Let's go!

Write your awesome label here.

Write your awesome label here.

Write your awesome label here.

Write your awesome label here.

Santa Barbara Sunset

🌅 Master the luminous beauty of a sunset in this 6+ hour demo with Dan Schultz. Using a breathtaking Santa Barbara sunset as inspiration, Dan guides you through high-key painting techniques, subtle color relationships, and thoughtful compositional choices.

You’ll learn how to:

🖌️ Build a harmonious composition by using middle tones for your darkest values
🎨 Layer colors over an initial pink wash to create depth, glow, and color harmony
🌟 Capture the soft, radiant light of a sunset with careful attention to color relationships
📐 Use image cropping and compositional strategies to guide the viewer’s eye and enhance visual impact


Perfect for artists of all levels who want to deepen their understanding of high-key painting, learn delicate color techniques, and create luminous, emotionally compelling works. 🕒 Runtime: 6+ hours


Want to keep learning with Dan? Check out his full course library!

  • Dan Schultz

    Instructor

  • Advanced

    Difficulty
Meet your instructor

Dan Schultz

With a background in commercial art, Dan has taken influence from many of the golden-age illustrators as well as from classical realism and impressionism. He believes that beauty is of great importance to the human soul and that God uses the beauty of His creation to communicate with humanity. 
Dan grew up in a small town in eastern New Mexico which provided little exposure to the world of art, galleries or museums. After graduating from college with a few years of graphic design work, Dan discovered Cottonwood Art Academy in Colorado Springs where he first met artists who were making their livings painting for galleries. He was invited to join the teaching faculty as the youngest instructor. Pursuing a career in fine art then became his goal and full-time career since 2005.

More Courses by Dan

Try these next