Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
This will change everything!!! Learn how to recognise gradations in the world, and how pervasive they are to your painting practise. To paint realistically is to master gradations!
In this video Mark will show you how to do some easy gradation exercises the you can use regularly to help improve your paintings going forward, and as a warm up when you “don’t know what to paint”. Practising gradations regularly will have you painting like a pro in no time.
And, Mark demonstrates how you can make a simple, compelling painting using a gradation with just a few details over the top.
Don’t miss this - it is one skill that will change everything!
Materials needed for this video:
Atelier Interactive Artists Acrylics:
Titanium White
Burnt Umber
French Ultramarine Blue
Pthalo Blue
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Cadmium Yellow Light
Forest Green
Dioxazine Purple
Synthetic Flat brushes - 6,12 (size relates to mm across the bristles)
Ruler
Pencil
Spare canvas
00:00 - What is the number one skill you need?
00:29 - What is a gradation and where are they found?
01:07 - The importance of gradations
02:08 - How gradations work in a painting
03:02 - Texture in gradations
03:52 - Gradation exercises - rectangles
14:50 - Gradation exercises - spheres
24:33 - Let’s make a simple, powerful painting
Join this channel to get access to perks:
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For more great acrylic painting tips, techniques and tutorials to improve your painting processes, make sure you check out Mark's tutorial website at:
explore-acrylic-painting.com
For Mark's tutorial products including his Beachscapes Paint Recipe Book, downloadable and streamable DVDs on painting water and waves, painting "start to finish" downloadable tutorials (the V-Logs) and ebooklets, go to his shop here:
explore-acrylic-painting.com/shop.html
Want to look at Mark's available works? For limited edition prints and original paintings go to his art website at https://www.markwaller.com.au
In 2016 artist Mark Waller experienced a profound spiritual awakening driven by a near death experience. Having never really written before, he was suddenly and completely compelled to record his story by a force outside his experience and understanding.
His compelling journey of discovering universal “truths”, revelling in the divine mundane and the shocking reality of living with cancer is truly emotive, enlightening and poignant.
To order Mark's book "It's All About The Light": https://www.markwaller.com.au/mark-waller-books/its-all-about-the-light/its-all-about-the-light-shipping-now
For more info on upcoming workshops (or digital one-on-one lessons), go to:
explore-acrylic-painting.com/workshops.html
Mark uses Atelier Free Flow Artists Acrylics and Atelier Interactive Artists Acrylics by Chroma Australia.
Mark uses Micador for Artists Future and series 1300 brushes (amongst others, usually whatever is within reach). Micador is a fantastic Aussie company doing their best for the environment. For more info on their sustainability efforts see https://micador.com.au/green_earth
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This will change everything!!! Learn how to recognise gradations in the world, and how pervasive they are to your painting practise. To paint realistically is to master gradations!
In this video Mark will show you how to do some easy gradation exercises the you can use regularly to help improve your paintings going forward, and as a warm up when you “don’t know what to paint”. Practising gradations regularly will have you painting like a pro in no time.
And, Mark demonstrates how you can make a simple, compelling painting using a gradation with just a few details over the top.
Don’t miss this - it is one skill that will change everything!
Materials needed for this video:
Atelier Interactive Artists Acrylics:
Titanium White
Burnt Umber
French Ultramarine Blue
Pthalo Blue
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Cadmium Yellow Light
Forest Green
Dioxazine Purple
Synthetic Flat brushes - 6,12 (size relates to mm across the bristles)
Ruler
Pencil
Spare canvas
00:00 - What is the number one skill you need?
00:29 - What is a gradation and where are they found?
01:07 - The importance of gradations
02:08 - How gradations work in a painting
03:02 - Texture in gradations
03:52 - Gradation exercises - rectangles
14:50 - Gradation exercises - spheres
24:33 - Let’s make a simple, powerful painting
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCIzzJZa8_Obui-WGHgdUnng/join
For more great acrylic painting tips, techniques and tutorials to improve your painting processes, make sure you check out Mark's tutorial website at:
explore-acrylic-painting.com
For Mark's tutorial products including his Beachscapes Paint Recipe Book, downloadable and streamable DVDs on painting water and waves, painting "start to finish" downloadable tutorials (the V-Logs) and ebooklets, go to his shop here:
explore-acrylic-painting.com/shop.html
Want to look at Mark's available works? For limited edition prints and original paintings go to his art website at https://www.markwaller.com.au
In 2016 artist Mark Waller experienced a profound spiritual awakening driven by a near death experience. Having never really written before, he was suddenly and completely compelled to record his story by a force outside his experience and understanding.
His compelling journey of discovering universal “truths”, revelling in the divine mundane and the shocking reality of living with cancer is truly emotive, enlightening and poignant.
To order Mark's book "It's All About The Light": https://www.markwaller.com.au/mark-waller-books/its-all-about-the-light/its-all-about-the-light-shipping-now
For more info on upcoming workshops (or digital one-on-one lessons), go to:
explore-acrylic-painting.com/workshops.html
Mark uses Atelier Free Flow Artists Acrylics and Atelier Interactive Artists Acrylics by Chroma Australia.
Mark uses Micador for Artists Future and series 1300 brushes (amongst others, usually whatever is within reach). Micador is a fantastic Aussie company doing their best for the environment. For more info on their sustainability efforts see https://micador.com.au/green_earth
Thanks so much for watching! Make sure your subscribed for more videos, and hit that notification bell to get all the latest clips :D
Annnnnd, check out our stories via mobile or tablet too!
Facebook:
facebook.com/exploreacrylicpaintingcom
facebook.com/MarkWallerArtist
Instagram:
instagram.com/explore.acrylic.painting
Tikky Tokky:
tiktok.com/@explore.acrylics
