Maggie shows you how to create an underpainting road map of values and temperatures that will lead to a beautiful final painting, strong in value structure and flooded with sunlight.Follow along as she paints a landscape filled with light and shadow, from initial composition, to underpainting, to layers of local color, instructing how to achieve a vibrant finished result at every step of the painting process.Running time: 100 minutes
Follow along with Deborah Secor as she shows you how to get started with pastel the easy way. You will learn basic strokes, as well as how to use tools such as shapers, erasers, blenders and reference photographs. You will finish by completing a landscape painting while gaining valuable information on colour, value, shapes, composition, perspective, layering colours, details and finishing. Follow along with the author as she demonstrates her techniques step by step. Get behind-the-scenes insights with a one-on-one interview 60 minutes of premiere art instruction.Running time: 60 minutes
In this video workshop you will learn to paint in watercolor with Mark Willenbrink, even if youve never picked up a brush. Youll discover what type of paper and paint to use, how to prepare the painting surface and the basics of brushes. Follow along step by step as Mark creates two complete paintings using two key watercolor techniques - wet-into-wet and dry-into-dry.Running time: 55 minutes
Follow along with Nita and youll learn how to create harmonious color wheels so you can use color with confidence! Shell walk you through and share her approach so you can find a winning strategy to make color selection, color mixing and color composition easy, fun and uniquely you!Running time: 61 minutes
Follow along as Joy demonstrates drawing a full figure, from setting up the model to final drawing details and adding limited color. Joy teaches with an emphasis on composition, proportion, gesture and mood, while portraying clothing, surroundings and adding limited colour.Running time: 107 minutes
Carrie will show you how to draw a realistic face step-by-step as she guides you through several demonstrations of a variety of facial features.After learning how to measure and draw accurate proportions, chapters are broken down into individual features (eyes, nose, mouth, head shapes). Youll finish up with lessons on how to shade and draw hair. Carries friendly instruction and helpful tips will give you the skills you need to draw your own favorite faces. Running time: 100 minutes
Alvaro Castagnet is a highly respected watercolour artist with an international reputation. His paintings capture the essence of his subjects with passion, boldness and elegance. In this film he travels to Antwerp and selects a range of subjects which include street views, a caf interior, inside the railway station and one of the oldest bars in Antwerp painted at night.Duration: 90 minsFormat: English, PAL
Follow along with M. Katherine Hurley as she shares her process for creating energy-filled value studies using black pastel and erasers. Her process of construction and deconstruction captures the soul and energy of the landscape. This process is not only intriguing and fun, but a great diagnostic tool, too.Running time: 71 minutes
Discover first hand the creation of a portrait drawing with this DVD. Working from a live model andusing graphite and white chalk on toned paper, Costa demonstrates how to capture effects of lightand shadow on a portrait. It includes a thorough examination of anatomical features and in-depthexplanation on using plumb lines and apex points to lay in shapes.
This is drawing at its most natural, both in the exquisite colour range and the creative potential of this unique pencil. Drawing has an extra wide, creamy textured core which produces a beautifully soft, velvety finish. It is the perfect medium for wildlife and nature studies, and is seen by many artists as the ideal pencil to draw fur & feather. It is also ideal for rich subtle landscapes and deep thoughtful portraits. This pack of six contains the following colours: Brown Ochre, Sepia Red, Sanguine, Chocolate, Ivory Black and Chinese White.
This DVD takes viewers into the studio and through the creation of a peaceful impressionistic landscape painting in oil. Learn the secrets behind Hurleys luminous landscapes as she describes how she selects her palette, blocks in a vivid underpainting, and paints with bold blocks of colour to convey the essence of a pastoral scene. It includes choosing colours, preparing the canvas, choosing mediums, blocking in the shapes and finishing the work.Running time - 85 mins.
