Atmospheric / Linear PERSPECTIVE - Three dimensional DEPTH in your PAINTING with colour/tonal value!

Today I will be giving a demonstration on how to achieving distance and depth in a painting, with the use of aerial (atmospheric) and linear perspective.This will be done by manipulating the colours and tonal values, to achieve a three dimensional illusion of distance and space on a two dimensional surface!
I will be using oil paint, palette knifes and working on a clear primed - stretched Belgian linen. Recently I've been working on white primed canvas and it is a sheer joy to go back to the raw colour of Belgian linen.
My reference for this demonstration comes from the opal mining town of Coober Pedy in outback South Australia, which is the largest supplier of opals in the world today. I'm working in the Breakaway Country (Kanku to the traditional custodians), which is a beautiful and richly coloured landscape with arid flat topped mountains and vast distances, making it the perfect subject for this tutorial.
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[@davemalt2451]

Not only a lovely painting, but a great lesson on distance and perspective. Thanks for sharing Richard.😎🇦🇺🦘

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Petehcs100]

Brilliant, my favourite painting to date, thank pete

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thanks, thanks great! Cheers 🎨👍

[@Brittanysjoy]

Really love your work Richard and your palet knife technique is super good, lots of years of experience, I'll bet. Your painting are always so fresh and bright, due to colour and technique. Keep up the great work, really superbas are your outback videos. I too use palet knives on top of a light brush technique and feel you are so brave to have the monster size barby knife, you have, love it.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thanks Alex! It is great fun to get out the big knife and just cut loose!!! Happy knife painting :-)

[@burzaum7731]

Richard jest super mistrz! 👍🤗💞🥰🤩

[@davemalt2451]

Love this one Richard, one of my favourites . Thanks for sharing your wonderful gift. 😎🇦🇺🦘

[@harryjamessmithmusic7762]

You're amazing, sir! I mean, fantastic artist! I love your work. You could be the university professor. Brilliant painting! Greetings from the EU!

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Wow, thank you Harry!

[@Nowletbe]

What a joy to learn from you!

[@helenaglazunova]

Richard, the amazing divine atmosphere! The music is filled with angel sounds!.. 🎶 😇 🥰 Thank you very much! I want to cry happily from this divine beauty... Space in the Cosmic Landscape...)) Ричард, удивительная божественная атмосфера! Музыка наполнена ангельскими звуками!.. 🎶 😇 🥰 Большое спасибо! Я хочу счастливо плакать от этой божественной красоты... Космос в космическом пейзаже...))

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Many thanks Helen!!!!!

[@helenaglazunova]

@@richardmusgrave-evans9886 🙏 ❤

[@RobboJ30]

What a beautiful subject! It looked great whilst you were busy but once you zoomed in it was incredible! The colours, the slightly geometric marks - it’s fabulous. Thank you Richard for giving us so much pleasure 😊 Jill, UK

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thank you Jill, Glad you enjoyed it!

[@susanhepburn6040]

Magnificent! And a brilliant lesson in how to achieve atmospheric perspective. Thank you very much, Richard.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

You're very welcomeSusan!

[@robertfredrickson960]

I very much enjoyed this video! Ty! An excellent painting Richard.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Hey thanks Robert! 🎨👍

[@rondabruce]

I learned at least 20 things watching this video and this style is right up my alley. Fantastic!!

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Yay! Thank you Ronda!

[@parvizn2565]

Absolutely beautiful 🌷 Thank you so much for sharing 🌹

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thank you so much 😊

[@gregsmith1719]

Another brilliant painting! You are the master of light and color in Australia! And your pallet knife technique it fantastic! Keep it up!

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

G,day Greg, thanks mate!

[@helenmorgan9592]

Love your work but the clips of the land that inspires you is amazing. God is the Master Artist. Love it!

[@bartcharlow9807]

Belgian linen in your hands comes out wonderfully. Just a good color.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Yes, cheers Bart!!!

