Impressionist painting with a focus on light. Bring a luminous quality to your paintings you’ve never thought possible. Learn how to build a painting in one sitting, “alla prima”, and how to savor interesting brushwork. You will also learn the invaluable concepts of drawing, value, color, edges, and texture. Use these methods and knowledge to start your painting off right if you're a total beginner, or to take your painting style to the next level if you're more experienced. You’ve never painted like this before.
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Impressionist painting with a focus on light. Bring a luminous quality to your paintings you’ve never thought possible. Learn how to build a painting in one sitting, “alla prima”, and how to savor interesting brushwork. You will also learn the invaluable concepts of drawing, value, color, edges, and texture. Use these methods and knowledge to start your painting off right if you're a total beginner, or to take your painting style to the next level if you're more experienced. You’ve never painted like this before.
Impressionist painting with a focus on light. Bring a luminous quality to your paintings you’ve never thought possible. Learn how to build a painting in one sitting, “alla prima”, and how to savor interesting brushwork. You will also learn the invaluable concepts of drawing, value, color, edges, and texture. Use these methods and knowledge to start your painting off right if you're a total beginner, or to take your painting style to the next level if you're more experienced. You’ve never painted like this before.
You can paint along with me during this entire course. I even have a camera angle that shows my palette as I'm mixing colors. You will learn crucial painting techniques in the process of creating a beautiful painting. Or feel free to just sit back and enjoy the show as I create a painting from scratch.
Also a materials list: you're free to use your own style of materials of course, but I'll list every single thing I use. This course is partial toward using oil paint, and I highly recommend it, however you can use acrylics also. Many of the concepts I discuss in this course apply to all mediums of art.
So take this course if you're ready to improve your painting with methods you've probably never seen before, and will have you thinking about painting in a new way. For all levels of painters.
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Learning objectives
- Create an entire painting in one sitting
- Understand impressionism and why it is so powerful
- Understand how light works to make things look the way they do, and how to translate that into your paintings
- Understand the concepts of drawing, values, color, edges, and texture
- Learn the value of brushwork. so much can be said with so few brushstrokes.
- Apply all of these concepts to let your own personal style develop
- Create an entire painting in one sitting
- Understand impressionism and why it is so powerful
- Understand how light works to make things look the way they do, and how to translate that into your paintings
- Understand the concepts of drawing, values, color, edges, and texture
- Learn the value of brushwork. so much can be said with so few brushstrokes.
- Apply all of these concepts to let your own personal style develop
Syllabus
Introduction, Preliminary Drawing Study
A quick intro, discussing what is Impressionism, and how we can use those concepts in our painting. Discussing the five main painting concepts: Drawing, Values, Color, Edges, Texture
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Syllabus
A quick intro, discussing what is Impressionism, and how we can use those concepts in our painting. Discussing the five main painting concepts: Drawing, Values, Color, Edges, Texture
Here you will find the downloadable resources needed for this painting course:
The reference photo that we will use for the painting, as well as a version overlaid with a simple grid, and a version overlaid with perspective lines.
The image of my charcoal drawing used as a preliminary study.
The image of my finished painting to use as a guide or for inspiration.
Materials list showing all the art supplies necessary to do this painting project.
A PDF of my discussion on the Five Main Painting Concepts, which includes examples of my work to demonstrate these concepts.
Here we do a preliminary drawing study in charcoal. This step enables us to study the drawing and values of our subject, and discover any problem areas while it's still this quick initial sketch, rather than finding them out during the painting process. Doing this initial drawing study will save many hours of painting.
In the "Downloadable Materials" lecture above you will find a hi-res image of the drawing I made in this video.
Here I perform the underpainting, and discuss how it relates to the Preliminary Drawing Study we just did. I discuss the simplified color palette we use during this stage.
Also a bonus explanation on how to clean your brushes and your palette.
Here we add paint on top of our underpainting, the first step in working our way through the entire piece toward our finished painting. In this stage we do the main "characters" of our painting, the trolley and the nearby car, as well as some distant city lights.
Continuing our painting, we do the ground, making it look like a wet reflective street. We then begin working on the buildings on either side.
We finish the buildings, do the sky, and any other details necessary to polish the painting up. Plus a bit of a recap on a lot of concepts used in making this painting come together.
Here we summarize the entire painting process, from charcoal sketch to the last brush stroke. We also touch again on several concepts utilized during the painting.
