Paint Basket TV - Live Online Art Classes

PART 1

What are the criteria for painting trees? Do we paint them in perfect detail or no detail at all? When and how do we choose? What colours should be used and when?

Do we paint them exactly as seen? What are the problems involved if we do?

We will try to put all this into perspective in these 2 Lessons.

Join me for part 1 of a two part class where we will learn how to paint Lakes, Rivers and Waterfalls.

In this class you will learn about the dynamics of water and how to capture it on the canvas to add life and movement to your landscapes.

Note - This class will run over two weeks

We continue with the different ways trees can be effectively painted.

The method of painting will depend on the mood and effect you want to achieve in the final result.

Join me for part 2 of a two part class where we will learn how to paint Lakes, Rivers and Waterfalls.

In this class you will learn about the dynamics of water and how to capture it on the canvas to add life and movement to your landscapes.

Join me for this live class where you will learn how to paint buildings.

This is part five of a six part series on landscape painting for beginners. During the class you will learn :

How perspective affects buildings
How to use vanishing points to draw in a non existant building
How to paint buildings so they dont look flat
How to create texture in old buildings
and heaps more...

By booking the live class, you will also get access to watch the replay as often as you want.

or book the entire 6 week course here :

(The full course includes all 6 live classes plus there replays - thats a $84 value)

A great way of improving your art, and specially your drawing skills, is to own a Sketch Book. Not as an ornament but as an essential tool in recording many aspects of art techniques, as well as outdoor sketching.

Dennis will show and go through some of his sketch Books dating a far back as at least 1952 (60 years)

These are the ones that were instrumental in being where he is today.

This is not to be missed. It is also included by special request.

NOTE - The live class, as well as the replay, is free, The replay of the class will be available 2 or 3 days after the live event.

Join me for this live class where you will learn how to paint trees and bushes.

This is part four of a six part series on landscape painting for beginners. During the class you will learn :

How to paint trees
How to paint bushes
How to deal with a multitude of foliage
How to ensure you dont paint lolipop trees and bushes
and heaps more...

By booking the live class, you will also get access to watch the replay as often as you want.

or book the entire 6 week course here :

(The full course includes all 6 live classes plus there replays - thats a $84 value)

Peonies are one of the most attractive flowers to paint and by special request I have included one here.

This flower is great in learning how to do shading in the wet-in-wet technique.

Join me for this live class where you will learn how to paint mountains.

This is part three of a six part series on landscape painting for beginners. During the class you will learn :

How to create rock textures
How to paint valleys
How to make your mountains recede into the distance
How to paint low lying mist
and heaps more...

By booking the live class, you will also get access to watch the replay as often as you want.

or book the entire 6 week course here :

(The full course includes all 6 live classes plus there replays - thats a $84 value)

Birds make such wonderful paintings and are very popular with many artists.

In this lesson you will learn how to paint feathers properly, how to paint eyes are that are alive, and many other features.

Join me for this live class where you will learn how to paint skies.

This is part two of a six part series on landscape painting for beginners. During the class you will learn :

How to create depth in your skies
How to create realistic sunsets
How to paint clouds
How to paint rain
and heaps more...

By booking the live class, you will also get access to watch the replay as often as you want.

or book the entire 6 week course here :

(The full course includes all 6 live classes plus there replays - thats a $84 value)

Pre-book your access to the replay of this live class where you will learn how to paint from photographs.

This is the first of a six part series on landscape painting for beginners. During the class you will learn :

Which photos make good paintings
How to improve on an average photo to turn it into a great painting
How to adjust and adapt your colours to improve on nature
How to adjust the composition of the photo to turn it into a pleasing painting
and heaps more...

Note the replay will be available in around 36 hours time.

or book the entire 6 week course here :

(The full course includes all 6 live classes plus their replays - thats a $84 value)

In Lesson 11 we saw what is involved in painting water reflections. In this Lesson we will paint an actual scene full of the various reflection types.

Gain instant access to this live online art class replay you will learn the secret of how to paint bread that is alive with texture and just begs the viewer to grab a slice and start eating.

This class forms part of a larger painting similar to the one shown below :

How to Paint Water Reflections in Watercolours

Many artist struggle to paint reflections in water that will give a realistic look.

Just how does one get that shine on the water?

How does one indicate the reflections of solid objects correctly.

Just what is a mirror reflection?

What are the principles of ripples on the water, and how to paint them correctly?

Join us on the Lesson to find out the answers, and then do a painting that brings all these out in practice.

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In this live online art class replay you will learn the secret of how to paint cheese.

Learn how to show the holes in the cheese and how to get the blue cheese effect and lots more.

This class forms part of a larger painting similar to the one shown below :

The Exciting World of Watercolour Pencils

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One does not often see the use of watercolour pencils in watercolour paintings today.
There is quite a lot of information on coloured pencils but less on watercolour pencils.

Your watercolour painting can be greatly enhanced with the judicious use of these watercolour pencils.

We will take a look at how these pencils work

Where and when they can be used to advantage.

We will look at the different ways they can be applied

Finally we will paint a project using these techniques.

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In this class you will learn the secret of the 5 key steps used to professional artists to paint realistic looking clear, transparent and semi-transparent objects like glass, wine glasses, glass bottles and even plastic containers.

You will learn what to paint, what not to paint as well as how to deal with transparent objects that have liquid in them.

This class will form part of a larger painting similar to the one shown below :

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Flower painting has been very popular for many decades. Just look at the hundreds of Flower Books in the Art and local Book Stores.

