathtaking studio paintings. In this behind-the-scenes look at the methods and secrets of this award-winning artist, you will get the insights you need to create snowy landscapes at the next level.

What you’ll learn in: Winter Landscapes By Dave Santillanes

• How to create “atmospheric depth” in your winter landscapes
• A proven way to paint FASTER with fewer mistakes
• Master snow-covered trees using Dave’s secret
• Dave’s own “depth method” for creating a whole world on canvas
• How to sculpt the color white with an impressive range of values
• Use THIS color to make all others POP! (You NEED to know this!)
• A surprising process for shape shadows
• The strategy Dave uses to build a solid foundation, making everything easier

Dave exposes a fresh approach to landscape painting by deconstructing a scene in order to analyze the atmospheric structure before ever beginning to paint! He’ll show you how to use this newfound information on each atmospheric plane of your painting. 

By using the techniques Dave has mastered, you’ll begin to see how color relationships — chroma and value — play into your work. You’ll also discover how to use gray to enhance your paintings … a counterintuitive method.

This course is designed for all skill levels, and you’re going to have many aha moments as Dave adjusts his reference image to isolate specific shadows and shapes as they become obviously warmer and darker. These four simple gradations of shadows will become the structure for the entire painting.