Status
Available
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Collections
Publication
Great Courses (2019), 34 lectures, 30 min. each, 416 pages
Description
Many people have the mistaken idea that only 'born artists' can paint. But the truth is much more exciting, with the right training, anyone can learn the skill of painting! In this course, artist David Brody teaches those skills in 34 easy-to-follow lessons. He begins by teaching the basics and then moves on to developing technique by having viewers copy from some of the world's most iconic paintings.
Language
Original language
English
Local notes
[01] The Grand Tradition of Painting [02] Health and Safety in the Studio [03] Basic Painting Materials [04] Studio Setup and Brush Care [05] First Exercises: Line and Mark [06] First Exercises: Value, Edges, and Texture [07] Creating Basic Forms: Lines, Shapes, and Solids [08] Value: Making a Value Scale [09] Value: A Simple Still Life [10] Value: Mood, Palette, and Light [11] Value: Block and Sphere in Grisaille [12] The Figure and a Portrait in Brunaille [13] Working with the Earth Tone Palette [14] Ensuring Accurate Proportions [15] Composition: Shape, Ground, and Format [16] Composition: Leonardo and the Armature [17] Composition: Balance, Focus, and Space [18] Degas, Hammershøi, and Other Projects [19] Materials: Oil Paint Brands and Quality [20] Materials: Oil Paint Characteristics [21] Color: Theory and Exercises [22] Color: Painting with Limited Palettes [23] Materials: All about Medium [24] Materials: All about Brushes [25] Materials: Flexible Supports [26] Materials: Rigid Supports [27] Materials: Carpentry for the Studio [28] Project: A Modigliani Portrait [29] Project: A Degas Ballerina [30] Project: A Corot Landscape [31] Project: Derain’s Portrait of Matisse [32] Project: A Porter Self-Portrait [33] Painting’s Evolution: Indirect Painting [34] Nighthawks, The Scream, and Other Projects