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Welcome to Learn to Paint!
I designed this course to give beginners and intermediate artists a straightforward, stress-free path to painting beautiful art. You do not need natural talent to succeed here.
Painting is a skill that anyone can learn with the right tools, proper guidance, and practice.
Painting is a skill that anyone can learn with the right tools, proper guidance, and practice.
Over the past decade of teaching online and in-person, I have distilled the complex world of painting down to its absolute essentials so you can learn faster.
What You Will Master
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- The Fundamentals: Color mixing, composition, sketching, and value shades.
- The Process: Clear, step-by-step painting demonstrations from start to finish.
- Core Techniques: Foundational skills for realistic painting that apply to acrylics, oils, or tempera (demonstrated in oil paints).
Course Structure
The class is broken down into major units, which are further divided into short, bite-sized video segments. This format allows you to easily fit learning and practicing into your own daily schedule.
How to get the most out of this course
Instead of just watching, you can follow along my demos. The more time you dedicate to the practice suggestions included in each module, the faster your skills will grow.
I am thrilled to guide you on this creative journey!
Curriculum
- 11 Sections
- 73 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- Introduction to the Course2
- TOOLS & MATERIALS6
- SKETCHING / DRAWING7
- 3.1Foreword to drawing methods for beginners
- 3.2Drawing & Sketching Supplies
- 3.3First approach to pre-sketching an image using a computer
- 3.4Second method using a grid
- 3.5Second approach using charcoal
- 3.6Third approach to drawing / sketching – freehanding & viewfinder explained
- 3.7Third approach to drawing demo
- COMPOSITION3
- VALUES - SHADOW & LIGHT7
- COLOR17
- 6.1Intro to Color
- 6.2Color Basics
- 6.3Black, White & Chromatic Grays
- 6.4Balanced Color Wheel – Part I
- 6.5Balanced Color Wheel – Part II
- 6.6Color Essentials – Hue
- 6.7Color Essentials – Value
- 6.8Color Essentials – Saturation
- 6.9Color Essentials – Temperature
- 6.10Examples for Color Characteristics
- 6.11How to Mix & Match Any Color I
- 6.12How to Mix & Match Any Color II
- 6.13Transparent & Opaque Colors
- 6.14Muted & Chromatic Grays
- 6.15Mixing Earth Colors
- 6.16Bonus I – Creating the Illusion of Transparency with Paint
- 6.17Bonus II – Color Mixing Tips
- EDGES7
- 2 METHODS TO START A PAINTING7
- THE COMPLETE PAINTING PROCESS8
- STILL LIFE - Master Study8
- Final Toughts1
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