Special offer - a boxed set containing 2 DVDs:Coastal Adventures in WatercolourFilmed along the stunning coastline of Pembrokeshire, David combines the basics of watercolour with techniques for the more difficult subjects such as skies, boats, rocks, buildings and figures. Painting and sketching a variety of subjects both on shore and afloat, he shows us how to capture the character and mood of a place. Back in the studio, he paints two full paintings from these sketches.Travelling Adventures in WatercolourFilmed in the spectacular scenery of Andalucia in Southern Spain, David gives practical advice for those painting away from home. He moves off the beaten track, travelling from the magnificent Alpujarras mountains to the stunning gorge at Ronda and the coast, where he sketches and paints mountain villages, castles, farms, plants, animals and a harbour.Duration: 2 x 60 mins Format: English, PAL DVD
In this workshop, Maggie shows you how to effectively use photos references to create paintings that go beyond copying a photo to lively, lifelike art.Follow along as she completes a pastel landscape from start to finish, demonstrating not only the painting techniques, but how your photos can best portray your subjects. Youll also see how to overcome typical photographical flaws(such as issues with value, color, perspective and clutter) so you can learn to use your favorite photos to create beautiful paintings.
Pastel artist and teacher Deborah Secor explains some simple rules that will help you paint beautiful outdoor shadows. Learn how to compose shadow shapes, see the color inside a shadow, deal with photographic limitations and more. And then, follow along as the artist puts these pointers into practice in her painting of a beautiful pyracanthra vine and its shadows on an outdoor wall. Running time 60 minutes.
Two Workshops for One PriceRenowned painter Sharon Sprung imparts incomparable lessons in creating the illusion of life. Working with a light box, she explains how light illumines form; she defines basic terms like mid-tone, highlight, cast shadow, etc, as well as chroma, value, temperature, and hue. Showing you how to see in values, she imparts helpful tips so that you can readily translate value into color. Setting out her palette, Sprung then describes the properties of each color. Finally, she shows you exactly how she mixes colors in order to create a vast range of lifelike flesh tones.Building on the previous lesson on value and color, Sharon Sprung explains how different brushes are useful for creating lifelike effects. Working with light and shadow, she shows you how to paint an eye, nose, and mouth.Pointing to a painting in process, she explains how she puts all these elements together. Finally, she turns her attention to a finished painting and analyzes the relationships between light and form, value and color.Runtime 78 Minutes
Lee demonstrates how to achieve lifelike portraits through smooth blending and gradual tonal changes. She shows you how to create subtle gradation changes and shading of a sphere for more realism in your drawings. Learn what tools to use and how to get the best results from them.Running time: 90 minutes
In this workshop, Julie helps you understand how water works and how to capture the feeling of water through a variety of useful techniques so that you can create fresh paintings full of energy and movement.By the end of this video, youll not only understand the way water flows intellectually, but you will be able to portray the feeling of water, whether it be splashes and frothy churning water, rivulets of water cascading between rocks, or reflections in quiet, still water. Running time: 91 minutes
Lee gives you a great start in learning to paint animals with this detailed, step-by-step dog portrait. Youll learn various techniques for applying paint, which colors to use and how to achieve realistic results. As you follow along, youll pick up great methods for painting fur, eyes, noses that you can apply to your future animal paintings.Running time: 79 minutes.
In this workshop Mark demonstrates the versatility of acrylics by painting thin and thick, matte and shiny, smooth and textural.Using reference photos and a full value range to create high contrasts, he guides you step by step to create a dramatic iris painting. Running time: 87 minutes
Learn to use two completely different approaches to painting lifelike textures with colored pencil in this workshop. Gary begins with the basics: pencil choices, sharpening and strokework. He then demonstrates two complete start-to-finish paintings--layering circular strokes on a smooth toothy paper to paint glass bottles; and underpainting and layering linear strokes on cold-pressed watercolor paper to paint a donkey.Running time: 93 minutes
Peter Wilemans paintings are full of colour and light and an energy you can feel. Peter is passionate about his art and in this DVD he demonstrates how to get truly creative with oil painting rather than be a slave to the landscape. Peter paints four full demonstrations in this DVD and clearly demonstrates his unique way of working. His subjects include London from the Thames, a hill town in the Serra Nevada, Spain and a rural snow scene.Peter is President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Running Time: Two Hours approx.
