Master Class
Light & Atmosphere, Beaches & Skies, Mountains & Waterfalls –
master them all with this one comprehensive DVD. The MasterClass DVD contains
3 in-depth Landscape Painting lessons which reveal the painting method of professional
artist Richard Robinson and give you the knowledge and inspiration to improve
your painting skills literally within hours.
Richard Robinson has been a professional painter since 2001 and has tutored
large and small classes for many years. When he teaches he tries to let you
inside his head, so you can see firsthand what artistic decisions he makes and
what techinques he use in different circumstances, but more importantly you’ll
find out WHY those decisions are made, and this is the key to learning how to
paint better – learning to think about painting the way a professional painter
does.
The first lesson on this 2 hour DVD is Atmospheric Perspective which focuses
on Light and Atmosphere and shows you how to put real depth into your paintings.
The Second lesson is Ruakaka Beach, which leads you through a beach and sky
painting step by step. The final lesson is Mount Manaia, which is painted in
the studio from photographs and shows you the finer points of painting Mountains,
Waterfalls, and Reflections. With each lesson you receive the full printable PDF file of
lesson notes including photos and other instructional material – a total of 27 pages
of information comes free with this DVD. You get all of that and more on one
disc when you purchase the MasterClass DVD.
"Atmospheric Perspective" - MasterClass
Join Richard Robinson at spectacular Teal Bay in
Northland, New Zealand for over 3 hours of painting instruction compressed into
an intense 30 minute lesson. Learn how to put REAL depth into your paintings!
This lesson is suitable for beginners and advanced painters in any opaque medium
and focuses on the effects of light and atmospheric effects in the landscape.
Here are some of the things you will learn in this lesson:
• What is Atmospheric Perspective?
• How Atmospheric Perspective actually WORKS!
• Why it is crucial to great landscape painting.
• When to use the simple Seeing Technique.
• How to get your drawing right - Easily.
• How to get your values and colours right.
• Where to begin your painting.
• How to paint Sun Glow!
• How to lay on paint that adds Depth and Life.
• How to apply finishing touches that Sparkle.
and PLENTY more - all in 30 minutes!!!
The DVD includes printable PDF files of Robinson's entire "Atmospheric Perspective"
script and full color lessons. It includes 7 pages of lesson notes, the lesson
transcript, high quality resource photos, a photo of the finished painting,
a colour wheel and a cutout value scale tool. You get all that and more in this
Atmospheric Perspective MasterClass.
"Ruakaka Beach" - MasterClass
Join Richard Robinson on beautiful Ruakaka Beach in Northland, New Zealand
for over 3 hours of painting instruction compressed into an intense 30 minute
lesson. This lesson is suitable for beginners and advanced painters in any
opaque medium and takes you through a beach and sky painting step by step.
Here are some of the things you will learn in this lesson:
• How to arrange a strong composition.
• When to use your artistic licence.
• 3 advanced seeing techniques.
• Reflected light theory & application.
• Why clouds are never just white.
• How to mix value & colour families.
• How to apply creative brushwork.
• How to paint a seagull with only 4 brushstrokes!
• 1 unique palette knife technique.
• How to use a large brush for easy detail.
• How to paint convincing details in sand.
and HEAPS more - all in 30 minutes!!!
The PDF download file on the DVD includes 8 pages of "Ruakaka Beach"
lesson notes which include the lesson transcript, high quality resource photos, a photo of the finished painting,
a colour wheel and a cutout value scale tool. You get all that and more in
this Ruakaka Beach MasterClass.
"Mount Manaia" - MasterClass
Join Richard Robinson in his studio and learn how
to use photographs, knowledge and your artistic licence to create a great painting
quickly and easily. This 60 minute lesson is suitable for beginners and advanced
painters in any opaque medium and shows you exciting methods of dealing with
mountains, waterfalls, atmospheric lighting and reflections.
Here are some of the things you will learn in this lesson:
Design
• The pros and cons of studio painting
• Knowing the limitations of photography
• The importance of tonal preparatory sketches
• Limiting values for strong compositions
• Designing with plains of depth
Colour mixing
• using a reduced palette effectively
• mixing most of your colours first
• mixing colour families
• modifying colours - warm and cool
• 3 ways to check values
Drawing
• finding the real horizon
• how reflections work
Painting
• creating vibrancy with warm and cool colours
• versatility of large brushes
• paint layering - thick over thin, light over dark
• paving the way for highlights
• painting soft mist/clouds
• effective brush technique
• restraining your highlights
• how a mountain can reflect the sky
• warm light, cool shadows
• using the palette knife for major highlights
• making an area glow with light
• how light infuses the edges of a foreground object
• subduing a background in preparation for a foreground object
• rolling the brush to make treetops
• painting realistic reflections
• creating texture with the palette knife
• avoiding muddy colours by using a large brush
• painting grass easily
• painting reflected light
and HEAPS more - all in 60 minutes.
The download PDF file on the DVD includes 12 pages of "Mount Manaia" lesson notes which include the lesson
transcript, high quality resource photos, a photo of the finished painting,
a complete colour mixing chart, a colour wheel and a cutout value scale tool.
You get all that and more in this Mount Manaia MasterClass.
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