Friday Live Painting Session: How to get better at painting edges

[@sherrierichard2848]

The best demo of what soft edges are I have ever seen! THANK YOU ❤

[@kathleenlairscey5934]

Great video, thank you for explaining and demonstrating!

[@reuvenmagnes2540]

What I like about this painting is the amount of atmosphere that you introduced by softening the edges and adding high contrast to the background

[@oscarbarrios6726]

Paul, this is one of the most didactic demonstrations about how to create edges in connection with values. You are the master of value, thank you for the great lesson.

[@markmace1824]

Absolutely man! I am an artist, manly, landscape painter, but I do these still lives from time to time and yes, yeah, lots to take away from this. Thank you so much Mark from New York. Painting since 1999 and still learning. ✌️👍🇺🇸

[@PaulFoxton]

Always learning, yes

[@2gooddrifters]

Thankyou. A wonderful example of the power of edges.

[@ESowash]

❤ it, I’m motivated! Many great insights. Thank you for this tutorial.

[@toriadroy]

This technical instruction has been incredibly useful. A massive light bulb moment. Thank you so much.

[@PaulFoxton]

Wonderful, thank you!

[@sherrierichard2848]

Massive! I concur!

[@AidaAbernthy]

I understand now how edges can be so important. Thank you Paul! Aida from Wilson NC USA and originally from Mexico City!

[@PaulFoxton]

Absolutely. I think edges aren't given nearly enough emphasis.

[@JanetShute]

I have learned so much from your painting videos. Thank you for all your lessons.

[@coleenabraham1103]

I struggle with too many hard edges! Thank you for this!!!

[@PaulFoxton]

You're very welcome! Glad it helped.

[@franceslazu1784]

Awesome tutorial and beautiful painting ❤

[@PaulFoxton]

Thank you!

[@astridtermaat3854]

Learned a lot! Thanks for sharing

[@chantalfernandez2217]

Bonjour oui les valeurs sont à la base d’une bonne lecture,les valeurs en couleurs c’est plus compliqué.

[@chantalfernandez2217]

Couleur valeur, créer là même valeur avec 2 ou 3 couleurs différentes. C’est mon défi aujourd’hui.

[@PaulFoxton]

@@chantalfernandez2217 très bon défi

[@warpaint2361]

Thank you 🙏

[@brain1fluff]

That was great, thank you. Just a quick question, because you've softened all the edges, would you then go into the background and soften all the brush strokes there as well?

[@PaulFoxton]

No, I like the texture of the brush strokes, it gives the painting more life. On paintings of more than one session, I sand and scrape the first layer back and paint over it, so that some of it still shows through. Texture is life!

[@ThomasE_1180]

Can you tell me which value scale you’re using? Thank you!

[@pedro_candelaria]

If I'm not mistaken, it's the Munsell Value Scale

[@PaulFoxton]

The Paul Centore Munsell value scale, $10 off ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/223003792036

[@ThomasE_1180]

Thank you! A wonderful demo and narration. I’ll look for more future videos !!