Alvaro Castagnet is an inspirational and expressive watercolour painter who is passionate about the medium. His strong and colourful style captures the soul and mood of the places he paints. In this film he paints the streets, squares and cafes of the historic town of Girona in Catalonia, northern Spain as well as in the coastal town of Cadaques, home town of Salvador Dali.Running time:90 minsFormat: English, PAL DVD
Learn how to use what is perhaps your most powerful tool for emphasizing your focal pointthe unifying wash. Artist Laurie Humble uses exercises and finished painting examples to show you how to use small- and large-scale washes in your work. She then demonstrates how these washes can work together to add a depth to your paintings that will immediately make them more realistic and lifelike.Running time: 90 minutes
Take your paintings to a whole new dimension! In this workshop, Laurie Humble shares five essential techniques for enhancing your focal point and giving your art a realistic, three-dimensional effect. Start by brushing up on your composition know-how, then follow along with exercises on layering, creating contrast, hard-and-soft edges and more, as you paint a variety of subjects. Inspirational finished painting examples throughout will give you added insight and enjoyment.
Experience immediate success creating realistic colored pencil paintings with Gary Greene. Youll learn the two main colored pencil techniques: layering and burnishing, and how to apply them. In no time, youll experience for yourself how easy it is to create beautiful artwork! Running time: approx 52 mins
Follow along and paint a landscape in oil from start to finish. Learn about perspective, values, portraying mood and more. George shows you the process of painting from life as well as techniques to capture your unique vision to make your paintings more expressive and engaging.Running time: 104 minutes
Ross Paterson is a renowned Australian painter who has a love of the landscape and a unique ability to interpret the distinctive character, light and atmosphere of his subject. Painting around his home in northern Victoria, he travels into the Australian bush to paint views of the dry, hot countryside. He also tackles a street scene in the old mining town of Rushworth as well as a rickety wooden bridge over a rapidly drying out creek. Finally, he paints a further street scene from a sketch, working in his studio.Running time:90 minsFormat: English, PAL DVD
After initial hints in his studio on colour mixing, David heads out to paint the English countryside. As well as showing how to tackle the preponderance of summer greens, he gives advice on painting trees in leaf, massed foliage and hedgerow plants, using colour to suggest distance. Many other aspects of painting the landscape are covered and he finishes with a studio painting.Duration: 90 minsFormat: English, PAL DVD
Claudia shows you how to see animals with an artists eye so you can draw them with ease. Through a series of mini step-by-step demonstrations and one complete step-by-step demonstration, Claudia uses visual comparisons to accurately draw animals that are both realistic and expressive. Running time: 89 minutes
Derek Daniells is a firm believer is plein air painting. He feels there is no substitute for painting in the great outdoors and that towns and cities provide a wonderful range of subject matter. In this very practical DVD Derek shows how to use a pochade box for quick oil sketches as well as producing larger pieces on his box easel. He paints in the beautiful cathedral city of Norwich where he walks along the banks of the River Wensum that threads its way through the centre of the city and finds three stunning subjects. He also paints by Norwichs famous covered market and produces an inspirational picture of the Royal Arcade. His final demonstration is a wide vista painted from a hill overlooking the city. This DVD will inspire and instruct and is a must for all oil painters.Running Time 1 hour 48 minutes plus bonus features
Mark explores a variety of techniques for working with YUPO Synthetic Paper that will lead the way to exciting paintings. Applying and lifting paint, working with stamps and masking, mingling color and more.He then demonstrates two paintings--a non-objective piece, and a more realistic landscape subject.
