LESSON 1: THE VALUE OF THINGS

LESSON 1: THE VALUE OF THINGS

In this lesson you will learn one of the most important aspects in regards to starting to see as an artist and it is called Value.

Movie Cip used  in lesson: Roman Holiday (1953) from Youtube channel Movieclips

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MODULE 1 - WELCOME

  • LESSON 1: WHAT YOU WILL LEARN6
  • LESSON 2: MEET THE TUTOR2
  • LESSON 3: HOW TO GET AROUND THE COURSE

MODULE 2 - WATERCOLOUR AND YOU

  • LESSON 1: WHY WATERCOLOUR?
  • LESSON 2: START WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE

MODULE 3 - GETTING READY

  • LESSON 1: THE GEAR YOU NEED3
  • LESSON 2: HOW TO SET UP

MODULE 4 - PAINT ON PAPER

Delayed 3 days

  • LESSON 1: FIRST BRUSH MARKS2
  • LESSON 2: EXERCISE - GETTING TO KNOW YOUR BRUSH
  • LESSON 3: WASH METHODS
  • LESSON 4: EXERCISE - PAINTING WASHES
  • LESSON 5: A BETTER WAY7
  • LESSON 6: EXERCISE - ANOTHER WASH METHOD3

MODULE 5 - LEARNING TO SEE

Delayed 8 days

  • LESSON 1: THE VALUE OF THINGS
  • LESSON 2: MEET THE VENETIAN2
  • LESSON 3: YOUR VENETIAN
  • LESSON 4: QUIZ - THE VALUES OF A CUBE
  • LESSON 5: MATCHING VALUES
  • LESSON 6: COLOURS AND VALUE8
  • LESSON 7: QUIZ - THE SUBTLE DIFFERENCES IN VALUE
  • LESSON 8: SIMPLIFYING VALUES

MODULE 6 - PAINTING VALUES

Delayed 13 days

  • LESSON 1: A FOUR VALUE PAINTING2
  • LESSON 2: EXERCISE - PAINT THE CUP6
  • LESSON 3: ABSTRACTING VALUE SHAPES
  • LESSON 4: VALUE PAINTING PROCESS4
  • LESSON 5: EXERCISE - A SCENE IN BLUE2
  • LESSON 6: EXERCISE - PAINT VENICE3
  • LESSON 7: EXERCISE - THIS TIME YOUR OWN 4

MODULE 7 - UNDERSTANDING COLOUR

Delayed 20 days

  • LESSON 1: COLOUR INTRO2
  • LESSON 2: DIMENSIONS OF COLOUR2
  • LESSON 3: DIMENSIONS IN PHOTOSHOP

MODULE 8 - MIXING COLOUR

Delayed 24 days

  • LESSON 1: USING YOUR COLOUR WHEEL2
  • LESSON 2: ANOTHER WAY TO MIX SECONDARY COLOURS6
  • LESSON 3: QUIZ - MIXING SECONDARIES
  • LESSON 4: THE THREE WAYS TO MIX COLOUR4

MODULE 9 - COME TO THE EDGE

Delayed 30 days

  • LESSON 1: ALL ABOUT EDGES7
  • LESSON 2: QUIZ - WHAT EDGE IS THAT?
  • LESSON 3: QUIZ HELP - WHAT EDGE IS THAT?4
  • LESSON 4: QUIZ - THE USE OF EDGES

MODULE 10 - PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER

Delayed 33 days

  • LESSON 1: PAINTING METHOD 1 - DIRECT
  • LESSON 2: PAINTING METHOD 2 - GLAZING
  • LESSON 3: PAINTING METHOD 3 - WET INTO WET4
  • LESSON 4: EXERCISE - PAINT THE BOAT2
  • LESSON 5: EXERCISE - MORE PRACTICE3
  • LESSON 6: EXERCISE - YOUR SUBJECT 2

MODULE 11 - WHERE TO NOW?

Delayed 34 days

  • LESSON 1: CONCLUSION2

MODULE 12: BONUS - DEMOS TO COVER A FEW PARTICULARS

Delayed 36 days

  • LESSON 1: DEMO - PAINTING PEOPLE4
  • LESSON 2: HOW TO PAINT CARS - PART 1
  • LESSON 3: HOW TO PAINT CARS - PART 2
  • LESSON 4: HOW TO PAINT CARS - PART 3
  • LESSON 5: HOW TO PAINT CARS - PART 4
  • LESSON 6: DEMO - CONNECTING SHAPES