The secret to getting paint to "break" on a mountain (beginner lesson)

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[@TallonC]

I don’t know why Kevin is so amused by this style of mountain painting but it’s amazing seeing him so animated.

[@RichardM1366]

Kevin you are one of the best artists that I have ever seen. This helps a beginner to have success right away!

[@jewv2231]

That’s a fantastic lesson! I totally get it. When the mountain is so far away, you naturally wouldn’t see the texture of the snow. Yes, in speckles and solids, but use your shading to make “texture.” I’m still using this style as I’m a beginner, and this video was wonderful, informative. Thank you, David!

[@florindasteinas6598]

Love the texture of the paint when using the palette knife. Thank you Kevin.

[@BlackCatKZ]

Thank you for the master-class. I love your landscapes, well done!

[@deborahross7903]

Thank you for your instructional videos. You’ve given me so many useful tips as a new painter and you keep me inspired!

[@joeybuttafucko3402]

Thanks for the tip! Can't wait to try it.

[@nint2]

Kevin, OMG! I've learnt so so so much from your paintings. Thank you thank you.

[@baddnerves3321]

Thanks for the tutorial! Very helpful

[@borisortizperez6270]

Thank you so much. Have a good day

[@lydiabell6218]

Amazing!! Thank you, will try it today!!!

[@cathyrozon1786]

I so enjoy your videos they have helped me so much and I have been painting for a while, but you can always pick up new techniques. Keep up the good work

[@ilearntoplaypiano2821]

Kevin, you are great 😍

[@anlerden4851]

I love your art works and videos so much Dear Kevin.🥰😍🤗

[@riekeltbarends]

One of the best Mountain scènes 🤩🤩🤩

[@tanyatinker-scholz496]

This is fabulous for where I’m at in my beginning painting! Thanks😱

[@annalintner2165]

Wow!!!! So beautiful 😮

[@keithbrown726]

i’ve watched kevin when he very started painting. when he was just a little rascal. then had the opportunity to meet him in clarksville tennessee at the cracker barrel with his beautiful family. he’s been nothing but a great and kind family. i’ve watched him develop into a number one painter in the country.

[@michelleh.188]

THANK YOU FOR THIS BEGINNER LESSON!

[@windowstoheavenart994]

Love it! Great video, great demonstration and teaching. Thanks Kevin!

[@JeHaVe]

I'm not a painter at all, but I just like what I see. And I notice your voice, which, in a certain way, sounds very calming.

[@scetchport]

It works, it really works. Thanks again. You're amazing.

[@renamaemcdonald2075]

Thanks for sharing this great tip!👍

[@steveb3881]

Excellent tip! I like the way you have refined this technique. Thanks.

[@borisortizperez6270]

So natural mountain in snow. Very beautifull.

[@noreensanober8657]

Your paintings are awesome 👍

[@hughtempleton8640]

Fantastic mountain kevin ❤

[@thomasbelichick3297]

I'd like to see a video about painting mountains but with an advanced style. I mean, if this way of painting mountains is for beginners, what is the advanced method?

[@1521pinkprincess]

Thank you so much ❤

[@jamescoates8658]

Thanks so much for this tip!

[@tazstidson4231]

.... Get on Kevin, that was Awesome and I intend to give it ago, thank you... Lv. From the UK. 💜😍

[@johnsneedjr9445]

I tried this technique and it did work.

[@sweethomes674]

Excellent techniques 😊

[@margaretbutters6181]

thankyou very informative

[@srkahangover]

I love your painting and work so sweet❤

[@susannaraubenheimer6174]

Amazing! Thank you

[@carmenhelm6764]

Einfach nur genial, um weitere Bilder und Videos Danke!😅

[@pamelabritton1230]

Wonderful!!

[@impeached]

per usual, your videos are excellent..

[@edcarroll6465]

Really good tip thank you.

[@roxammon5858]

This should have been taught at art class at school. Only now am i feeling inspired to pick up my brushes again.

[@swapneelswami7925]

Really nice beginner friendly tip video on how to paint mountain with pallet knife. If at all possible make a mountain that is master lavel with 4, 5 or 6 colors. It'll be fun too ❤

[@SteffenVadla]

Very nice painting!

