Acrylic Medium, 12x24 Gallery Wrap canvas. Jerry reviews this painting's African theme focusing on the magnificent African elephants. This episode primarily includes underpainting and blocking. Starting with a grayed canvas, Jerry uses the #12 bristle brush to block in simple horizon for the sunset of the sky. Next Jerry discusses a key element of composition: balance. Next Jerry begins process of adding values with emphasis on scrubbing and blending to create nice movements and soft edges that flow smoothly. Now with the #6 bristle brush, he illustrates creating transitional values.