[@steveharvey4036]

Can only agree with all of the comments written before I watched you produce such a wonderful work. A privilege to watch and learn from you. Again.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

G'day Steve, Thanks mate! I'm flattered!

[@steveharvey4036]

@@richardmusgrave-evans9886 Hi Richard, I have only started painting in the last 6 months and I find the effects you achieve with a palette knife very inspirational, you really capture the feel of our wonderful country, I won't carry on .. but thanks from Tewantin Qld.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

@@steveharvey4036 Much appreciated! Happy Painting!

[@marcobrigugliopaint4940]

Great job !.... beautiful very very beautiful!!

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Hey thanks Marco 🎨🖼👍

[@kcosley]

As an abstract artist this is one of my favorites 😄 but I always love watching you paint, and your adventures in the bush

[@Adraganic]

Great painting Richard. Nice to see something different you paint. Love your style. Just awesome.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Glad you enjoyed it Alek!!!

[@javierpo4321]

Fantastic technic! Atmosphere results are very good. Congratulations!!

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thank you Javier! Cheers!

[@abood4059]

Your videos very interesting ...you take us to magical world where the colors dance crazy dancing ...really l respect your artwork...specially painting with your lift hand...all beast wishes for you(great artist)

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thank you so much 😀

[@hazelcoate9203]

wow, definitely got distance, another great painting, well done, stunning landscape!, and I shared with friends !

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Terrific, thanks!!!

[@merchesanchezlopez73]

You do it again! Beautiful colors, the way you see live around you it’s simply... amazing!! Thanks for all the explanations not only when mixing the oil but why you do it. It’s so worth it. Muchas gracias, me encantan tus cuadros. Ya estoy deseando ver más!

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

You are so welcome! Thank you, much appreciated!

[@lisecardinal3879]

That is awesome 🤩

[@milaronyartgallery4667]

Wow so beautiful painting. You talenteb.Amazing painting. 👌

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thank you so much 😀

[@nickwilkinson1762]

You are not only a wonderful painter, you are a great instructor and your videos are well done. Enjoyable all the way through. I think I am going to try a landscape in your style.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thank you so much 😀

[@karenwhite1085]

Your paintings are amazing! I love watching your process -- your confident and energetic paint application, color harmony, everything! Thanks so much for producing this and your other videos; they're super inspiring!

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

You are so welcome Karen, thanks!

[@SarahWallraven]

I love your work

[@stefaniarisciotti7689]

Video very good Richard! With special painting......that seems to be on another planet......but with your feet on the ground.......Ciao!👍

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Wonderful, glad you enjoyed it Stefania! Cheers.

[@DaVailis]

You're dropping some important knowledge there ;O amazing work ;)

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Much appreciated Deividas Davailis!

[@curtstanfield3206]

Absolutely stunning. I too love the big vista. This is so well done Richard and you went to great depths to explain your methodology as you went along. Invaluable resource. Thank you again.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Hey thanks Curt, really appreciate the feedback mate! Cheers 🎨🎨🎨👍😊

[@DavidSteadStudio]

Great isn't it; very different to working here in the English countryside.

[@billmcgavin142]

wow that is just stunning. When lock-down is over I'm over from NZ to look at those landscapes. Your work is inspiring. Thanks, ..

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Glad you enjoyed it Bill!

[@audreydugan9668]

I am really enjoying these videos (even got me some palette knifes :D ) but what I wanted to say is not only are you a fantastic artist but also it is great how you explain the process

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Cool, thanks Audrey! Happy knife painting :-)

[@GAURAVSINGH1530]

I was looking for some inspiration and found it Richard....thanks for this. Really excited try out the bold knife strokes

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Hey thanks, glad you found some inspiration from my vid!!! Cheers :-)

[@CharleyWang]

Large format, large scenes, bright and bright colors, happy paintings, although there is no outdoor story, it is still very attractive and great! 👍!

