How to Paint

Description How to Paint immerses you in the painting process from start to finish, with step-by-step demonstrations in every lesson. Professor Allman’s years of experience as an artist and teacher enable him to provide the perfect introduction to an immense artistic tradition, infusing each session with passion and humor, so even the most technical and traditional methods become fun and approachable under his guidance.

• Class Preview
• The Painter’s Toolkit
• Getting Started: Surfaces & Brushwork
• Fundamentals: Establishing Value
• Fundamentals: Building Volume
• Fundamentals: Basics of Color Theory
• Fundamentals: Creating Color Palettes
• Fundamentals: Compositional Choices
• Putting It All Together: A Simple Landscape
• Creating Linear Perspective
• Creating Atmospheric Perspective
• Putting It All Together: A Still Life
• Working with Oils
• Traditional Oil Techniques: Grisaille
• Working with Acrylics
• Playing with Mediums
• Painting Water & Clouds
• Painting Trees & Bark
• Painting Rocks & Mountains
• Painting Light
• Painting Glass
• Painting People
• Getting Creative: Composition
• Getting Creative: Surface & Texture
• Getting Creative: Space & Dimension