'How to Paint a Rose' is one of the most popular subjects in painting. In this video we see how to paint a beautiful peach rose with tips throughout on achieving the enduring delicacy of this gorgeous flower...
This is the second part of the tutorial showing how to paint trees in watercolor - this time summer trees. In this part, we look at a summer tree in full leaf as part of a warm, sunny landscape. Hints about using colors to create sunlight and shadows and using the trees to frame a building. Puts into practice the tips contained in Part A of Painting Summer Trees...
First of a series of tutorial videos on how to get started with acrylic paints.
Find out how you don't even need brushes or special canvasses to get going....!
Part 1 of a series of videos about the basic materials needed for drawing & sketching. Includes hints and tips on using a variety of drawing materials including pencils, pen & ink, charcoa, water-soluble pencils and even erasers...
Second in a five part drawing basics series. This time we look at the different types of eraser, then use a 2B pencil and a putty eraser to show how easy it is to produce 'shiny' metal. Then we go on to use the putty eraser to add the essential 'eyelights' to the mark one human eyeball!
Third part of a series on drawing basics.This time we compare the two main types of pen & ink tools - the dip pen and the 'technical' sketching pen - plus a couple of other drawing instruments you mightn't have thought about.... Then for a bit of fun we produce a farmyard fixture using several of these drawing items in the same picture...
Fourth in a series of Drawing Basics tutorials. This one looks at the different types of charcoal and ways in which they can be used to produce loose, spontaneous drawings. Includes a short tutorial showing how to draw a believable tree in barely 60 seconds.
Final part of this drawing basics series.Here we deal with water soluble pencils. These can be used as an ordinary pencil or with water added, become something quite unique. Demonstration of an English Lakeland scene to display their versatility.
Part 1 of a three part video showing how to paint a tranquil harbourside scene in acrylics. Part 1 deals with the composition and tonal values. Part 2 continues by adding the base colours and developing aerial perspective. Part 3 concludes with the details and highlights.
One of a series of how to paint trees in watercolor. This video (in two parts) shows how to paint summer trees. This one (Part A) looks at mixing greens and how to very simply produce summer and evergreen tree shapes.
Final part of this short series on using acrylic paints. The harbor-side scene of Red Wharf Bay in North Wales is completed, with the detailing and highlights....
This video shows how to stretch watercolor paper using the traditional materials and also looks at the pros and cons of using the various commercial paper stretchers on the market.
This oil painting tutorial is the first of a three part series.
This tutorial covers the basic compositional ideas and the initial underpainting, with a tonal sketch created on the canvas.
This is the second part of the three-part oil painting series on how a commissioned painting was produced from the initial blank canvas through to completion.
Part 2 below describes how the main areas are blocked in and provides the basis for the details and highlights to be added. These will be covered in Part 3.
First of a series of three tutorials on using water-soluble coloured pencils. Shows what you need to get started and some of the ways you can use them.
Learn the easy way of drawing or painting wheels or arches in perspective. This video shows you a simple way to get them upright and vertical - and looking right - first time, every time. No complex measuring or calculations required!
Final part of a series of three tutorials on the production of a commissioned oil painting for a retiring golfer. This video shows how the final details and highlights were added to complete the picture.
Second in a three part series of painting an acrylic harbourside scene. this one concentrates on putting in the sky and basic colours, using these colours to suggest aerial perspective, depth and counterchange (light against dark). The final part will concentrate on adding the essential details and highlights.