In this DVD, Sterling Edwards paints a wooded landscape in full-autumn splendour, with particular attention on painting negative shapes and lost-and-found edges.He starts with a demonstration on negative painting (painting around an object), a technique that will help you give the woods depth. Then follow along as he uses his four-step process for painting luminous watercolours to create a deep woods with glowing fall foliage. His painting method is a great guide no matter what your subject. Running time: 67 minutes
Carrie will show you how to paint realistic faces step-by-step, as she paints a young girl from start to finish. Follow steps for masking, underpainting, and layering, then work on bringing out the details of each facial feature with strong value contrasts.Learn about achieving luminous skintones, focusing on values to paint facial features with ease and more. Carries friendly instruction and helpful tips will give you the skills you need to paint your own favorite faces.Running time: 100 minutes
View the creation of a stunning mountain landscape painting in watercolour with this DVD. Learn to make smart colour decisions with Stephen Quillers guide to watercolouressentials - how to set up a palette based on a colour wheel, how to mix versatile neutrals and howto use complements and near complements. Then follow the formation of a beautiful mountain scenefrom start to finish.Heres a video showing Stephen Quiller in action.
In this how to paint DVD Alwyn Crawshaw guides you step-by-step through the process of creating fantastic acrylic landscape paintings. The practical instruction provided on this acrylic painting DVD set will have you painting acrylic paintings to be proud of in no time. Filmed entirely on location in and around the scenic Ring of Kerry in south west Ireland. Acrylic paints combine the best aspects of oil and watercolour, as well as having their own unique qualities and this DVD will show you just how to get the most from this fabulous medium.1: Introduction To AcrylicsAlwyn and June each paint the same scene, the village of Caherdaniel in Co Kerry, to illustrate the different effects which can be acheived using acrylics.2: Scale And ColourTo demonstrate the importance of scale in a picture, Alwyn and June visit different locations to paint cottages and mountains, with fascinating results.3: Flowers And FiguresStill life subjects are always popular and Alwyn demonstrates various useful techniques while painting some flowers. As he does this, June paints Alwyn painting.4: Panoramic LandscapeThe famous Ladies View of the Lakes of Killarney is the subject of this chapter and suggests how to approach such a large subject.5: SketchingAlwyn and June visit Derrynane Harbour on the Ring of Kerry for a days sketching. Flowers and boats, mountains and waves are their chosen subjects.6: Comparing MediaAlwyn and June visit one of Europes most westerly points to paint the same subject in acrylics and watercolour to demonstrate the different results obtained using different media.7: Painting PeopleA traditional Irish pub is the location for this programme as Alwyn paints the bustling pub interior, while June concentrates on a portrait.8: Simplifying A Complex SceneOverlooking the village of Sneem, Alwyn demonstrates how to turn a potentially difficult subject into something more manageable. Two DVD set. Running time approximately 200 minutes.
With this DVD, viewers can enter the studio and watch first hand the creation of a vibrant mountainlandscape painting in acrylic. It includes choosing colours, setting up your palette, mixingneutrals, using complements and finishing the work.Using acrylics on paper, without gels or mediums, Stephen Quiller shows how fun and easy it is to paint with this exciting medium (using transparent, translucent and opaque effects) with a mountain landscape from sketch to finished painting.Running time: approx 57 mins
Create a brilliant autumn landscape in watercolor using big shapes and fun techniques to maintain a loose, painterly quality, while still maintaining control.Youll use acrylic and mask to lock in your lights and darks; spatter both positively and negatively for the foliage; mix pure, playful color; and more to keep the painting fresh and loose, all while concentrating on a variety of soft and hard edges and a pattern of values to keep the painting realistic.By the end of this video, youll learn create a vibrant painting filled with energy and sparkle. Running time: 100 minutes
Watch as Vavagiakis explains where to place the figure on the paper and how to see in shapes andthe apexes of shapes. Moving his easel up and down, he teaches you to find the forms that arefixed so as to work from the fixed to the flux. Be amazed as the artist, working with only a simplepencil, a white pastel pencil and a kneaded eraser, creates the breathtaking illusion of life. NB:This workshop features a nude model.
