How to paint

DVD 2018

Since the earliest days of human society, we have been painters. Lining ancient cave walls, the oldest known paintings in the world date back over 50,000 years. Despite the fact that painting is such an integral part of human civilization, many people feel intimidated by the medium. Like drawing, creative writing, or musical performance, the ability to paint is a skill that can be learned and refined over time, by anyone. In the 24 lessons of How...

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Acrylic painting Technique

Painting Study and teaching

Painting Technique

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ISBN:

9781629976006
1629976008

Description:

4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 119 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
digital optical stereo
videodisc
NTSC
video file DVD video
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Notes:

24 lectures (30 minutes each)
"Course no. 7827"--Container
Instructors: Professor Ricky Allman, University of Missouri-Kansas City
DVD

Contents:

Disc 1: The painter's toolkit
Getting started: surfaces and brushwork
Fundamentals: establishing value
Fundamentals: building volume
Fundamentals: basics of color theory
Fundamentals: creating color palettes
Disc 2: Fundamentals: compositional choices
Putting it all together: a simple landscape
Creating linear perspective
Creating atmospheric perspective
Putting it all together: a still life
Working with oils
Disc 3: Traditional oil techniques: grisaille
Working with acrylics
Playing with mediums
Painting water and clouds
Painting trees and bark
Painting rocks and mountains
Disc 4: Painting light
Painting glass
Painting people
Getting creative: composition
Getting creative: surface and texture
Getting creative: space and dimension

Control Number:

3005909

UPC:

978162997600

Other Authors:

Allman, Ricky, lecturer

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