Designing Strong Paintings from Photo References with Mike Hernandez

𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘇
Join Guest Host Lisa Skelly on Art School Live as she gives you free art instruction in digital painting with artist Mike Hernandez.

In this digital painting demo, learn how to transform your reference photos into stronger plein air and studio compositions. By painting directly over photos in Photoshop, you’ll discover how to make artistic adjustments that enhance value structure, color balance, composition, shape design, and overall mood. This calisthenic exercise helps you see beyond the photograph, training your eye to identify what truly matters in a painting. Watch step-by-step as the artist crops, refines, and reimagines photographic references to create more dynamic, expressive works. Whether you’re an oil, gouache, or digital painter, this session will sharpen your visual instincts and give you practical tools to elevate your creative process. Perfect for artists who want to use technology as a powerful aid for composition planning, tonal studies, and mood exploration.

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