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, 202422mIn 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.
- S1E2
Alla Prima
Dec 2, 202422mAlla prima painting is tricky but Sara Reeve has you covered. Her joyous explanations are just what you need to master the technique.
- S1E3
How to Paint Trees
Dec 3, 202422mAdebanji'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.
- S1E4
Miniature Portraits
Dec 3, 202422mMorag's ability to capture the essence of her subject with very few lines makes her well suited for miniature portraits.
- S1E5
Introduction to Inks
Dec 4, 202422mFujiko provides an introduction to the use of inks as a medium by creating a landscape using a variety of different techniques.
- S1E6
Building a Portrait
Dec 4, 202422mGareth shares his techniques and measured approach to building a portrait.
- S1E7
Painting with a Limited Palette
Dec 5, 202422mWendy demonstrates how a portrait can be produced with just the blending of 3 colours.
- S1E8
Animal Portraiture
Dec 5, 202422mPhoebe demonstrates her approach to creating a portrait of a pet.
- S1E9
Introduction to Still Life
Dec 6, 202422mClaire presents her approach to creating a still life.
- S1E10
Composition in Landscapes
Dec 6, 202422mFinn demonstrates his approach to creating an classic/romantic English landscape.
- S1E11
Loosening Up
Dec 9, 202422mSara demonstrates her approach to loosening up her approach by using one large brush.
- S1E12
Observing Facial Features
Dec 9, 202422mGareth demonstrates his approach to achieving a likeness in a portrait by breaking down the features into abstract shapes.
- S1E13
Botanical Flowers
Dec 10, 202422mFujiko demonstrates her technique and approach to creating a botanical drawing with ink, using both brush and pen.
- S1E14
Painting with Lines
Dec 10, 202422mMorag demonstrates her approach to creating a portrait with lines observing body language and posture.
- S1E15
Figures in Landscape
Dec 11, 202422mAdebanji demonstrates his approach and tips for putting figures into a landscape.
- S1E16
Child Portraiture
Dec 11, 202422mPhoebe demonstrates her approach for child portraits using charcoal on a soft pastel card.
- S1E17
Playing with Colour
Dec 12, 202422mChristian discuses; mixing colours, how to layout a palette and how to use colour expressively.
- S1E18
Painting Skies and Clouds
Dec 12, 202422mFinn demonstrates how he paints the sky and clouds.
- S1E19
Drawing with Paint
Dec 13, 202422mWendy demonstrates how she begins a portrait by drawing with paint, which is her favourite part of the process.
- S1E20
How to Approach a Portrait
Dec 13, 202422mTai consolidates the various lessons about portraiture and demonstrates how he would approach a portrait.
- S1E21
Introduction to Life Drawing
Dec 13, 202422mGail introduces the fundamentals of Life Drawing.
- S1E22
Mixed Media Portraiture
Dec 14, 202422mAmy introduces mixed media portraiture, which encourages experimentation.
- S1E23
Tricks to Finding Likeness
Dec 14, 202422mPolly demonstrates her tips and tricks to capturing a likeness in a portrait, including the use of a grid.
- S1E24
Self Portraiture
Dec 14, 202422mTom demonstrates his approach to creating a self portrait, and how the artist describes himself in an image.
- S1E25
Pastel on Stencil Paper
Dec 15, 202422mLorna demonstrates the use of pastels on stencil paper as a medium for portraiture.
- S1E26
Perspective in Urban Landscape
Dec 15, 202422mStuart demonstrates the rules of perspective to be applied in the construction of an urban landscape.
- S1E27
Connecting with your Sitter
Dec 15, 202422mCurtis demonstrates both his artistic abilities in creating a portrait and his approach to connecting with his sitter.
- S1E28
Composing from Life
Dec 16, 202422mBrogan extols the benefits of creating a portrait with a live model.
- S1E29
Patterns
Dec 16, 202422mJude demonstrates how she captures patterns in a painting or uses them, something that she enjoys.
- S1E30
Introduction to Watercolour
Dec 16, 202422mCharles presents the basic principles to create a watercolour portrait, he uses a tracing of a previous sketch as a underpainting.
- S1E31
Painting on Wood
Dec 17, 202422mAlvin outlines the steps to prepare a wood panel for painting, and how each unique piece of wood can influence the completed painting.
- S1E32
Painting on Black
Dec 17, 202422mCat explains and demonstrates her approach in creating a landscape on a black background, and how it enhances the colour.
- S1E33
Monochrome Palette
Dec 17, 202422mAmy demonstrates her approach to creating a monochrome painting from a black and white vintage reference photo as finished work or a tone exercise.
- S1E34
Drawing with Coloured Pencils
Dec 18, 202422mCurtis shares his secrets for creating a in depth portrait that creates mood and atmosphere using coloured pencils.
- S1E35
Painting Hands
Dec 18, 202422mBrogan demonstrates a simplified process for painting a sitters hands that can make the work more dynamic.
- S1E36
Painting with Gold Leaf
Dec 18, 202422mLorna shares her gilding technique using gold leaf in a portrait to enhance the work.
- S1E37
Pushing Colour in Portraiture
Dec 19, 202422mTom demonstrates how enhance a portrait by pushing the use of colour.
- S1E38
Creating Textures in Charcoal Landscapes
Dec 19, 202422mStuart demonstrates his various techniques and tips for creating textures in his landscapes using just charcoal and a rubber.
- S1E39
Narrative in Portraiture
Dec 19, 202422mJude demonstrate how she inserts narrative into portraiture either subtlety or surrealistic.
- S1E40
Improvising with Watercolour
Dec 20, 202422mCharles explains and demonstrates how how watercolours can be used improvise and create images from your imagination.