In this video workshop youll begin with exercises on contour drawing designed to provide you with a way to loosen up and become familiar with your subject. Then explore color mixing composition values edges brushwork saving whites and using negative space as Charles guides you through several paintings from start to finish for juicy loose paintings that dance with light and achieve a wonderful balance between spontaneity and structure.
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John Hoar is one of the most exciting watercolourists in Britain today. His dynamic impressionistic style is based on simplifying the painting process. In this exciting new DVD John paints on the stunning North Norfolk Coast in and around the picturesque harbour of Blakeney.
Using only two brushes and just five colours, John shows how to strip a scene down to its basics and interpret it as a loose, dynamic watercolour. Five dynamic demonstrations on this DVD.
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Figure drawing artist Costa Vavagiakis takes portraiture beyond the basics in this new figure drawing workshop, with a thorough examination of anatomical features drawing from a live model. You’ll learn how to draw a realistic face through an in-depth explanation of how to use plumb lines and apex points to lay in shapes. Using graphite and white chalk on toned paper, Vavagiakis demonstrates how to capture the effects of light and shadow on a portrait in profile.
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