[@sabahempire2081]

Nice ❤

[@asmamalhiart]

Thanks.

[@manr2023]

Kevin, I like your ways of oilpainting works. Sometime I see your lessons. I am a self-learned painter. I shall send you some of my works if you allow. Best wishes.

[@michaelsullivan1262]

I really don’t understand the no texture thing. To me, that is what’s cool about this style/method of painting.

[@rivers10151]

That clumpy snow looks bad, you don’t want texture in the background

[@Morgane.de.Back25]

If you have thick texture on the background, it will come to much forward and it may kill your whole perspective. You can have texture in the background, but it has to be thinner than the foreground ( in ordre to paint realistically of course). If you have a little texture in the background, you must have thicker texture in the foreground. Kevin explained: it ' ll be weird to have a thick mountain and a flat three in front of it

[@timmythomas4273]

​@Chris-nm2vg very true

[@eangelillo]

Yeah, not explained well. He means no brushstrokes, or whatever the equivalent is with a pallet knive. Visually there’s tons of texture, so confusing. You don’t want to see the marks of the pallet knife.

[@veselinpopovic9571]

You are right , ! supak glumi nesto , ogavni papak !

[@sterlingwestart]

Great tips

[@ljstearns1]

Good tip 👍

[@finleybonarriba4141]

Thank you......😎......

[@tripledstickers]

Man, finally I found you in a new video.

[@eduardosuarez4239]

Muy buena tu técnica de pintar....🇲🇽🇲🇽.....

[@sohastar4206]

thanks very much🙂

[@c.maclairm-s7973]

Can u do a tutorial on painting rocky cliffs/mountains/surfaces with acylic paint pls

[@c.maclairm-s7973]

Kevin, can u please do an icelandic painting with northen lights. A lot of us would love to see that

[@kathleensimons7062]

Kevin, can this be done with acrylic paint?

[@A_Fallen_Apple]

Kevin do u add water to your acrylics before u paint?

[@mostafamxs8554]

that cool

[@Dedgyblazer]

babe, wake up - new Kevin Hill tutorial dropped

[@evelyneleizour6644]

Très beau !!🌸🇫🇷 Can you give the name of grec colors used please ? Thank you🌸🇫🇷

[@user-ml7th8ll7s]

Браво. Спасибо

[@leonardoholanda2250]

Show de bola 👏

[@elizabethreems187]

I like it

[@lrb3989]

What a great hint using a shop rag . Every time I do a mountain it is like mixing mud because I have too much paint on the mountain

[@froneamioara720]

Stupendo

[@A_Fallen_Apple]

Kevin i learn my first mountain from u. But my mountain still cannot make it. I will try harder

[@joliver81]

Just getting back into painting and not as good as I was, wasn’t very good then, I kept overloading canvas with paint and couldn’t get paint break affect to work, scraped off and retried, never considered a napkin, simple, I like it. I would take my canvas and stick it outside to make paint cold, then bring it inside, that actually helped a lot. This is much simpler though.

[@Nickybelladuest]

I like the texture style painting. Do u think it’s okay to put texture on the landscapes? Since mountain is no texture.

[@dragonsfreelance]

kooooooollll,,, great skill..... 🍾

[@John-rk2bl]

8:38 had me laughing so much easier! and that smilet just lol

[@caaront]

I made a mountain painting with the cake icing mountains and gifted it to my maw-in-law lol.

[@Dedgyblazer]

Where can we see the finished painting? Just curious

[@aaroncombsoutdoors5739]

did you mix some liquid white with your white paint before applying some of your snow?

[@bbryan88]

What is your audio setup? You sound amazing.

[@NicolasConnault]

I'm watching this video, then glancing at the still-fresh mountain landscape next to me, with a thick layer of titanium white taunting me to scrape it off :D

[@stephteeter4966]

what is the 'clear gel' that you coat the canvas with?

[@Wendalster]

So helpful cause I know how oily it can get to use oil pastels can get!

