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Beginner-Friendly Western Art
Enjoy an afternoon with master western artist Sarah Dean in this beginner-friendly video series. Learn Sarah's step-by-step approach to mixing vivid, harmonious colors.
Course Includes
- Digital workbook with Sarah's tips, tricks and exercises
- Painting Deconstructor tool to explore techniques
- Access to exclusive Sarah Dean community
Learn to capture the grace and spirit of horses through vivid, lifelike paintings from an accomplished equine artist.
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Creative Calisthenics for Artists
Learn Mike Hernandez's favorite "creative calisthenics" to 10x your learning as a plein air artist. See why Mike recommends photoshop paint overs as a fast track to learning.
What You'll Master
- Breaking down complex scenes into paintable shapes
- Download reference photos to work along
- Simplifying composition and repositioning elements
- Harmonizing colors and creating depth
- Lighting and storytelling techniques
Filmed with multiple cameras in Mike's home studio in Santa Clarita, CA.
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Master Portrait Artist's Approach
Learn master portrait artist Elizabeth Zanzinger's specialized approach to alla prima portrait painting. Her approach to drawing, value, color, background, and light leads to quicker decision making.
Course Structure
- Drawing and comparative measurement
- Setting value relationships and painting thin
- Connecting large forms and refining relationships
- Refining likeness and finishing steps
- Materials list and exclusive PDF downloads
Filmed during Elizabeth's 4 day workshop at the Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio. Elizabeth is celebrated for her classical technique and emotive, lifelike renderings.
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Iconic Whidbey Island Scenes
Follow master plein air artist Mike Hernandez as he paints iconic scenes across Whidbey Island. Learn Mike's step-by-step approach to bring any plein air scene to life.
Course Includes
- Digital workbook with Mike's tips and exercises
- Bold compositions and harmonious color palettes
- Traditional and digital painting techniques
- Capturing the essence of nature outdoors
Mike is a renowned plein air artist and Hollywood art director with a background in animation and passion for dynamic landscapes.
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Renaissance Master Techniques
Join celebrated egg tempera artist Fred Wessel as he demystifies techniques used by the 14th and 15th century Italian masters. Learn this beautiful and challenging medium.
What You'll Learn
- The underdrawing and egg mixture preparation
- Tempering colors and mixing values
- Building form through multiple layers
- Cennino Cennini's method of painting flesh tones
- Glazing techniques and modeling
Filmed during Fred's 5 day workshop at the Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio, with exclusive PDF downloads including supplies and pigments lists.
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Mixing Harmonious Colors
Join veteran plein air painter Jim Lamb for his in-studio class "Mixing Harmonious Colors" and then follow him outside for a plein air study demo.
Course Structure
- Studio demo on mixing harmonious colors
- Outdoor plein air demonstration at Fossek Farm
- Candid, unscripted teaching filmed at live workshops
- Focus on atmosphere, movement, and light
- Expressive use of color in natural settings
Jim is a plein air landscape painter known for his expressive use of color and light, capturing the changing qualities of natural settings.
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Classical Realism Animal Portraiture
Learn a fun and nuanced approach to animal portraiture with master of classical realism Jennifer Gennari. Follow along with Jennifer's streamlined approach to capturing personality and spirit.
Course Features
- Traditional methods of establishing value
- Exploring color in animal subjects
- Tips about selecting photographs
- Digital workbook with tips and exercises
- Decisions that breathe life into portraits
Jennifer specializes in capturing the personality and spirit of subjects with a focus on texture and emotion through subtle, expressive brushwork.
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Unique Step-by-Step Approach
Learn a unique step-by-step approach to alla prima portraits with master painter Dominique Medici. Focus on proportion, value, color, and edge using a systematic painting process.
Systematic Method
- Breaking portraits into 4 manageable steps
- Working with limited palette and color theory
- Balancing skill and spontaneity in painting
- Systematic and disciplined painting process
- Precision and mastery development
Dominique is a figurative artist who has exhibited internationally and received awards from The Portrait Society of America and Art Renewal Center.
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Inspired Painterly Approach
Watch Tony Nguyen bring an inspired, painterly approach to tattoo portraiture in this in-depth video series. Packed with tips and insights from Tony's 10+ year career.
Course Content
- Mastering form, texture, depth and contrast
- Advanced color theory and color realism techniques
- Precision, control and storytelling methods
- 9 detailed tattoo breakdowns
- Classical rules applied to tattoo art
Filmed during a seminar at Reflection Tattoo in Fountain Valley, CA. Tony is known for his organic realism and meticulous attention to detail.
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Every course in the core library is listed above, and you can watch each one from start to finish. Our search tools also pull clips from 10 additional courses, so you can learn from even more artists as you explore.
Every month, members get something new, whether that's a new course, more artist palettes or new features in our tools.
The interactive palettes show every paint each artist uses, with notes from their lessons on how they mix and apply each color. With Ask the Masters, you type a painting question and get short clips of different artists answering it, and you can jump into the full lesson from any clip.
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