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Joining References

🖼️ When a single reference photo doesn’t capture the full story, why settle for less? In this 3+ hour demo, Mostafa Keyhani shows how to blend multiple references—real or imagined—to create a cohesive, expressive scene. Watch as he transforms a Chinese market into a painterly composition, guided by intuition, light, and mood.

You’ll learn how to:
🎨 Combine disparate references into a unified painting without losing authenticity
🧠 Let your imagination lead the design, not just the reference
💡 Use light, color, and brushwork to stitch together elements into a cohesive whole
🖌️ Apply thick, sculptural paint and spontaneous brushwork to build atmosphere and energy

Ideal for artists who want to move beyond literal copying and make their references serve their vision. 🕒 Runtime: 3+ hours

  • Mostafa Keyhani

    Instructor

  • Advanced

    Difficulty
Meet your instructor

Mostafa Keyhani

Mostafa's work is essentially in be field of modern impressionism. Light plays an important role in his work, as well as movement of colors. His work is about capturing the essence of certain light through effortless brush strokes and movements. He is known for his use of thick sculptural paint and strong, spontaneous brush work.
He continues to work with subject matters that best capture the essence of abstract or modern Impressionism.

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