[@marekp.4369]

👏

[@christianquarrell3283]

What pallete knife brand do you use?.

[@TehZach1993]

Pretty sure he has his own brand of brushes/knife.

[@harshvardhanarts3924]

❤️❤️

[@shubhamdubey2277]

❤️❤️❤️

[@gultekingorgun5338]

Muhteşem anlattınız 👏👏Karlı dağların tuvale nasıl yapıldığını ancak videonun başında kullandığınız akrilik boyaları isimleriyle tanıtırsanız daha eğitici olur.Teşekkür ediyorum saygılarımla

[@milesawaycapalaran2341]

Why don't you like those thick textures? It is a sign of originality.

[@alexashkinazi8035]

Thumbs up

[@ailkh1546]

جميل ورائع جدا

[@brentjohnston107]

What are you use,ing Is that a paper towelling to wipe up dry the excess paint.I never seen that done but you do have a nice touch there. For 42 years I am still learning

[@KevinOilPainting]

Shop towel. Available at hardware stores or car part shops and also online. If you would rather, you can also use paint rags that you get at the hardware store. Don't use paper towels because they will fall apart into the paint almost instantly.

[@artfuljune6667]

Kevin again I thank you@ Love watching you. Do you also paint with acrylics?

[@antoniomaisano6205]

Bravoo la montagna sembra VERA CIAO MARISA

[@j.pedrorocha2573]

To paint mountains can i use a palette knife with acrylics ?

[@KevinOilPainting]

You can. I have done it years ago (not for a video) I remember it working out just fine. However, the thinner paint on the palette knife is a little less forgiving. But having a dry background (because acrylics dry so fast) is nice.

[@sashiyadav8914]

Your penting very good

[@Spawned-in60]

Okay, back to ‘Still Waters’ for a re-do! 😊

[@fashionforwardmom]

Kevin does this work with acrylics too?

[@KevinOilPainting]

It will work for acrylic too. Just allow the mountain base to dry before adding the highlight.

[@robertsparks7244]

Question will this work for acrylic paint

[@KevinOilPainting]

It should work in acrylic also. You will have to be more careful as you apply the highlight because the thinner acrylic paint won't "break" as easily as the thick oils.

[@debrastough5407]

Hi! Do you teach classes on line? If so, will you send info to me? With cost and whatever else that I might need to know. Thanks!

[@KevinOilPainting]

Right now I don't teach classes online. However, I do live stream paintings over on Patreon www.patreon.com/paintwithkevin

[@artfuljune6667]

Kevin, love your lesson!!!!! And your way of traching!

[@josepha.cirullisr.5096]

Wonderful tip. No more .mud

[@ThankYou-bn6bp]

Hi Kevin, if I become a full access patron, do I get access to your DVDs or are they separate purchases?

[@KevinOilPainting]

The DVDs are still separate on the website and I will continue to make new DVD (or digital download) lessons as well as patreon. Really not trying to replace the DVDs, just wanted a place to offer different stuff, such as the live streams.

[@anmoltuladhar2570]

What a husky voice...hehehe😂... but masterstroke...

[@tomstclair961]

Yes !! The shop towels are the blankets from God😅😅😅😅 Lordy -B- if I told you my struggle with always to much paint. Especially in the back ground and skies. OMG. Horrible ! I figured there's no detail that far away so everything has to gradualy increase the closer you come into the foreground.. .. The illusion of depth .. So cool to play with. So I started painting in my brothers auto repair shop after hours. So now I'm having that mud mixing issue. I never though of wiping it off . But I would of grabbed cheap ones. 😅😅. So now I see what your using. Blue no dust or lint left behind.. I asked my brother and he uses them for that reason. When he's building a brand new motor for a car .It needs to be spotless and no dust or dirt. Those blue towels are made for that purpose.. nothing left behind. So the whole time I'm fighting with it, the answer was in arms reach and didn't give it a thought. 😅😅 So thank you for figuring it out and sharing.

[@zakichan5594]

Just started painting😂.. and this looks not beginner to me

[@sergiocuadras7170]

🦊👏👏👏👏👏

[@kanchangupta2038]

I always go wrong 😅