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TUTORIALS

Learn to paint or improve your techniques

Welcome to my video library of tutorials. Here I share with you 30 years of painting experience. My videos involve:

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  • Sound painting theory

  • Tips & techniques

  • Full painting demonstrations

  • Clear explanation & description

  • Painting and palette cameras

  • In film reference

  • Full HD quality

  • Lifetime access

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Use the filter below to choose between watercolour, acrylic or oil.. By purchasing my videos you are helping to support me as a creator and to enjoy your learning free from ads or annoying pop ups.

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Enjoy learning, enjoy your painting!

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Expressive Acrylics
01:21:41

Expressive Acrylics

In this tutorial you will learn how to use acrylic in a watercolour method, including the materials to use and the appropriate medium to enable the paint to be thinned. Included are lots of tips and techniques throughout the full demonstration.
Using Tube Greens in Watercolour
45:12

Using Tube Greens in Watercolour

This tutorial explains the use of tube greens, including colour theory, practical explanations using swatches and finishes with a full demonstration using Hooker's green as a basis.
Surfaces for Acrylic Painting
55:44

Surfaces for Acrylic Painting

This tutorial explores a number of different painting surfaces for acrylic including the use of gesso to create your own painting boards. Includes a full demonstration painting on canvas board with tips about the most appropriate brushes to use.
Planning for success in watercolour
57:07

Planning for success in watercolour

Learn how to create a useful plan that will logically guide you through three main watercolour layers, leading to clean and successful paintings. Contains an explanation of values, a fully illustrated Notan plan, and a demonstration painting from start to finish.
An Introduction to Acrylic
01:05:02

An Introduction to Acrylic

Learn about paints, brushes and the application of acrylic paint. Includes a full demonstration of a Provencal scene using acrylic paint on paper.
Summer Greens in Watercolour
49:16

Summer Greens in Watercolour

A tutorial video illustrating summer greens through colour theory and mixing examples followed by a full demonstration of painting a sunlit French garden.
Acrylic Mediums
01:11:07

Acrylic Mediums

Learn about acrylic mediums, what they do and how to utilise them to suit your painting style. The tutorial begins with a discussion and demonstration of acrylic mediums before progressing into a full painting, illustrating the medium in action.
Grey Greens in Watercolour
44:59

Grey Greens in Watercolour

A watercolour tutorial investigating grey greens. Do you struggle to make and control toned green? This video illustrates how you can achieve beautiful shades of green even in low light conditions. Includes an explanation of tone illustrated with colour mixes and a full demonstration painting.
From Dark to Light in Acrylic
59:14

From Dark to Light in Acrylic

This acrylic tutorial covers the use of values and leads you through the creation of a value plan, before working through a full demonstration painting from dark to light. Learn how working with a plan like this helps you achieve a more direct and clear painting.
Temperature in Greens
40:05

Temperature in Greens

A watercolour tutorial explaining the various colour temperatures that make interesting and effective greens. Includes colour theory, swatch examples and a full demonstration painting.
What is green?
51:54

What is green?

Painting green in watercolour - what is green. This tutorial examines the use of blue and yellow to make green. Included is some colour theory with examples and a full demonstration painting.
Materials for Oil Painting
08:39

Materials for Oil Painting

A quick guide to the materials used for creating oil paintings.
Snow scenes in watercolour
55:33

Snow scenes in watercolour

Snow scenes can be tricky to gauge in terms of value and contrast because of the large amount of white present throughout the scene. In this tutorial Paul draws to your attention the illusions of values before embarking on the painting. Pick up watercolour tips and techniques as you watch him develop the snow scene in real time, from initial drawing to the finished painting.
Watercolour Demonstration
01:13:14

Watercolour Demonstration

Leaving the village and heading for the moor. An in depth watercolour demonstration filmed using an overhead High definition camera at Harrogate and Nidderdale Art Club in 2017. Watch in great detail as Paul builds up a stunning landscape from first washes through to the finished picture, including full narration and audience questions as he paints.
Layers in Watercolour
39:47

Layers in Watercolour

A real time High Definition video tutorial studying the layering principle in watercolour. The video begins with an overview of layering from light to dark and Paul illustrates the theory in a simple exercise before embarking on a more involved painting demonstration. Full commentary throughout.
Shadows in Watercolour
42:18

Shadows in Watercolour

In this film I show you how to paint successful shadows in watercolour. I demonstrate how strong to make your paint mix and I show you a clever trick to make your shadows glow with light. The video starts with a full explanation of shadows and how to make them realistic with a few rules to consider when you are painting. I then progress into a full demonstration painting which illustrates the process and timing of applying rich and colourful shadow shapes to make the light glow.
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