Follow along with Terry to paint soft, dreamy nature scenes using silk plants, spray paint, and water-based acrylics applied with ordinary household sponges instead of brushes. Watch as Terry demonstrates his unique painting techniques to create a beautiful spring garden scene and a summery vase of flowers.Running time: 61 minutes
Claudia shows you how to create a realistic landscape with trees in watercolor, pen and ink. Follow along as she demonstrates special techniques for painting bark, foliage, shadows, background limbs and more.Includes both up-close realistic detail and distant tree characters with emphasis on composition, color mixing, application and texture. Running time: 91 minutes
In this new film, David shows us how to get mood, atmosphere and light into our paintings. He sketches in Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire and the Cotswolds, painting a summer sunlit farm, a splashing mountain waterfall, a bridge, an early morning misty lake and a rocky cove. He then produces two finished paintings from these sketches, working in his studio.Duration: 60 mins Format: English, PAL DVD
Max has a strong emotional response to the effects of light, colour, atmosphere and form. He clarifies his subjects to a simple set of tonal shapes and, combined with good draughtsmanship and bright colour, captures the mood of his subject, producing fresh and lively paintings with an impressionistic feel. On the north east coast of England he paints in and around the busy harbour of Whitby and the picturesque coastal village of Staithes. Back in Australia he paints a view of the landscape near his home and a studio painting, working from a sketch.Duration: 90 minsFormat: English, PAL DVD
No matter what your subject or medium, you can improve your use of color with this workshop. George explains how a simple, six-color palette can give you a wide range of colors. Follow along as he demonstrates the value, hue and intensity of color as well as how to put these characteristics together for great paintings.Running time: 71 minutes
Follow along as Joyce demonstrates painting flowers in watercolour. Youll paint two flowers using unique approaches mixing colour directly on the surface to paint a magnolia, and glazing colour to paint an iris to create fabulous darks, luscious colour and wonderful contrasts. Running time: 71 minutes
Add Some Creative Variety to Your Paintings!Merle Rosen offers dozens of tips and techniques for artists who want to add layers and variety to their paintings in this DVD-version of the artistsnetwork.tv workshop.Youll learn how to create your own stamps using recycled materials, incorporate printmaking into your painting, mix different gels and paints for special effects, and use common household items for mark making.Running time: 73 minutes
:If you loved Nancy Reyners book Acrylic Revolution, then youll enjoy seeing the most popular acrylic techniques in action. In her new video, Nancy shows you how to make your paintings unique, exciting and contemporary by layering different techniques one on top of the other. Discover how to simulate watercolor and oil effects and learn about many techniques such as washes and staining on unusual grounds, building up with opaque paint and glazes, transparency, varnishing and many helpful tips. Put it all together to paint a landscape with sky, lake, and luscious autumn trees. Running time: 45 minutes
In this video workshop, bestselling author and artist, Lee Hammond demonstrates techniques for achieving lifelike drawings no matter what your subject.Follow steps to draw a simple vase, furry dog, layered rose and textured pineapple as you learn Lees special blending technique to achieve realistic drawings. Running time: 83 minutes
Joyce demonstrates easy techniques for painting beautiful crystal and glass. Learn how to paint reflections, refracted color, and wonderful distorted shapes. Joyce breaks down this complex subject and simplifies the painting into steps that are easy and fun to paint.Running time: 96 minutes
Learn to draw flowers, people, animals, metal, brass, sunsets, water, glass and anything else using reference photos, simple techniques and clear step-by-step instruction. Lee provides over 40 step-by-step projects along with before-and-after examples from her students that prove how her simple graphing techniques translate into remarkable drawings. Running time: 84 minutes
Break up your paintings into three stagessensitivity (concept), serendipity (underpainting) and solve (response and resolution)to focus your paintings for beautiful results.After a review of materials, Richard takes you through the three stages as he paints a lush canal scene. Helpful charts and gorgeous finished examples are shown throughout for added instruction and inspiration. Running time: 115 minutes
Learn how to use underpainting techniques to set up a pastel painting with exciting results! Follow along as Richard demonstrates a wide variety of methodspastel, watercolor (as well as other wet media) and thin oil paint applications.Watch as he applies a watercolor underpainting to create a landscape scene, opening the door to the possibilities and letting go of control. Finish up by completing the scene with pastels that respond to the underpainting for lively results. Running time: 120 minutes