Journaling With Nature

Episode 25: Bill Singleton – Tools, techniques & technology


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Bill is an artist and nature journaler living in Tucson, Arizona. He blends traditional and digital art techniques to create a unique process and style that utilises the best of both forms of art. In this interview Bill speaks in detail about his art practice - the tools, techniques and also the technology that he uses to create his work. 

Listen to hear more about:

  • How Bill came to nature journaling. 
  • How setting a one-hour limitation helps Bill focus on his journal pages and capture the essence of his subject without getting too lost in detail.
  • Toned paper and why Bill loves to use it.
  • The benefits of gouache vs acrylic vs acrylic-gouache.
  • Using warm and cool highlights and shadows to increase realism and three-dimensionality of a piece.
  • The benefits of a limited palette for creating colour harmony.
  • How Bill switches between digital and traditional painting to make the best of each of these tools.
  • Bill’s latest nature journal discoveries. 


Find out more about Bill on his website billsingleton.com and on Instagram and YouTube.

You can learn directly from Bill on SkillShare by following this link.  

To find Bill’s blog post for International Nature Journaling Week click here

 

Thanks for listening!

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