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Still Life/Edibles
Glass Bottles
Strawberries & Glass
Lemons and Limes
Eggs
Flower Bench
Apple Harvest
Pumpkins
Pumpkin Pie
Warm light & cool shadows
Cool Light & warm shadows
Thanksgiving Still Life Plan
Orange in October
Ornamental Corn
Cornucopia
Ornaments
Candlelight Glow
Strawberries
Pumpkins & Spider
Tea Party
Candlelight Glow
Transportation:
1952 MGTD
Christmas Tree Truck
Make It Move
Rust is my favorite color
Rust at Rocky Point
Wagon Wheel
Mighty Ship
"Race Car" Category: Movement
1955 Chevy Pick up
Photo by Tracy Stroh
Photo by Pace Clynke
Portraits/People:
Celebrity portrait (part 1) Chris Pine
Celebrity portrait (part 2) Chris Pine
Wonder Woman Gal Gadot
Pick a President - Ron Regan
Helen Ring Robinson
Rattlesnake Kate
Cowboy Portrait
Miss Rodeo Colorado
Native American Female
Nighthorse Chief
Pick a President -
Ronald Regan Portrait
Floral/Nature
Landscapes
Boats at Sunset
Waterway
Destination Zion
Landscape Layers
Colorful Sky
Splatter Rocks
Atmospheric Layers 1-4
Tropical Vacation
Northern Lights
Yellow Aspen
Sunrise Service
Arches
Elk Mountain
Clouds of Color
Red Rocks
Backlit Aspen
Halloween Tree and Moon
Mountain Wild Flowers
Wild Flowers
Clouds
Palm Trees
April Showers
Winter River
Glacier
Roman Holiday
Magic Moon
Tenacious Tree
River
Warm Light, Cool Shadows
Cool Light Warm Shadows
Fly the Flag
Forrest Snow
Sun Rays in Trees
Boy and a Frog
Splatter Flowers
Fireworks
Scraped Rocks
Winter Fantasy
Play in the Snow
No video for first 3 pine cone reference photos.
Photo by Anne Masterson
IPhoto by Linda Johnson
Photo by Linda Johnston
Photo by Linda Johnston
Architecture/Buildings
Animals
Papillion
Fall Turkeys
Fox and Flakes
Bunny
Sea Turtle
Banditos (Raccoons)
Bear
Turkeys
Trumpeter Swans
Christmas Cardinal
Pika
For Fox Sake
Bear Country
Painting a Longhorn
Drawing a Longhorn
Oh Deer
Snickerdoodle
Cute Dog
Figaro Cat
Galloping Horse
Horse - 1
Horse Head
Foal and Foil
Longhorn
Christmas Star (Camels)
Bobcat
Koi
Moose
Happy Marmot Day
Dragonfly
Shimmering Butterflies
Colorful Bunny
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Birds
Fall Turkeys
Cold Chickadee
Northern Saw Whet Owl
Burrowing Owl
Goldfinch
Owl
Waterfall and Merganser
Great Blue Heron
Trumpeter Swans
Cold Chickadee
Rufous Hummingbird
Common Goldeneye
Sunflower and Goldfinch
Tired Chicken
Turkeys
Nest With Robin
Christmas Cardinal
Bluebird with Heart Birdhouse
Fall Pheasant
Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwings
Chickadee Ornament
Finch New Year
Metallic Hummingbird
Peacock Feather
Great Blue Heron
Beginning and Technique Topics
Yellow
1 - Salt
2 - Plastic Wrap
3 - Sponge, Spatter, and
4 - Toothbrush
5 - Cobwebs
6 - Crayons, Candle and
7 - Scrape
8 - Blow and
9 - Bubble Wrap
Project Yellow 1, 2, 3
Red
1 - Pigment
2 - Tracing and Transfers
3 - Brushes
4 - Water Control
5
6 Magic Time
7 - Dry, Drier, Driest
8 - Keep It Clean
Project Red - Portrait 1-4
Calligraphy
Fairy/Angel
Chancery Italic Hand
Bee Quote
Inking
Ames Lettering Guide
Things with Wings
Ruling Pen
Watercolor Journal
Flutterby
Starter Projects:
Butterfly 1-8
Seascape 1-4
Giraffe 1-5
Landscape 1-4
Abstract 1-2
Favorite Mug
Winslow Homer on Teabag
Economy of Line
Juicy Clouds
Glass Bottles
Soap Bubble Hydrangeas
Orange
1 - Flat Wash
2 - Soft Edge, Graded Wash
3 - Rough Texture
4 - Dry Brush
5 - and Lifting
6 - Wet Into Wet
7 - Shape Into Form
8 - Glazes and
9 - Shadows
10-Drawing and
11-Tranfers
12-Washing Off Paper
Project Orange-Still Life 1-6
Drawing:
Red Tailed Hawk
GAA Bunny Demo
Economy of Line
More painting concepts:
Pack for Plein Air
2 Point Perspective
Wet Media Acetate
Design with Tracing paper
Thumbnail Drawing
Removing Stretched Paper
Layering Color
Color Theory
Mixing and Applying Color
Color Contrast
Planning a Painting
Stretching Watercolor Paper
Watercolor Mediums
Bad Hair Day (fix brush)
Value Scale 1-2
Half Sheet Transfer
These simpler projects are a good place to begin your journey. The techniques used are individually demonstrated in the Yellow, Red and Orange section. Once you watch the entire section try the project.
Green - Acrylic:
All videos could be used with acrylic as techniques are similar. These videos are painted in acrylic but could also translate to watercolor:
Setting up a stay-wet palette
Sunset Sail miniature
Plein air balcony landscape
Koi - Acrylic
Color Theory (3 videos: color wheels
modern and inorganic, mixing black
from compliments, tint tone &
analogous chart)