Artist of the Year: Masterclass

Season 1

40 episodes · Dec 2, 2024

Live tutorials on aspects of painting given by Portrait Artist of The Year and Landscape Artist of The Year contestants.

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  • S1E1

    Exploring Tone

    Dec 2, 202422m

    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.

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  • S1E2

    Alla Prima

    Dec 2, 202422m

    Alla prima painting is tricky but Sara Reeve has you covered. Her joyous explanations are just what you need to master the technique.

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  • S1E3

    How to Paint Trees

    Dec 3, 202422m

    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.

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  • S1E4

    Miniature Portraits

    Dec 3, 202422m

    Morag's ability to capture the essence of her subject with very few lines makes her well suited for miniature portraits.

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  • S1E5

    Introduction to Inks

    Dec 4, 202422m

    Fujiko provides an introduction to the use of inks as a medium by creating a landscape using a variety of different techniques.

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  • S1E6

    Building a Portrait

    Dec 4, 202422m

    Gareth shares his techniques and measured approach to building a portrait.

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  • S1E7

    Painting with a Limited Palette

    Dec 5, 202422m

    Wendy demonstrates how a portrait can be produced with just the blending of 3 colours.

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  • S1E8

    Animal Portraiture

    Dec 5, 202422m

    Phoebe demonstrates her approach to creating a portrait of a pet.

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  • S1E9

    Introduction to Still Life

    Dec 6, 202422m

    Claire presents her approach to creating a still life.

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  • S1E10

    Composition in Landscapes

    Dec 6, 202422m

    Finn demonstrates his approach to creating an classic/romantic English landscape.

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  • S1E11

    Loosening Up

    Dec 9, 202422m

    Sara demonstrates her approach to loosening up her approach by using one large brush.

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  • S1E12

    Observing Facial Features

    Dec 9, 202422m

    Gareth demonstrates his approach to achieving a likeness in a portrait by breaking down the features into abstract shapes.

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  • S1E13

    Botanical Flowers

    Dec 10, 202422m

    Fujiko demonstrates her technique and approach to creating a botanical drawing with ink, using both brush and pen.

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  • S1E14

    Painting with Lines

    Dec 10, 202422m

    Morag demonstrates her approach to creating a portrait with lines observing body language and posture.

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  • S1E15

    Figures in Landscape

    Dec 11, 202422m

    Adebanji demonstrates his approach and tips for putting figures into a landscape.

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  • S1E16

    Child Portraiture

    Dec 11, 202422m

    Phoebe demonstrates her approach for child portraits using charcoal on a soft pastel card.

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  • S1E17

    Playing with Colour

    Dec 12, 202422m

    Christian discuses; mixing colours, how to layout a palette and how to use colour expressively.

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  • S1E18

    Painting Skies and Clouds

    Dec 12, 202422m

    Finn demonstrates how he paints the sky and clouds.

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  • S1E19

    Drawing with Paint

    Dec 13, 202422m

    Wendy demonstrates how she begins a portrait by drawing with paint, which is her favourite part of the process.

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  • S1E20

    How to Approach a Portrait

    Dec 13, 202422m

    Tai consolidates the various lessons about portraiture and demonstrates how he would approach a portrait.

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  • S1E21

    Introduction to Life Drawing

    Dec 13, 202422m

    Gail introduces the fundamentals of Life Drawing.

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  • S1E22

    Mixed Media Portraiture

    Dec 14, 202422m

    Amy introduces mixed media portraiture, which encourages experimentation.

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  • S1E23

    Tricks to Finding Likeness

    Dec 14, 202422m

    Polly demonstrates her tips and tricks to capturing a likeness in a portrait, including the use of a grid.

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  • S1E24

    Self Portraiture

    Dec 14, 202422m

    Tom demonstrates his approach to creating a self portrait, and how the artist describes himself in an image.

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  • S1E25

    Pastel on Stencil Paper

    Dec 15, 202422m

    Lorna demonstrates the use of pastels on stencil paper as a medium for portraiture.

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  • S1E26

    Perspective in Urban Landscape

    Dec 15, 202422m

    Stuart demonstrates the rules of perspective to be applied in the construction of an urban landscape.

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  • S1E27

    Connecting with your Sitter

    Dec 15, 202422m

    Curtis demonstrates both his artistic abilities in creating a portrait and his approach to connecting with his sitter.

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  • S1E28

    Composing from Life

    Dec 16, 202422m

    Brogan extols the benefits of creating a portrait with a live model.

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  • S1E29

    Patterns

    Dec 16, 202422m

    Jude demonstrates how she captures patterns in a painting or uses them, something that she enjoys.

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  • S1E30

    Introduction to Watercolour

    Dec 16, 202422m

    Charles presents the basic principles to create a watercolour portrait, he uses a tracing of a previous sketch as a underpainting.

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  • S1E31

    Painting on Wood

    Dec 17, 202422m

    Alvin outlines the steps to prepare a wood panel for painting, and how each unique piece of wood can influence the completed painting.

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  • S1E32

    Painting on Black

    Dec 17, 202422m

    Cat explains and demonstrates her approach in creating a landscape on a black background, and how it enhances the colour.

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  • S1E33

    Monochrome Palette

    Dec 17, 202422m

    Amy demonstrates her approach to creating a monochrome painting from a black and white vintage reference photo as finished work or a tone exercise.

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  • S1E34

    Drawing with Coloured Pencils

    Dec 18, 202422m

    Curtis shares his secrets for creating a in depth portrait that creates mood and atmosphere using coloured pencils.

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  • S1E35

    Painting Hands

    Dec 18, 202422m

    Brogan demonstrates a simplified process for painting a sitters hands that can make the work more dynamic.

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  • S1E36

    Painting with Gold Leaf

    Dec 18, 202422m

    Lorna shares her gilding technique using gold leaf in a portrait to enhance the work.

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  • S1E37

    Pushing Colour in Portraiture

    Dec 19, 202422m

    Tom demonstrates how enhance a portrait by pushing the use of colour.

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  • S1E38

    Creating Textures in Charcoal Landscapes

    Dec 19, 202422m

    Stuart demonstrates his various techniques and tips for creating textures in his landscapes using just charcoal and a rubber.

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  • S1E39

    Narrative in Portraiture

    Dec 19, 202422m

    Jude demonstrate how she inserts narrative into portraiture either subtlety or surrealistic.

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  • S1E40

    Improvising with Watercolour

    Dec 20, 202422m

    Charles explains and demonstrates how how watercolours can be used improvise and create images from your imagination.

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