In this latest addition to the ever popular range of Improve Your titles, Hazel shows you how easily you can give your subject life by allowing the brush to do the work. Through tips, techniques & clear instruction you will see how important it is to make every brush stroke count. Hazel demonstrates that with confident, meaningful brush marks your watercolours cannot fail to be successful. DVD: 55 mins Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format & therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea & some of the Pacific Islands. However, all DVDs will play on personal computers & laptops. Medium: 1 Author: Hazel Soan Tape Length: 55 mins Subject: 11 ...

Improve your Buildings with Geoff Kersey provides clear & detailed step-by-step instruction, full of tips & techniques to help you build your skills. Geoff starts by sketching on location & completing two stunning paintings
- a church & a row of cottages
- back at the studio. With Geoff's friendly approach & easy to follow instruction, you are certain to improve your watercolour painting & discover how to bring buildings to life. DVD: 50 mins Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format & therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea & some of the Pacific Islands. However, all DVDs will play on personal computers & laptops. Medium: 1 Author: Geoff Kersey Tape Length: 50 mins Subject: 11

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Professional artist Trudy Friend is back with the latest installment of the ' Improve Your' series
- Farm Animals in Mixed Media.
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If you enjoyed the DVD ' People aren't Scary (Really)', then you will love this! This DVD is a real gem for artists who struggle to paint people & captures the magical memories of a donkey ride on a beach to the energetic vibe of musicians playing in Covent Garden. Adding people to your paintings adds another dimension & Marilyn shows you with ease just how to improve your figures in watercolour. She demonstrates that with simple brush strokes you can breathe life into any picture which features people. With a loose impressionist style, Marilyn simplifies each picture by breaking it down into stages, showing you how to apply colour. Let Marilyn show you that a complicated scene needn't be terrifying! DVD: 46 mins Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format & therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea & some of the Pacific Islands. However, all DVDs will play on personal computers & laptops. Author: Marilyn Allis Tape Length: 46 mins ...

Introduce a breath of fresh air to your flower paintings with this latest ' Improve Your..' title from Sheila Southwell. Sheila's fresh & vibrant approach to flower painting provides an essential guide for all flower painters. Sheila covers three main projects including Buddleias with Butterflies, Hydrangeas & finally Poppies
- each offering new challenges & new techniques with which to best tackle them. Sheila introduces the use of sponges to create buddleias, masking fluid to mask out the Hydrangea flowers & tissue for parts of the poppies. The loose & fresh styles create a genuine sense of life & vibrancy that otherwise would prove difficult to achieve. As Sheila says " Paint flowers in a way that makes them sing!" & with this DVD you'll be able to do just that! DVD: 50 mins Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format & therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea & some of the Pacific Islands. However, all DVDs will play on personal computers & laptops. Author: Sheila Southwell Tape Length: 50 mins
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On location in the Northumberland countryside, Charles Evans takes you step-by-step through three different paintings. Charles demonstrates the tips & techniques he uses to create an easily achievable painting. Enjoy being taught by a true professional as he paints the rolling hillside, Bamburgh Castle & a country path scene. By the end of the DVD you will be able to improve, yet simplify, your painting skills. DVD: 45 mins Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format & therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea & some of the Pacific Islands. However, all DVDs will play on personal computers & laptops. Medium: 1 Author: Charles Evans Tape Length: 45 mins Subject: 2 ...

Create beautiful landscape painting with the addition of creative lighting & this new Improve Your title. Join Peter Woolley as he demonstrates that while real life scenes don't always present themselves as we would like them to, with just a little thought they can be transformed into something more visually pleasing. Painting two landscapes in two different ways, Peter shows how scenes can be manipulated with light & shade, & how to apply watercolour paint to its greatest effect. This is your chance to make a statement
- be limited only by your imagination! DVD: 45 mins Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format & therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea & some of the Pacific Islands. However, all DVDs will play on personal computers & laptops. Author: Peter Woolley Tape Length: 45 mins
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Learn how to improve your negative space & counterchange with this excellent DVD from popular artist & teacher Trudy Friend. Using elements from her eight basic brush strokes, Trudy shows you how to paint a pretty pot plant set in front of a rustic stone wall using watercolour. Trudy begins by looking at the counterchange of the plant against its background & paints the leaves which form the dark against the light of the composition. She shows you how to give the painting a three dimensional feel by adding a variety of tone by building up dark areas & casts shadows on the pot plant to anchor it. Once finished, Trudy evaluates the painting & adds those final minute brush strokes to increase contrast & bring it completely to life. This DVD is ideal for those who want to learn about tonal relationships between a form & its background & how negative space can form the basis of your positive composition. DVD: 45 mins Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format & therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea & some of the Pacific Islands. However, all DVDs will play on personal computers & laptops. MATERIALS USED: SAA ARTISTS WATERCOLOUR SAAW14102
- French Ultramarine SAAW14608
- Lemon Yellow SAAW14304
- Sap Green SAAW14502
- Alizarin Crimson SAAW14204
- Burnt Umber SAAW14504
- Light Red SAAW14306
- Viridian Hue SAA Silver Brushes SAAB10
- All Rounder SAAB08
- Large Worker SAAB06
- Worker SAAB04
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This DVD is an excellent source of information for anyone who has difficulty painting from photographs. Designed with the improver in mind, Margaret simplifies the process by demonstrating how to create a good composition from your photograph. In four easy-to-follow examples you will learn the techniques & skills required to create a perfect picture. DVD: 45 mins Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format & therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea & some of the Pacific Islands. However, all DVDs will play on personal computers & laptops. Medium: 1 Medium: 6 Author: Margaret Evans Tape Length: 45 mins Subject: 2 Subject: 13 ...

Improve your pastel paintings the easy way with Arnold Lowrey! Arnold will guide you through two exciting projects, beginning with a dramatic rough sea at nightfall. Arnold explains that it's not just about painting what you see, but how you feel about it, & this is what brings your paintings to life. In the second project, Arnold shows you how to paint a vibrant landscape of a road leading up to a secluded farmhouse, helping you to achieve good composition & perspective. If your pastel seascapes & landscapes need that little bit of something extra, this DVD is for you! DVD: 46 mins Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format & therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea & some of the Pacific Islands. However, all DVDs will play on personal computers & laptops. Author: Arnold Lowrey Tape Length: 46 mins ...