
Reflections in Acrylic: Depicting Light on Water
Peter John Reid
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Discover how to paint reflections on water alongside professional artist and instructor Peter John Reid. Start by practicing a wet-in-wet blending technique you’ll use throughout class as you paint a dynamic sky and its reflection on water. Next explore how to paint reflections on rippling water for a dramatic result. Take your skills further as you see how to modify your painted reflections depending on the depth of the water. Then get step-by-step guidance for using rounded, elongated brush strokes to recreate the appearance of choppy water and the subtle color shifts it produces. Plus, you’ll even see how glazing techniques can help you finish your painting with smooth color transitions, an enhanced sense of depth and more.
Peter John Reid
Peter John Reid is the author of How to Paint with Acrylics. He's a graduate of the Ontario College of Art, now OCAD University, and his paintings can be found in galleries throughout Ontario. Reid also started the painting group Studio Twenty, which has raised thousands of dollars for local charities through donated paintings. He lives on an idyllic wooded property with his partner, visual artist and writer Bonnie Gardiner. The art on their walls is forever changing.

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Reflections in Acrylic: Depicting Light on Water
with Peter John Reid