#1 Alla Prima Painting Challenge
Grab your brushes and a cup of tea — it’s painting challenge time!
In this episode of Smerdon Toast, Australian artists Seabastion Toast and Anne Smerdon go head-to-head in a Alla Prima painting challenge. We dive into:
the benefits of painting wet on wet, alla prima style,
why it’s an essential exercise for both beginners and experienced artists,
and how it can improve your painting techniques fast.
👉 Follow along as we share our results, what we struggled with, what we learned, and how painting wet on wet transformed our approach to making art.
Spoiler alert: The results were life changing.
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🖌️ About Smerdon Toast: Smerdon Toast is a YouTube and podcast series created by Australian painters Anne Smerdon and Seabastion Toast. Each episode, we challenge each other with a different art challenge designed to push our painting skills and stretch our creative muscles. From painting competitions and timed painting sessions to unusual art topics, we invite you to join us for a deep dive into the world of contemporary art-making. Artists, budding artists, and art collectors — this one’s for you. Learn new painting tips, discover behind-the-scenes art studio practices, and gain insight into how art gets made.
🎨 Want to join the challenge? Share your work using #smerdontoast on Instagram, Tiktok or YouTube — we’d love to see it!
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