Recently Added Videos

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57 videos found
KA-Start of a Realistic Painting from a Photograph
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KA-Start of a Realistic Painting from a Photograph
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Although I paint predominately from life, in this painting, a wedding gift to my dear friend of her wedding bouquet, I was forced to use a photo. Here are some tips on how I did it.
Oil painting by Mary Rose O'Connell
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MRO-Breaking Surf (part 1)
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Part one: Block in and layout
Oil painting by Mary Rose O'Connell
38:45
MRO-Breaking Surf (part 2)
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Part two: As the painting develops care is taken to compare the value shapes, color temperature, drawing and edges.
Oil painting by Mary Rose O'Connell
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MRO-Breaking Surf (part 3)
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Part three: Finishing the painting.
Seascape painting by Mary Rose O'Connell
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MRO-Front Beach (part 1)
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Part one: We begin by creating an abstract design of value and color shapes, as well as edges. While keeping the design in the lead.
Seascape painting by Mary Rose O'Connell
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MRO-Front Beach (part 2)
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Part two: As the painting develops care is taken to compare the value shapes, color temperature, drawing and edges.
Seascape painting by Mary Rose O'Connell
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MRO-Front Beach (part 3)
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Part three: Continuing the development of the painting
Seascape painting by Mary Rose O'Connell
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MRO-Front Beach (part 4)
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Part four: finishing the painting
Mary Rose O'Connell winter landscape painting
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MRO-A Winter Landscape (Part 1)
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Part One: Blocking in the design.
Mary Rose O'Connell winter landscape painting
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MRO-A Winter Landscape (Part 2)
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Continuing to Develop the composition. Be more thoughtful as the painting develops as to improving the design and color relationships.
Mary Rose O'Connell winter landscape painting
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MRO-A Winter Landscape (Part 3)
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Finishing the composition.
LHS-Dark and Stormy (part 1)
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LHS-Dark and Stormy (part 1)
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Working on a charcoal colored sanded surface, I use a variety of markmaking methods to create the dynamic of swirling snow in a stormy winter scene.
LHS-Dark and Stormy (part 2)
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LHS-Dark and Stormy (part 2)
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Working on a charcoal colored sanded surface, I use a variety of mark making methods to create the dynamic of swirling snow in a stormy winter scene.
JRS-The Power of Cropping
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JRS-The Power of Cropping
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Your reference photos may be better than you think. Here's how to find the compositional gems hiding in your references. (note: can be edited by Matt.)
JRS-Choosing a Reference
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JRS-Choosing a Reference
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How do you choose a reference photo? This video helps you hone in on what to look for and how to decide.
Jonathan McPhillips plein air oil painting
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JM-Twice a Day
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Join me for a step-by-step video demonstration of "Twice a Day," where I walk you through how I painted this peaceful boat scene. In the video, I share simple techniques and tips for capturing light, reflections, and textures that anyone can try. ...
LHS-Creating and Using Snow Logs
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LHS-Creating and Using Snow Logs
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The color and contrast of snow is difficult to accurately capture in a photo. Then again, it's tough to paint snow en plein air! Let me show you an easy way to capture the true color of snow by creating a snow log that is very helpful in your studio.
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:26:26
SG-Paint Along: Holiday Day 4
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
JRS-Seascape Plein Air
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JRS-Seascape Plein Air
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Watch along as Jeanne paints a rocky coastline seascape in in Gloucester, Mass. Watch along as she combines planning and observation to make this challenging subject approachable.
Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting
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LHS-Fall: Turn up the Color! (part 1)
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Have fun delving into playing with fall colors. Starting with a warm toned underpainting, I then turn the trees green and finally drift brilliant fall colors on top. This way fall colors look integrated into the foliage canopy and not garish.
Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting
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LHS-Fall: Turn up the Color! (part 2)
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Have fun delving into playing with fall colors. Starting with a warm toned underpainting, I then turn the trees green and finally drift brilliant fall colors on top. This way fall colors look integrated into the foliage canopy and not garish.
SG-Paint Along: Holiday Day 3
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SG-Paint Along: Holiday Day 3
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
SG-Holiday Day 2
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SG-Holiday Day 2
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
MRO-Bass Rocks (part 1)
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MRO-Bass Rocks (part 1)
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Today we are going to paint a plein air scene at Bass Rocks. Underpainting with Transparent red oxide and Gamsol (Odorless Mineral Spirits). This creates a blueprint for design, values, edge relationships. One bristle brush and Viva paper towels. The ...
