The Complete Painter: Lessons from the Masters

Watch The Complete Painter: Lessons from the Masters

  • 2023
  • 1 Season

Get the true art school painting experience with help from a brilliant instructor, as you learn how to create your own tools and how to copy great masterworks as artists have been doing for hundreds of years.

The Complete Painter: Lessons from the Masters is a series that ran for 1 seasons (26 episodes) between November 1, 2023 and on The Great Courses

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Seasons
Nighthawks,
34. Nighthawks,
November 1, 2023
In this lesson, you
Painting
33. Painting
November 1, 2023
Explore the significant differences between indirect and direct painting. You
Project:
32. Project:
November 1, 2023
In this lecture, you
Materials: Carpentry for the Studio
27. Materials: Carpentry for the Studio
November 1, 2023
Many artists want their own supports, studio tables, stretchers, and strainers made to custom specs to best meet their specific needs. In this lesson, you
Materials: Rigid Supports
26. Materials: Rigid Supports
November 1, 2023
Many artists choose to paint on rigid supports
Materials: All about Medium
23. Materials: All about Medium
November 1, 2023
All painters would love to find a medium that would cause the exact result they want with no negative effects. Instead, it
Color: Painting with Limited Palettes
22. Color: Painting with Limited Palettes
November 1, 2023
Examine the limited palettes used by some of the great masters throughout history
Color: Theory and Exercises
21. Color: Theory and Exercises
November 1, 2023
Learn the difference between additive and subtractive mixing, how those processes impact the colors you
Degas,
18. Degas,
November 1, 2023
In this lesson, you
Composition: Balance, Focus, and Space
17. Composition: Balance, Focus, and Space
November 1, 2023
Learn how to construct your painting to control the viewer
Composition: Leonardo and the Armature
16. Composition: Leonardo and the Armature
November 1, 2023
Learn how to develop and work with an armature, the structure that determines the organization of elements in your painting and guides the viewer
Composition: Shape, Ground, and Format
15. Composition: Shape, Ground, and Format
November 1, 2023
Nothing is more important to the success of a painting than composition
Ensuring Accurate Proportions
14. Ensuring Accurate Proportions
November 1, 2023
Explore the benefits of the gridded velo, calipers, beam compasses, and even tracing paper. These tools have been used from da Vinci to the modern age for developing precise proportions when painting. Specifically, learn how to work with proportional dividers to help the accuracy of your work, whether you
Working with the Earth Tone Palette
13. Working with the Earth Tone Palette
November 1, 2023
In this lesson, you
The Figure and a Portrait in Brunaille
12. The Figure and a Portrait in Brunaille
November 1, 2023
In this lesson, you
Value: Block and Sphere in Grisaille
11. Value: Block and Sphere in Grisaille
November 1, 2023
By painting a chiaroscuro block and sphere in grisaille, you
Value: Mood, Palette, and Light
10. Value: Mood, Palette, and Light
November 1, 2023
Learn how value affects the mood of a painting
Value: A Simple Still Life
9. Value: A Simple Still Life
November 1, 2023
Before creating a brunaille based on Norman Lundin
Value: Making a Value Scale
8. Value: Making a Value Scale
November 1, 2023
With the goal of painting grisailles and brunailles
Creating Basic Forms: Lines, Shapes, and Solids
7. Creating Basic Forms: Lines, Shapes, and Solids
November 1, 2023
As you study line, texture, contour, space, and proportion, you
First Exercises: Value, Edges, and Texture
6. First Exercises: Value, Edges, and Texture
November 1, 2023
In this lesson, you
First Exercises: Line and Mark
5. First Exercises: Line and Mark
November 1, 2023
Studying John Singer Sargent
Studio Setup and Brush Care
4. Studio Setup and Brush Care
November 1, 2023
Explore your lighting options for both natural and artificial light and learn how they impact your painting, palette, and subject. You
Basic Painting Materials
3. Basic Painting Materials
November 1, 2023
What are the
Health and Safety in the Studio
2. Health and Safety in the Studio
November 1, 2023
Oil-based paints are considered the most versatile medium for painters today. But with pigments, oils, and solvents comes the potential danger of toxicity and combustion. Learn how to take proper safety precautions
The Grand Tradition of Painting
1. The Grand Tradition of Painting
November 1, 2023
Humans have been painting for more than 40,000 years and creating pigments for more than 300,000 years. You
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Get the true art school painting experience with help from a brilliant instructor, as you learn how to create your own tools and how to copy great masterworks as artists have been doing for hundreds of years.

The Complete Painter: Lessons from the Masters is a series that ran for 1 seasons (26 episodes) between November 1, 2023 and on The Great Courses

Where to Watch The Complete Painter: Lessons from the Masters
The Complete Painter: Lessons from the Masters is available for streaming on the The Great Courses website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch The Complete Painter: Lessons from the Masters on demand at Amazon Prime and Amazon.
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    November 1, 2023
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