Sight-Size in Plein Air Painting

This is a video from a series I’ve been doing trying to demonstrate single ideas on painting using short films. I thought it was useful to post it now seeing as the landscape season is in full swing and all.

(Cool fact: the video was edited on a Dell mini 10v while sitting in a meadow).

9 comments

  1. I would have thought you’d use your GH1 for the video! Nice vid though, Im still a bit hesitant in using sight size for landscape painting. Dont you find it limits your personal design choices?

    Cheers TIm

    • It’s just a tool really, but you’re correct that some large views are hard to fit on small panels.
      If there is a view that fits into a small field of vision though I don’t find it limiting. You can move things around for the design you want, with or without sight-size.

      (The video was shot with the GH1, but edited in HD on a dirt cheap netbook that can’t even play HD video, that’s why I mentioned it).

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