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Activities
Course Materials Compilation
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Organize your course materials, including notes, assignments, and quizzes, by compiling them into a central location. This will make it easier for you to refer to and review the materials as needed.
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Gather all of your course materials
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Create a system for organizing the materials
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Store the materials in a central location
Impressionism in Art
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Before the class begins, get a general overview of the Impressionism movement and the key concepts that will be covered in the course. This will give you a solid foundation to build upon during the class sessions.
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Read the book's introduction and first chapter
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Identify the key concepts and ideas introduced
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Research the historical context of Impressionism
Light and Color in Painting
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Supplement your understanding of light and color in painting by reading a book on the subject. This will provide you with a deeper understanding of how to use these elements effectively in your paintings.
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Read the book's chapters on light and color
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Identify the key concepts and ideas introduced
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Apply the concepts to your own painting
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Brushwork Techniques
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Improve your brushwork techniques during the course by following guided tutorials that demonstrate the various techniques used in Impressionist painting.
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Brushwork
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Watch a tutorial on different brush sizes and shapes
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Practice using different brushes on a canvas or paper
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Experiment with different brushstrokes to create different effects
Color Mixing Exercises
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Reinforce your understanding of color theory and practice mixing colors by completing exercises designed to enhance your skills in this area.
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Color Mixing
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Mix primary colors to create secondary colors
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Mix complementary colors to create neutral colors
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Experiment with different color combinations to create different effects
Peer Critique and Feedback
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Engage in peer critique and feedback sessions with other students to provide and receive constructive criticism on your work. This will help you identify areas for improvement and enhance your skills.
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Share your artwork with a peer
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Provide constructive criticism and feedback
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Receive constructive criticism and feedback
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Make revisions to your artwork based on feedback
Landscape Painting
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Put your skills to the test by starting a project to paint a landscape using the techniques you've learned in the course. This will allow you to apply your knowledge and create a tangible piece of art.
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Landscape Painting
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Choose a landscape scene to paint
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Sketch the scene on canvas or paper
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Mix and apply colors to the canvas or paper
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Use Impressionist techniques to create the desired effect
Course Materials Compilation
Show steps
Organize your course materials, including notes, assignments, and quizzes, by compiling them into a central location. This will make it easier for you to refer to and review the materials as needed.
Show steps
- Gather all of your course materials
- Create a system for organizing the materials
- Store the materials in a central location
Impressionism in Art
Show steps
Before the class begins, get a general overview of the Impressionism movement and the key concepts that will be covered in the course. This will give you a solid foundation to build upon during the class sessions.
View
Lonely Planet Best Road Trips France
on Amazon
Show steps
- Read the book's introduction and first chapter
- Identify the key concepts and ideas introduced
- Research the historical context of Impressionism
Light and Color in Painting
Show steps
Supplement your understanding of light and color in painting by reading a book on the subject. This will provide you with a deeper understanding of how to use these elements effectively in your paintings.
View
The Artist's Guide to Sketching: The Classic...
on Amazon
Show steps
- Read the book's chapters on light and color
- Identify the key concepts and ideas introduced
- Apply the concepts to your own painting
Brushwork Techniques
Show steps
Improve your brushwork techniques during the course by following guided tutorials that demonstrate the various techniques used in Impressionist painting.
Browse courses on
Brushwork
Show steps
- Watch a tutorial on different brush sizes and shapes
- Practice using different brushes on a canvas or paper
- Experiment with different brushstrokes to create different effects
Color Mixing Exercises
Show steps
Reinforce your understanding of color theory and practice mixing colors by completing exercises designed to enhance your skills in this area.
Browse courses on
Color Mixing
Show steps
- Mix primary colors to create secondary colors
- Mix complementary colors to create neutral colors
- Experiment with different color combinations to create different effects
Peer Critique and Feedback
Show steps
Engage in peer critique and feedback sessions with other students to provide and receive constructive criticism on your work. This will help you identify areas for improvement and enhance your skills.
Show steps
- Share your artwork with a peer
- Provide constructive criticism and feedback
- Receive constructive criticism and feedback
- Make revisions to your artwork based on feedback
Landscape Painting
Show steps
Put your skills to the test by starting a project to paint a landscape using the techniques you've learned in the course. This will allow you to apply your knowledge and create a tangible piece of art.
Browse courses on
Landscape Painting
Show steps
- Choose a landscape scene to paint
- Sketch the scene on canvas or paper
- Mix and apply colors to the canvas or paper
- Use Impressionist techniques to create the desired effect
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