Artist of the Year: Masterclass
Live tutorials on aspects of painting given by Portrait Artist of The Year and Landscape Artist of The Year contestants.
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Live tutorials on aspects of painting given by Portrait Artist of The Year and Landscape Artist of The Year contestants.
- Ep 1
1.Exploring Tone
02-12-202422 minIn this first masterclass, Artist of The Year judge Tai-Shan Schierenberg will be introducing one of the most essential principles of painting; how to observe and understand tone.
- Ep 2
2.Alla Prima
02-12-202422 minAlla prima painting is tricky but Sara Reeve has you covered. Her joyous explanations are just what you need to master the technique.
- Ep 3
3.How to Paint Trees
03-12-202422 minAdebanji's passion for trees is completely infectious - we marvelled at the way he looks at them, and through his eyes we see so much more, so here we share his palette and techniq...
- Ep 4
4.Miniature Portraits
03-12-202422 minMorag's ability to capture the essence of her subject with very few lines makes her well suited for miniature portraits.
- Ep 5
5.Introduction to Inks
04-12-202422 minFujiko provides an introduction to the use of inks as a medium by creating a landscape using a variety of different techniques.
- Ep 6
6.Building a Portrait
04-12-202422 minGareth shares his techniques and measured approach to building a portrait.
- Ep 7
7.Painting with a Limited Palette
05-12-202422 minWendy demonstrates how a portrait can be produced with just the blending of 3 colours.
- Ep 8
8.Animal Portraiture
05-12-202422 minPhoebe demonstrates her approach to creating a portrait of a pet.
- Ep 9
9.Introduction to Still Life
06-12-202422 minClaire presents her approach to creating a still life.
- Ep 10
10.Composition in Landscapes
06-12-202422 minFinn demonstrates his approach to creating an classic/romantic English landscape.
- Ep 11
11.Loosening Up
09-12-202422 minSara demonstrates her approach to loosening up her approach by using one large brush.
- Ep 12
12.Observing Facial Features
09-12-202422 minGareth demonstrates his approach to achieving a likeness in a portrait by breaking down the features into abstract shapes.
- Ep 13
13.Botanical Flowers
10-12-202422 minFujiko demonstrates her technique and approach to creating a botanical drawing with ink, using both brush and pen.
- Ep 14
14.Painting with Lines
10-12-202422 minMorag demonstrates her approach to creating a portrait with lines observing body language and posture.
- Ep 15
15.Figures in Landscape
11-12-202422 minAdebanji demonstrates his approach and tips for putting figures into a landscape.
- Ep 16
16.Child Portraiture
11-12-202422 minPhoebe demonstrates her approach for child portraits using charcoal on a soft pastel card.
- Ep 17
17.Playing with Colour
12-12-202422 minChristian discuses; mixing colours, how to layout a palette and how to use colour expressively.
- Ep 18
18.Painting Skies and Clouds
12-12-202422 minFinn demonstrates how he paints the sky and clouds.
- Ep 19
19.Drawing with Paint
13-12-202422 minWendy demonstrates how she begins a portrait by drawing with paint, which is her favourite part of the process.
- Ep 20
20.How to Approach a Portrait
13-12-202422 minTai consolidates the various lessons about portraiture and demonstrates how he would approach a portrait.
- Ep 21
21.Introduction to Life Drawing
13-12-202422 minGail introduces the fundamentals of Life Drawing.
- Ep 22
22.Mixed Media Portraiture
14-12-202422 minAmy introduces mixed media portraiture, which encourages experimentation.
- Ep 23
23.Tricks to Finding Likeness
14-12-202422 minPolly demonstrates her tips and tricks to capturing a likeness in a portrait, including the use of a grid.
- Ep 24
24.Self Portraiture
14-12-202422 minTom demonstrates his approach to creating a self portrait, and how the artist describes himself in an image.
- Ep 25
25.Pastel on Stencil Paper
15-12-202422 minLorna demonstrates the use of pastels on stencil paper as a medium for portraiture.
- Ep 26
26.Perspective in Urban Landscape
15-12-202422 minStuart demonstrates the rules of perspective to be applied in the construction of an urban landscape.
- Ep 27
27.Connecting with your Sitter
15-12-202422 minCurtis demonstrates both his artistic abilities in creating a portrait and his approach to connecting with his sitter.
- Ep 28
28.Composing from Life
16-12-202422 minBrogan extols the benefits of creating a portrait with a live model.
- Ep 29
29.Patterns
16-12-202422 minJude demonstrates how she captures patterns in a painting or uses them, something that she enjoys.
- Ep 30
30.Introduction to Watercolour
16-12-202422 minCharles presents the basic principles to create a watercolour portrait, he uses a tracing of a previous sketch as a underpainting.
- Ep 31
31.Painting on Wood
17-12-202422 minAlvin outlines the steps to prepare a wood panel for painting, and how each unique piece of wood can influence the completed painting.
- Ep 32
32.Painting on Black
17-12-202422 minCat explains and demonstrates her approach in creating a landscape on a black background, and how it enhances the colour.
- Ep 33
33.Monochrome Palette
17-12-202422 minAmy demonstrates her approach to creating a monochrome painting from a black and white vintage reference photo as finished work or a tone exercise.
- Ep 34
34.Drawing with Coloured Pencils
18-12-202422 minCurtis shares his secrets for creating a in depth portrait that creates mood and atmosphere using coloured pencils.
- Ep 35
35.Painting Hands
18-12-202422 minBrogan demonstrates a simplified process for painting a sitters hands that can make the work more dynamic.
- Ep 36
36.Painting with Gold Leaf
18-12-202422 minLorna shares her gilding technique using gold leaf in a portrait to enhance the work.
- Ep 37
37.Pushing Colour in Portraiture
19-12-202422 minTom demonstrates how enhance a portrait by pushing the use of colour.
- Ep 38
38.Creating Textures in Charcoal Landscapes
19-12-202422 minStuart demonstrates his various techniques and tips for creating textures in his landscapes using just charcoal and a rubber.
- Ep 39
39.Narrative in Portraiture
19-12-202422 minJude demonstrate how she inserts narrative into portraiture either subtlety or surrealistic.
- Ep 40
40.Improvising with Watercolour
20-12-202422 minCharles explains and demonstrates how how watercolours can be used improvise and create images from your imagination.
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