The Complete Painter: Lessons from the Masters

David Brody

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In-depth Instruction; over 977 mins
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Available for purchase: $334.95

Episode 1: The Grand Tradition of Painting

33:25

Episode 2: Health & Safety in the Studio

32:33

Episode 3: Basic Painting Materials

25:10

Episode 4: Studio Setup & Brush Care

23:56

Episode 5: First Exercises: Line & Mark

25:39

Episode 6: First Exercises: Value, Edges & Texture

31:05

Episode 7: Creating Basic Forms: Lines, Shapes & Solids

20:50

Episode 8: Value: Making a Value Scale

15:29

Episode 9: Value: A Simple Still Life

25:05

Episode 10: Value: Mood, Palette & Light

35:19

Episode 11: Value: Block & Sphere in Grisaille

20:03

Episode 12: The Figure & a Portrait in Brunaille

20:12

Episode 13: Working with the Earth Tone Palette

33:05

Episode 14: Ensuring Accurate Proportions

21:25

Episode 15: Composition: Shape, Ground & Format

39:34

Episode 16: Composition: Leonardo & the Armature

38:47

Episode 17: Composition: Balance, Focus & Space

32:30

Episode 18: Degas, Hammershøi & Other Projects

19:03

Episode 19: Materials: Oil Paint Brands & Quality

31:16

Episode 20: Materials: Oil Paint Characteristics

27:31

Episode 21: Color: Theory & Exercises

32:05

Episode 22: Color: Painting with Limited Palettes

38:45

Episode 23: Materials: All about Medium

44:42

Episode 24: Materials: All about Brushes

42:21

Episode 25: Materials: Flexible Supports

44:27

Episode 26: Materials: Rigid Supports

27:35

Episode 27: Materials: Carpentry for the Studio

27:34

Episode 28: Project: A Modigliani Portrait

24:54

Episode 29: Project: A Degas Ballerina

13:23

Episode 30: Project: A Corot Landscape

18:03

Episode 31: Project: Derain’s Portrait of Matisse

15:18

Episode 32: Project: A Porter Self-Portrait

17:30

Episode 33: Painting’s Evolution: Indirect Painting

39:13

Episode 34: Nighthawks, The Scream, and Other Projects

38:41

34 Lessons

16 hrs 17 mins

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Many of us 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 The Complete Painter: Lessons from the Masters, 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 you copy from some of the world’s most iconic paintings.

David Brody

David Brody is a professor of painting and drawing at the University of Washington in Seattle. He did his undergraduate work at Columbia University and Bennington College and received his graduate degree in painting from Yale University. David's paintings and drawings have been shown in close to 100 exhibitions in the U.S. and in Europe. He has also lectured or been a visiting critic at Carnegie Mellon University, MIT, The University of Chicago, Harvard University, Capital Normal University in Beijing and at the China Art Academy in Hangzhou.

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