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Cheers Charley!🎨🎨🎨

[@rottenrooaustralia4043]

Another great painting mate. You are inspiring me to get my pallete knife out more with my paintings. Thanks for sharing mate.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Hey cheers mate, thanks! Happy Painting 🎨🖼👍🤠

[@lizday8140]

What gorgeous landscape! The physical location and your interpretation are both amazing.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thank you very much Liz! It is a great location for the colourist artist!

[@lizday8140]

What paints do you use? I've been looking at Matisse Structure Series, from Australia. I have researched it, and they seem to work well for impasto, whether knife or brush painting.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

@@lizday8140 I paint with 500ml and one litre tins of Art Spectrum paint, an Australian brand. Art Spectrum paint and anything in stock can be purchased at a 10% DISCOUNT Storewide, with code 'RME' at checkout! www.artstoreonline.com.au/ Check it out Liz, could be worth it! Cheers :-)

[@mousefudge7623]

Beautiful

[@131dyana]

Love your outback which looks like our desert in Arizona U.S.A.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Cheers, it's great out there!!!

[@tuttleart]

Love watching you paint! Stunning work! I am still trying to find my own style in oils and definitely need to use my pallete knives more! So inspiring

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

You can do it! Thanks :-)

[@nikolasdylan3928]

instaBlaster...

[@PleinAirAdventureswithTezDower]

Looks Beautiful Richard, Great depth in this one. Proud to be an Aussie with a connection with this great southern land 🎨🙏

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thanks Mate, best little country in the world 🖼🎨🤠

[@PleinAirAdventureswithTezDower]

@@richardmusgrave-evans9886 Exactly Richard🎨👍

[@lisecardinal3879]

Coming really good 👍

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thanks 👍

[@angshumansengupta6322]

Really fantastic work 🎨😊

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thank you so much 😀

[@timclemons8719]

Great episode. I have my tea and my RME instructional video. Sunday morning is complete

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Great, I’m happy! 🎨🖼👍🤠

[@lisecardinal3879]

Beautiful colours 🤩

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thank you so much 😊

[@CosMosArtistry2016]

G'day Richard. What a great representation of depth and tone mate. A spectacular scene to draw from and express in your unique style. There is more to learn in this video than one view so will be watching again. I am seeing in a totally new way, the subtleties of colour are just as powerful as the bold highlights. Cheers, Rich

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Glad you enjoyed it CosMos Artistry! Bold against subtle! Contrasts are always a good thing. Cheers :-)

[@sanjayjagtap6447]

1 no. bhau jabardst👌👌

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thanks!

[@fabianamesaros6383]

In studio or autdoor,your work sey to me the same words,emotions, and again emotions!BRAVO!!!

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Fantastic, thanks Fabiana!

[@fabianamesaros6383]

@@richardmusgrave-evans9886 always i sed what i feel.

[@daliarosales529]

Me encantó esta clase!

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

¡Eso es genial! ¡Gracias por hacérmelo saber!

[@aparnasaha94]

So beautiful picture, from India beautiful 👍👍🏼👍🏿👍🏻👍

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Much appreciated aparna Saha, thanks!

[@juandeg71]

Woow amazing!!

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Cool, thanks Juan!🎨👍

[@irwintatyana9066]

Connecting heaven and earth.beautiful

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Fantastic! Thanks Irwin!

[@lisecardinal3879]

Hi I am back . Hope you don’t mind me watching you. Do love to watch you paint 🎨

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Welcome back!

[@jomahart899]

LOVELY❤❤

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thanks :-)

[@chrrissss]

That is so good and so weird when you zoom in to the final picture and it’s details... great work.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Cheers Chris, it does look different up close, showing all the colours and tones!

[@marijasimic689]

Slike su vam divne 👍👌❤

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

🧑‍🎨🎨👍

[@rocioalvarez8158]

D Que Don tan hermoso. Te regalo mi Dios, Felicidades.. Disfruto mucho,Verte gracias por tu noble respuesta. Desde San Vicente de Chucurí, un abrazo muy afectuoso

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

¡Muchas gracias!

