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How to Paint

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Overview

Master the fine art of painting with an award-winning artist and professor.

Syllabus

  • By This Professor
  • 01: The Painter’s Toolkit
  • 02: Getting Started: Surfaces and Brushwork
  • 03: Fundamentals: Establishing Value
  • 04: Fundamentals: Building Volume
  • 05: Fundamentals: Basics of Color Theory
  • 06: Fundamentals: Creating Color Palettes
  • 07: Fundamentals: Compositional Choices
  • 08: Putting It All Together: A Simple Landscape
  • 09: Creating Linear Perspective
  • 10: Creating Atmospheric Perspective
  • 11: Putting It All Together: A Still Life
  • 12: Working with Oils
  • 13: Traditional Oil Techniques: Grisaille
  • 14: Working with Acrylics
  • 15: Playing with Mediums
  • 16: Painting Water and Clouds
  • 17: Painting Trees and Bark
  • 18: Painting Rocks and Mountains
  • 19: Painting Light
  • 20: Painting Glass
  • 21: Painting People
  • 22: Getting Creative: Composition
  • 23: Getting Creative: Surface and Texture
  • 24: Getting Creative: Space and Dimension

Taught by

Ricky Allman

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