My Favorite Place — Studying Light and Color from Reference

In this tutorial, I paint My Favorite Place from start to finish, focusing on how I use reference images to study light and color.

I explain how I analyze references, extract useful ideas, and translate them into a stylized painting rather than copying them literally. The session covers how reference informs lighting decisions, color relationships, and overall mood.

This is a full, uninterrupted painting process with voice-over, including adjustments and course corrections along the way.

Includes

• Full process video with voice-over
• Layered PSD file
• Custom brushes used in the painting