[@Moonshineiii]

Lovely thank you.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thank you too Felicity!

[@keywansaffari8540]

Really great

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Many thanks 😊

[@terraterra8484]

Piękna i bezpieczna podróż.

[@lisecardinal3879]

Hi Richard ! Hope you don’t mind me watching you paint 🎨

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Great to see you enjoying!!!

[@aungthinooartist4339]

Fantastic'

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Hey thank you! Very much appreciated 🎨😊👍

[@MrTelemikey]

Great stuff as per usual. Congrats on another one well done! I like working on linnen more than cotton to be honest. Especially that it is less stretchy (at least for the paintings I've done). THe colour itself is not so much a thing as I often stain my gesso anyway, to take away any bright white.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Yes Mike, linen is a fantastic neutral surface to work on! Thanks Mate, happy painting 🧑‍🎨 🎨🖼

[@gregsmith1719]

ONE suggestion -- at the end, please pan the camera more slowly. I want to be able to see it clearly up close and understand the detail. Absolutely beautiful! Keep it up!

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

I get your point! Cheers :-)

[@nickthomas4711]

Great stuff Richard! Do you sell your Art somewhere? Love the Adventures and still Lifes! I even bought a small oil set to try. I notice you don't mix oils in your Paint. Kool stuff!

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thanks Nick! I do sell my work, here is my website:richardmusgraveevans.com.au/ Cheers and happy painting 🎨👍😃

[@resistante8347]

Started working with knifes too.. its fun. Like the way you work, I‘m so much slower, realized by working this way, I see imidiately where to put the colours.. don’t have your virtuosity at all… 🎨

[@lynnefoulkes2212]

Richard, this is stunning, the colours make my heart sing! Can I ask you, what is the beautiful background music you play on your vids?

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thanks Lynne! It’s ’Falls’ by Keith Kenniff. Cheers 🎨👍

[@bartcharlow9807]

Richard, what a stunning landscape! Where was this place? Good lesson here. Thank you.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thanks Bart! Outback South Australia!!!

[@lisecardinal3879]

Very 👍 nice

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@artakka3690]

J'aime cette video

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Heureux que vous ayez apprécié, merci!

[@kathryntucker3701]

Hello Richard, Many thanks for your wonderful paintings and your generosity in sharing. I am so inspired by your beautiful work! I have taken up painting again in my retirement & have moved from water colour of Australian flora to water colour landscapes, to now very large acrylic landscapes. I’m about to start an acrylic using palette knives. Is this worth pursuing or should I go oils? I haven’t used oils since school days in the 60s! I would appreciate your advice. Once again, your work is magnificent and inspiring. Thank you so much.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thanks Kathryn! I find oils is better, because you can move the paint around, softening and hardening edges right up until the painting is finished! Happy knife painting :-)

[@AirArtStudiosOfficial]

Great work and presentation. Thank you. Great to see the outback as it’s so beautiful

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Cheers, it is a great and inspiring place!

[@AirArtStudiosOfficial]

RICHARD MUSGRAVE-EVANS it’s incredible!! The Kimberly’s❤️❤️ we are blessed

[@harryadams5651]

Possibly a discussion of how to get acrylics palette and paint surface and tripod all portable enough to hike to location. Love your truck trailer setup.... brilliant but have you any suggestions about more portable setups

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Haven't done that many acrylics in the past Harry. I specialise in large scale Plein Air, so portable scale is not something I've put much thought to! Cheers!!!

[@harryadams5651]

@@richardmusgrave-evans9886 thankyou I am enjoying your videos especially colour mixing, contast and cool v hot .particularly this one on different aspects of perspective

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

harry adams That’s great, glad I’m helping you 🎨🎨🎨

[@florislok]

“Playin’ with cah lah” 😊

[@bonefish78]

Wonderful work. Is your linen stretched or mounted on board. Thank you.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thanks Craig, Stretched!