MRO-Bass Rocks (part 2)
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MRO-Bass Rocks (part 2)
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Today we are going to paint a plein air scene at Bass Rocks. Underpainting with Transparent red oxide and Gamsol (Odorless Mineral Spirits). This creates a blueprint for design, values, edge relationships. One bristle brush and Viva paper towels. The ...
MRO-Pemiquid Rocks (part 1)
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MRO-Pemiquid Rocks (part 1)
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Today we are going to paint a plein air scene at Pemiquid rocks. A small pencil sketch is advisable to determine your design. I used structure lines without any details. The lines are an integral part of this dramatic composition. Start to sdd color ...
MRO-Pemiquid Rocks (part 2)
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MRO-Pemiquid Rocks (part 2)
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Today we are going to paint a plein air scene at Pemiquid rocks. A small pencil sketch is advisable to determine your design. I used structure lines without any details. The lines are an integral part of this dramatic composition. Start to sdd color ...
MRO-Pemiquid Rocks (part 3)
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MRO-Pemiquid Rocks (part 3)
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Today we are going to paint a plein air scene at Pemiquid rocks. A small pencil sketch is advisable to determine your design. I used structure lines without any details. The lines are an integral part of this dramatic composition. Start to sdd color ...
MRO-Pumpkin (part 1)
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MRO-Pumpkin (part 1)
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In this video I will show from start to finish how to paint a pumpkin in a still life. Use a slight neural green mixture with Gamsol (OMS) to quiet the white of the canvas. Using a darker color make structure lines to determine where the shapes are ...
MRO-Pumpkin (part 2)
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MRO-Pumpkin (part 2)
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In this video I will show from start to finish how to paint a pumpkin in a still life. Use a slight neural green mixture with Gamsol (OMS) to quiet the white of the canvas. Using a darker color make structure lines to determine where the shapes are ...
MRO-Pumpkin (part 3)
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MRO-Pumpkin (part 3)
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In this video I will show from start to finish how to paint a pumpkin in a still life. Use a slight neural green mixture with Gamsol (OMS) to quiet the white of the canvas. Using a darker color make structure lines to determine where the shapes are ...
JRS-Live Demo: The City Nocturne
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JRS-Live Demo: The City Nocturne
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City lights provide the magic and along with a darkening sky make everything evocative. Join Jeanne to learn how to create the glow when the sky goes dark and the lighting gets dramatic.
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:16:44
SG-PaintAlong: Holiday Day1
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
pastel painting by Liz Haywood-Sullivan
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LHS-Live Demo: Colorful Autumn
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Pastels are known for their color and this season is designed for pastel’s brilliant colors. But how do you paint fall without the colors looking too garish? Join Liz as she demonstrates how to use underpainting as a tool to develop realistic fall color.
JRS-Organizing Your Photos
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JRS-Organizing Your Photos
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Develop a system to find what you're looking for more quickly and easily so you can get to painting!
Artist Jeanne Rosier Smith
11:50
JRS-Developing Your Artist’s Eye
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Hone your artistic perspective in order to take better photos, recognize strong compositions, and strengthen your work.
pastel painting by Liz Haywood-Sullivan
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LHS-Capturing a Sunlit Moment (part 1)
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In this demo I go back to the sunlit Italian alleyway from my video on how cropmarks can be used to help create perspective. Here I use a solid sepia color underpainting to create the underlying color and texture of stucco. This demonstrates how ...
Pastel painting by Liz Haywood-Sullivan
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LHS-Capturing a Sunlit Moment (part 2)
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In this demo I go back to the sunlit Italian alleyway from my video on how cropmarks can be used to help create perspective. Here I use a solid sepia color underpainting to create the underlying color and texture of stucco. This demonstrates how ...
Plein Air oil painting by Jonathan McPhillips
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JM-Color and Brushwork: East Gloucester Morning
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In this plein air demonstration, Jonathan will discuss the use of color and brushwork to enhance emotion in a painting. "East Gloucester Morning" was created late September during the American Impressionist Society 25th National in Rockport, MA.
