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Rocks, Cliffs & Ledges

🏔️ The American West offers no shortage of majestic ridges—but capturing them with excitement? That’s the real challenge.
In this four-demo course, Brandon Gonzales teaches you how to breathe life and energy into rocky ledges, cliffs, and distant ridgelines—so your landscapes feel as powerful as the views themselves.


You’ll learn how to:
🎨 Use value shifts and edgework to define space
🌄 Add vibrancy and movement to static forms
💡 Avoid flatness and dullness in repetitive terrain
🧠 Think critically about design, rhythm, and storytelling in your compositions


If you've ever stared at a sprawling mountain range and wondered how to make it pop, this is the course for you. 🕒 Runtime: 4+ hours

  • Brandon Gonzales

    Instructor

  • Advanced

    Difficulty
Meet your instructor

Brandon Gonzales

After graduating from Art Center College of Design, Brandon has spent 10 years working as a matte painter and concept artist in the entertainment industry. His unique artistic background has helped him develop a sharp eye for detail, evident in his expressive brush strokes and the accurate, yet stunning colors of his more recent traditional paintings. His years working as a matte painter has nurtured an uncommon ability to see complexities and nuances around him. This ability coupled with his painterly style results in an uncommon freshness and energy. 

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