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In this first masterclass, Artist of The Year judge Tai-Shan Schierenberg will be introducing one of the most essential principles of painting; how to observe and understand tone.
Alla prima painting is tricky but Sara Reeve has you covered. Her joyous explanations are just what you need to master the technique.
Adebanji's passion for trees is completely infectious - we marvelled at the way he looks at them, and through his eyes we see so much more, so here we share his palette and techniques which we hope you'll love.
Morag's ability to capture the essence of her subject with very few lines makes her well suited for miniature portraits.
Fujiko provides an introduction to the use of inks as a medium by creating a landscape using a variety of different techniques.
Gareth shares his techniques and measured approach to building a portrait.
Wendy demonstrates how a portrait can be produced with just the blending of 3 colours.
Phoebe demonstrates her approach to creating a portrait of a pet.
Claire presents her approach to creating a still life.
Finn demonstrates his approach to creating an classic/romantic English landscape.
Sara demonstrates her approach to loosening up her approach by using one large brush.
Gareth demonstrates his approach to achieving a likeness in a portrait by breaking down the features into abstract shapes.
Fujiko demonstrates her technique and approach to creating a botanical drawing with ink, using both brush and pen.
Morag demonstrates her approach to creating a portrait with lines observing body language and posture.
Adebanji demonstrates his approach and tips for putting figures into a landscape.
Phoebe demonstrates her approach for child portraits using charcoal on a soft pastel card.
Christian discuses; mixing colours, how to layout a palette and how to use colour expressively.
Finn demonstrates how he paints the sky and clouds.
Wendy demonstrates how she begins a portrait by drawing with paint, which is her favourite part of the process.
Tai consolidates the various lessons about portraiture and demonstrates how he would approach a portrait.
