2-Disc
DVD
set |
Painting Watercolor My Way
Over 5 hours of invaluable instruction on the techniques
and materials Susan uses to create her distinctive paintings |
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Susan holds nothing back in teaching you her
multi-layered transparent watercolor techniques.
Learn how to create beautiful, luminous paintings
that glow.
Understand the reasons for everything she does,
so you can adapt her methods to your own
subjects and artistic expression.
On this 2-disc DVD set, her subject
is a still life combining the lustre
of glossy porcelain, the delicacy
of rose petals, the textured, veined
surface of leaves and the rich grain
of polished wood.
Enjoy over 5 hours of detailed instruction from Susan, including:
the brushes and palette she uses, mixing colors, her 'priming' method,
yellow underwashes, every step of the painting process, backgrounds
and finally the all-important 'fine-tuning'. |
Disc One:
Susan's welcome and introduction lead into her selection of the rose for the
still-life that is the subject of this DVD set, then we see an animation of the
painting as it comes to life through each stage.
Susan provides full details of the materials she has carefully chosen to be the
best for the techniques she uses and the results she wishes to create. She
introduces the exciting new Susan Harrison-Tustain Signature Brushes Set
from da Vinci and Colors Set from Schmincke.
She demonstrates how she stretches her paper and then it's into the fun
part - applying the colors. First the yellow underwashes using her 'priming
method', then the fine veils of transparent color that allow her paintings to
'glow'. Look over her shoulder as she explains in full detail everything she is
doing and why. See the color mixes she uses and how she can create virtually
any color from her limited palette.
A new feature of this DVD set are the short 'Garden Breaks' where Susan gives
you a chance to pause between each painting stage as she highlights the
beauty of a particular flower or fruit in her garden.
Disc Two:
On Disc 2 Susan continues to bring her painting to life. She retains the white
background until near the end. Many artists have asked her about painting
'white on white' and the decorated white porcelain bowl provides an excellent
example of this.
She discusses backgrounds and the different options for the painting subject
of the DVD, then shows each stage of building up a background incorporating
the colors and wood-grain elements of her reference photograph. 
Fine-tuning is the important final stage, when all the components of the
painting are integrated to form a polished and satisfying 'whole'.
Then enjoy a 'Gallery' of Susan's work in both watercolor and oil, with fine
detail highlighted and each painting shown unframed, then framed.
The 'Footnotes' section provides you with much useful and practical
information.
Disc 2 contains the reference material for this project. For your convenience, those files are also available here. See details and download-links below:
DVD Reference Images for 'Painting Watercolor My Way'
Images of the reference photograph, drawing and
Susan's completed painting are available for you
to save and print for your own use. Each can be
downloaded in either JPG or PDF format. The
JPG can be opened and manipulated in any
image editing software (e.g. Adobe Photoshop)
and the PDF can be opened in Adobe Reader
(available as a free download from Adobe.com)
Click the download links of your choice below:
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