• How to prepare to paint a sunset
• The one color you MUST have to capture a sunset
• A way to focus and likely enter that coveted FLOW state and just paint
• Why a flashlight is necessary to a well-finished painting
• The entire palette is ONLY these 16 colors
• THIS type of brush is critical to getting the right effect
• THESE are the 7 steps you MUST complete in 30 minutes to capture a sunset
• You will need THIS type of light for your easel (yep, it’s going to get dark!)
• Why there is a “studio side” to every great sunset painted en plein air
• Why work on the ground plane is critical to the believability of your painting
• Drawing and THIS step will speed up your process
• The key to sky and cloud gradations finally explained AND demonstrated
• Final adjustments made with THIS in mind
• How to add artificial lights to your scene
• Why a muted or hazy sky is amazing, and how to paint it
• How to recognize the subtle color changes during a sunset
• The BIG secret – Carl’s “Sunset Sequence” for perfectly capturing the magic of a sunset

Carl Bretzke: NOCTURNES - Painting the Night

Now, pair THAT with what he’s teaching in his popular Nocturnes: Painting the Night course:

• The “Six-Step System” to creating successful nocturnes
• How to paint nighttime lit and shadowy snow
• Tricks to painting realistic reflections
• How to apply paint in illuminated areas so you can avoid “mud” colors
• How to literally “see” in the dark and make better color choices
• The magic of “color shifting” and how to improve your prismatic color painting skills
• The best tools to help you create glowing effects more easily
• Light source positioning tips (vital lesson)
• Painting intriguing “whiteless” white for extra effect
• How to make a local color change when in light vs. when in shadow
• The little-known trick to enhancing the reality of the painting
• The secrets to atmospheric color blending
• The quickest and easiest way to choose great nocturne subjects

It’s the complete package from a major artist.