Tai Shan Schierenberg
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Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2024
Artist of the Year: Masterclass
Season 1
Live tutorials on aspects of painting given by Portrait Artist of The Year and Landscape Artist of The Year contestants.
Episodes
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Episode 122 min2024-12-02
Exploring Tone
In 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.
Episode 222 min2024-12-02
Alla Prima
Alla prima painting is tricky but Sara Reeve has you covered. Her joyous explanations are just what you need to master the technique.
Episode 322 min2024-12-03
How to Paint Trees
Adebanji'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.
Episode 422 min2024-12-03
Miniature Portraits
Morag's ability to capture the essence of her subject with very few lines makes her well suited for miniature portraits.
Episode 522 min2024-12-04
Introduction to Inks
Fujiko provides an introduction to the use of inks as a medium by creating a landscape using a variety of different techniques.
Episode 622 min2024-12-04
Building a Portrait
Gareth shares his techniques and measured approach to building a portrait.
Episode 722 min2024-12-05
Painting with a Limited Palette
Wendy demonstrates how a portrait can be produced with just the blending of 3 colours.
Episode 822 min2024-12-05
Animal Portraiture
Phoebe demonstrates her approach to creating a portrait of a pet.
Episode 922 min2024-12-06
Introduction to Still Life
Claire presents her approach to creating a still life.
Episode 1022 min2024-12-06
Composition in Landscapes
Finn demonstrates his approach to creating an classic/romantic English landscape.
Episode 1122 min2024-12-09
Loosening Up
Sara demonstrates her approach to loosening up her approach by using one large brush.
Episode 1222 min2024-12-09
Observing Facial Features
Gareth demonstrates his approach to achieving a likeness in a portrait by breaking down the features into abstract shapes.
Episode 1322 min2024-12-10
Botanical Flowers
Fujiko demonstrates her technique and approach to creating a botanical drawing with ink, using both brush and pen.
Episode 1422 min2024-12-10
Painting with Lines
Morag demonstrates her approach to creating a portrait with lines observing body language and posture.
Episode 1522 min2024-12-11
Figures in Landscape
Adebanji demonstrates his approach and tips for putting figures into a landscape.
Episode 1622 min2024-12-11
Child Portraiture
Phoebe demonstrates her approach for child portraits using charcoal on a soft pastel card.
Episode 1722 min2024-12-12
Playing with Colour
Christian discuses; mixing colours, how to layout a palette and how to use colour expressively.
Episode 1822 min2024-12-12
Painting Skies and Clouds
Finn demonstrates how he paints the sky and clouds.
Episode 1922 min2024-12-13
Drawing with Paint
Wendy demonstrates how she begins a portrait by drawing with paint, which is her favourite part of the process.
Episode 2022 min2024-12-13
How to Approach a Portrait
Tai consolidates the various lessons about portraiture and demonstrates how he would approach a portrait.
Episode 2122 min2024-12-13
Introduction to Life Drawing
Gail introduces the fundamentals of Life Drawing.
Episode 2222 min2024-12-14
Mixed Media Portraiture
Amy introduces mixed media portraiture, which encourages experimentation.
Episode 2322 min2024-12-14
Tricks to Finding Likeness
Polly demonstrates her tips and tricks to capturing a likeness in a portrait, including the use of a grid.
Episode 2422 min2024-12-14
Self Portraiture
Tom demonstrates his approach to creating a self portrait, and how the artist describes himself in an image.
Episode 2522 min2024-12-15
Pastel on Stencil Paper
Lorna demonstrates the use of pastels on stencil paper as a medium for portraiture.
Episode 2622 min2024-12-15
Perspective in Urban Landscape
Stuart demonstrates the rules of perspective to be applied in the construction of an urban landscape.
Episode 2722 min2024-12-15
Connecting with your Sitter
Curtis demonstrates both his artistic abilities in creating a portrait and his approach to connecting with his sitter.
Episode 2822 min2024-12-16
Composing from Life
Brogan extols the benefits of creating a portrait with a live model.
Episode 2922 min2024-12-16
Patterns
Jude demonstrates how she captures patterns in a painting or uses them, something that she enjoys.
Episode 3022 min2024-12-16
Introduction to Watercolour
Charles presents the basic principles to create a watercolour portrait, he uses a tracing of a previous sketch as a underpainting.
Episode 3122 min2024-12-17
Painting on Wood
Alvin outlines the steps to prepare a wood panel for painting, and how each unique piece of wood can influence the completed painting.
Episode 3222 min2024-12-17
Painting on Black
Cat explains and demonstrates her approach in creating a landscape on a black background, and how it enhances the colour.
Episode 3322 min2024-12-17
Monochrome Palette
Amy demonstrates her approach to creating a monochrome painting from a black and white vintage reference photo as finished work or a tone exercise.
Episode 3422 min2024-12-18
Drawing with Coloured Pencils
Curtis shares his secrets for creating a in depth portrait that creates mood and atmosphere using coloured pencils.
Episode 3522 min2024-12-18
Painting Hands
Brogan demonstrates a simplified process for painting a sitters hands that can make the work more dynamic.
Episode 3622 min2024-12-18
Painting with Gold Leaf
Lorna shares her gilding technique using gold leaf in a portrait to enhance the work.
Episode 3722 min2024-12-19
Pushing Colour in Portraiture
Tom demonstrates how enhance a portrait by pushing the use of colour.
Episode 3822 min2024-12-19
Creating Textures in Charcoal Landscapes
Stuart demonstrates his various techniques and tips for creating textures in his landscapes using just charcoal and a rubber.
Episode 3922 min2024-12-19
Narrative in Portraiture
Jude demonstrate how she inserts narrative into portraiture either subtlety or surrealistic.
Episode 4022 min2024-12-20
Improvising with Watercolour
Charles explains and demonstrates how how watercolours can be used improvise and create images from your imagination.
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