[@darrylnelson1430]

I love working on Belgian linen, only issue is it is expensive. Also I am unsure about the acrylic primer, I always add another layer but also wonder if acrylic primers are as good as oil grounds long term.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

It is great stuff Darryl, I add plenty of primer myself!

[@SadrStar]

Thank you Richard for another pleasure of mine! I would like to ask: 1) Are you painting this time on an untinted canvas or is it tinted? 2) And how do you manage to get wonderful paintings without preliminary underpainting?

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Thanks Mate! I'm painting on clear primed Belgian. I guess I've had lots of practice over the years, so don't need an underpainting! Cheers Buddy!!!

[@SadrStar]

@@richardmusgrave-evans9886 Thank you Richard for the answer I expected from you! You are a cool professional! Learning from your videos, I also drew one rather large picture with a palette knife and brushes and it now hangs in the dining room.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

@@SadrStar Great! Happy Painting!!!

[@andreykantsarau2751]

Замечательно! Только тот, кто вырос на свободе, может показать столько воздуха на холсте! )

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Спасибо, очень ценится! Spasibo, ochen' tsenitsya!

[@josewilsondemacedo6176]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

You're welcome!

[@warrenpeace6864]

what kind of oil paints, where can we get them m8?

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

I paint with 500ml and one litre tins of Art Spectrum paint, an Australian brand. Art Spectrum paint and anything in stock can be purchased at a 10% DISCOUNT Storewide, with code 'RME' at checkout! www.artstoreonline.com.au/ Check it out Warren, might be worth it!

[@sheslop888]

That landscape is very much like Death Valley in the US.

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Really, cool!👍🎨

[@antoniomelendez3919]

What drives me crazy is when people see me complete one of my paintings let’s say takes me an hour they feel like I should not charge so much but then I ask them to try it themselves and of course they cannot do you get the same

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

True!

[@Petehcs100]

There is an old saying where a boiler engineer came to fix the system, he went down stairs and took out his hammer, knocked the system twice and the system jumped into life. The customer asked for a breakdown of the bill. He presented the bill and charged say £10 pounds for his time with the hammer and £50 for for knowing where to apply the impact. As an ex engineer we used to call the hammer a tapometer! Your art is huge amounts of skill, years of learning, a significant amount of cost in materials etc etc. On the open market, if it were that easy there would be many other artists selling the same style of work and you would struggle to get enough custom. But the fact is your style of work is rare. It is what it is! Its also not easy to get thsi style of ork printed with good effect either. We are only sad we cant afford to buy one for ourselves! We can at least be happy to watch you at work. Huge thanks for that. Keep on mate. Pete

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

@@Petehcs100 Hey thanks Pete! Fantastic complement!!! I really appreciate the feedback 🎨👍🧑‍🎨 Cheers!

[@MrSally182]

Ричард,какую музыку Вы используете?

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

«Водопад» Кит Кеннифф «Vodopad» Kit Kenniff

[@geoffreydawson5430]

Yum

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Hey thanks!!! :-)

[@fatimanunes3009]

Olá Richard, boa tarde 🇵🇹 Em €uros quanto custa o quadro e o transporte? Desconheço se tenho dinheiro 😊 para poder comprar! Grande abraço

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Ei, dê uma olhada no meu site! Envio Grátis!!!

[@user-yj2eg9yv8o]

Полотна не грунтуєте?

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Clear primer!

[@user-dh5jq8nk5w]

Небо удалось на славу

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

эй спасибо! Рад, что тебе понравилось, мне очень понравилось рисовать это небо! ey spasibo! Rad, chto tebe ponravilos', mne ochen' ponravilos' risovat' eto nebo!

[@irwintatyana9066]

@@richardmusgrave-evans9886 do you speak Russian also? amazing

[@giannicirulli6020]

Ma fai il pittore o il muratore ??

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

Divertente! Pittore

[@theresahoran4280]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@MrSally182]

Music?

[@richardmusgrave-evans9886]

'Falls by Keith Kenniff!