Live | Retouching this Painting | Morning the River / Step by Step Tutorial / JMLisondra

Welcome back to the studio! Join me LIVE on the easel for a highly educational, step-by-step session where we will be retouching and refining a landscape painting: "Morning by the River."

Knowing when a painting is truly finished—and how to fix the parts that feel "off"—is one of the most valuable skills an artist can develop. In this live broadcast, I am pulling a previously worked canvas back onto the easel to analyze what is working and what needs improvement. Together, we will look at how to adjust contrast, enhance the morning light, and correct structural details to give the piece a polished, professional finish.

Because this is a live, real-time tutorial, you will see exactly how to troubleshoot a painting without ruining your hard work. It's the perfect opportunity to learn about value control, glazing, and subtle detail work.

In this live retouching session, we will focus on:

Analyzing the Composition: Evaluating the painting with fresh eyes to identify flat areas, weak contrasts, or incorrect shadows.

Amplify the Morning Glow: Using thin translucent glazes of yellows and warm whites to simulate that crisp, early morning sunlight filtering through the trees.

Enhancing Water Reflections: Retouching the river surface to make the ripples crisper and the reflections of the sky and trees truer to life.

Sharpening Foreground Details: Adding fine-tuned textures to the riverbanks, rocks, and foliage using a liner brush and dry-brush techniques.

Live Q&A: Answering your specific questions about how to fix mistakes, adjust values, and know when your own paintings are officially "done."

Grab a painting of your own that you've been wanting to fix, set up your palette, and let's turn our challenges into beautiful solutions together!

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Acrylic Paint Colors:

Titanium white
Phthalo Blue / Ultramarine Blue / Primary Blue
Brilliant Red / Primary Red / Cadmium Red
Medium Yellow / Primary Yellow
Raw Umber / Burnt Umber / Burnt Sienna
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Brushes:

Number 12 Nylon Flat Brush (Long Handle)
Number 8 Nylon Flat Brush (Long Handle)
Number 7 Nylon Flat Brush (Short Handle)
Number 3 Nylon Flat Brush (Short Handle)
Number 0 Nylon Liner Brush or Round Brush
or No. 1, 00, 000 (Short Handle)
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How to Start Acrylic Painting:
- How to Make Canvas: https://youtu.be/YnHy3OAE9b0
- Basic Color Mixing Using 5 Limited Colors: https://youtu.be/uMxssCDdFoE
- 3 Ways to Blend Acrylic Paints: https://youtu.be/_LRaGew8axw
- How to Paint Lights and Shadows: https://youtu.be/CoSVkwsfHYs
- Color Mixing to Match the Reference: https://youtu.be/nueLUZxvxS8

How to Paint Trees:
https://youtu.be/O-xT1tGc7AM
https://youtu.be/x8jHGRmRVls
https://youtu.be/zKYD53mFD8w

How to Paint Flowers:
https://youtu.be/3BZBouEUEI4
https://youtu.be/6sP9hfA3GoI
https://youtu.be/TVGJXXCFD6E

How to Paint Mountains:
https://youtu.be/VulzRMBV2CA
https://youtu.be/1JXULQIm5Iw

Portrait Painting Tutorials:
- How to Paint Realistic Portrait: https://youtu.be/jRDeqLY2p8E
- How to Paint Realistic Eye: https://youtu.be/kAlDWoKg5DE
- How to Paint Realistic Lips: https://youtu.be/O6BTg31AtAU
- Portrait of Beautiful Lady Tutorial: https://youtu.be/4oL8q1yqxHo

Beach Painting Tutorials:
- How to Paint Realistic Beach with Crashing Waves: https://youtu.be/NtDf4_BLQp4
- How to Paint Tropical Beach: https://youtu.be/2YnmrEQVsXc
- How to Paint Moonlight over the Beach: https://youtu.be/qStcu8VpTmw

Houses, Cabins and Barns Acrylic Painting Tutorials:
- How to PaintItalian Villa and Flower Garden Painting Tutorial: https://youtu.be/SU0Av7_tcyE
- How to Paint Concrete Old Houses Near the Beach: https://youtu.be/PscMq6M0uow

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