A plein air painting of a boat by Jonathan McPhillips
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JM-The Right Tide
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In this demonstration for the painting "The Right Tide," I covered several key techniques and processes. This was recorded with a live audience at Addison Art Gallery in Orleans, MA. I begin with a discussion on selecting the color palette to reflect ...
Jeanne Rosier Smith pastel painting of a boat
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JRS-Float your Boat (part 1)
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Full of tips on drawing boats accurately, underpainting for clear shimmering water and creating reflections and that floating effect for your boats.
Jeanne Rosier Smith pastel painting of a boat
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JRS-Float your Boat (part 2)
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Full of tips on drawing boats accurately, underpainting for clear shimmering water and creating reflections and that floating effect for your boats.
Pastel painting of trees by Jeanne Rosier Smith
1:57:06
JRS-Live Demo: Trees
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To paint trees convincingly we need lots of great strategies. In this live demo Jeanne covers several different approaches to enlivening your trees, giving them movement, air, space, and shape without over describing every leaf.
oil painting by Kathy Anderson
1:58:12
KA-Live Demo: Summer Flowers
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Kathy will focus on creating a strong block in, with emphasis on avoiding details at this stage of the painting. Too much of a focus on detail too early on can inhibit your ability to create a strong composition. Using vibrant summer flowers to paint ...
Liz Haywood-Sullivan demo on neutrals image
1:50:51
LHS-Live Demo: The Superpower of Neutrals
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In this LIVE demo I will (attempt to) paint a complete 16x16 painting using just one box of 36 neutral toned pastels on top of a monochromatic sepia colored underpainting. I wish to show you how critical neutrals, including grayed-down colors, are to ...
Matt Miller oil painting
36:00
MM-How to Photograph Your Painting
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Are you driven nuts trying to get good photos of your paintings? Spending lots of money for someone else to do it for you? In this video I go over a simple, inexpensive setup and how-to instructions on how you can photograph your own paintings
Stephanie Birdsall painting sunflowers
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SB-Painting Sunflowers (part 1)
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Stephanie demonstrates how to paint sunflowers in natural light. She explains how to work with a living, moving "still life", how to properly think of sunflower flowers and how to capture their orientation.
Stephanie Birdsall painting sunflowers
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SB-Painting Sunflowers (part 2)
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Stephanie demonstrates how to paint sunflowers in natural light. She explains how to work with a living, moving "still life", how to properly think of sunflower flowers and how to capture their orientation.
Stephanie Birdsall painting sunflowers
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SB-Painting Sunflowers (part 3)
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Stephanie demonstrates how to paint sunflowers in natural light. She explains how to work with a living, moving "still life", how to properly think of sunflower flowers and how to capture their orientation.
Stephanie Birdsall painting sunflowers
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SB-Painting Sunflowers (part 4)
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Stephanie demonstrates how to paint sunflowers in natural light. She explains how to work with a living, moving "still life", how to properly think of sunflower flowers and how to capture their orientation.
pastel painting of fog
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LHS-Painting Fog (part 1)
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Painting fog is fun! Using black paper as a base helps set the atmosphere for this demo on how to use neutrals to push and pull color and value through a foggy Maine coastline.
Stephanie Birdsall oil still life painting
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SB-The Joy of Painting from Life Demo
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Join Master Oil Painter Stephanie Birdsall as she paints a lovely still life of plums with flower arrangement
SG- Paint Along Autumn Landscapes Week 3
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SG- Paint Along Autumn Landscapes Week 3
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
pastel painting of fog by Liz Haywood-Sullivan
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LHS-Painting Fog (part 2)
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Painting fog is fun! Using black paper as a base helps set the atmosphere for this demo on how to use neutrals to push and pull color and value through a foggy Maine coastline.
Watercolor painting by Steve Griggs
1:27:13
SG-Paint Along Autumn Landscapes Week 2
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
SG-Paint Along Autumn Landscapes Week 4
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SG-Paint Along Autumn Landscapes Week 4
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Join Steve for this ‘Paint Along’ class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Watercolor painting demonstration image
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SG-Using Values as Tools to Describe Simple Shapes
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A simple value study from a reference photo can start with dark, midtone, and light values. From the original study you can then rearrange the values into six different value patterns to create different schemas or ways to look at a scene. From ...