Flowers give you the opportunity of really using bright and brilliant colours which promote the sense of joy and excitement. This type of painting make wonderful gifts, specially as small paintings and Get-Well Cards, etc,

We willl learn how contrast in tonal ranges as well as colour enhances the painting of flowers.

The technique of blending correctly is shown in detail,

See how the use of hard and soft lines are used to advantage.

Have you ever struggled to paint very light flowers correctly?

These and more will be explained

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In this class you will learn the secret of how to paint white objects effectively. After this class you will never struggle with lifeless, cold and flat white objects anymore.

The techniques and principles you will learn in this class can be used when painting any white object, from teacups to snow.

In this Lesson you will be shown:

1.  How to decide which photograph will be suitable for pen and ink drawing

2.  How to start the pen and Ink drawing

3.  A few basic pen and ink strokes and techniques to start off with

4.  How to add the watercolour wash

5.  We will draw and paint a practical example.

This type of painting is very popular for the making of Cards for Christmas and Special Occasions.

Why not give it a try!

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In this art class you will learn how to paint the folds in the fabrics used in typical still life paintings.

How often have you not wanted to paint them, and stopped, because you found them very intimidating. Hopefully I will be able to take that fear away and get you started on an exciting journey of experimentation.

Dramatic clouds help to bring mood and mystery to the story you are telling in your painting. You have to get the viewer excited and attracted to your painting as, for example, they feel the tenseness of a sailing ship ploughing through a storm. Or a windswept tree bending under the strain of high winds.

Depending on your subject, even dramatic clouds can bring about a feeling of peace and serenity.

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In this live online art class you will learn how to paint wooden objects in your still life paintings.

Objects like cutting boards, wooden bowls and polished wooden tables will be demonstrated.

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Painting Clouds

Clouds form one of the most interesting parts of the landscape. We see them almost every day in all the various forms and shapes – from the wisps right through to the storm clouds. We see them so often that they become too familiar and one sometimes don’t even give them a second glance.

Many find it difficult to get a realistic representation of clouds on their paper. There are so many ways to paint clouds that it would take a month of Sundays just to paint a few of them. In this class I will show you

1.    How to prepare the paper
2.    Paint a simple cloud study to get you started
3.    Tricks for painting cumulus clouds.
4.    Discuss some of the cloud types
5.    Paint a landscape with clouds as the focal point.

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In this live online art class replay you will learn :

1) how to paint shiny metalic surfaces so that they look like they have just been polished. Painting items like silver and stainless steel will never be a problem again.
2) Learn how to make objects reflect inside your silver, etc.

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Popular Mixes, including Difficult Greens

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In this lesson I will demonstrate several popular colour mixes that will enhance our paintings.
Because most find the mixing of greens a terrible problem and end up with garish greens, I will take these into consideration and show you:
1.    How to mix various believable greens for trees
2.    How to mix believable grass fields
3.    Paint a picture using all these using a bland over-green photograph as reference.

This is a replay so you will get instant and indefinite access to watch as and when it suits your schedule.

In this live online art class replay you will learn the essentials required before we can start painting still life paintings. Topics covered include :

1) How to choose the objects for an interesting still life
2) How to compose your still life paintings so they are pleasing to look at
3) How to built a shadow box
4) How to light your still life correctly
5) How to draw your still life out freehand.

This is a very practical hands on workshop where we will compose our own still life and eventually do a few compositional sketches to learn how to transfer our favourite composition freehand to the canvas.

 Making a Colour Wheel for Reference

The Colour Wheel is one of the most important tools an artist can have. Yet I find that many only know the simple basics and that’s all!

If you want improvement in your paintings then the Colour Wheel is one of the major answers.

By making a Colour Wheel that uses the exact same colours you use and have in your art box you will not struggle any more with colour mixes because you can now make visual comparisons as you progress.

This DVD will show you how to use your primary colours to mix secondary and tertiary colours, how to paint tints easily and most of all, how to obtain the correct shadow colours for each colour.

A 10-page tutorial is supplied which also has a template for you to use.

This is a replay of a live online art class, so will gain instant and indefinite access to the class video and the pdf notes.

FREE Watercolour Painting Course

To follow this FREE course go to the Paint Basket TV page HERE
You will find the classes listed on the left hand side of the page under the "Live Webinar Replays" box

Have you been told that watercolour painting is too difficult?
Have you also been told that it is impossible fix mistakes?

Let me show you how painting in watercolour is much easier than you have been told.  In this Course I will be taking you from the very beginning and leading and guiding you to become a more confident watercolour artist.

To become a Master Artist one needs to first have a strong foundation to build upon. To rush is like building a tall structure (what a Master is) with sub quality cement – it will crumble even before the top is reached.  I will be structuring the lessons in a fun and practical way so that all the techniques and principles are easily grasped.

From Lesson 1 all the lessons will follow a specific schedule in order for you to progress at a constant rate. If you are serious in becoming a master then skipping lessons will only hinder your progress. If you are, for some reason, not able to attend a Live Session then all Replays will be available for you to watch as many times as you need to.

Another point is that the majority of techniques and principles (some with slight modification) are also applicable to other mediums, such as oils, acrylic, pastels, etc. This Course is of benefit to all artist no matter what medium they major in.

So if you have always wanted to try your hand at watercolour painting, then join me for the adventure - its gonna be great fun and its totally FREE!

Lesson 1.         Introduction.

Introduction
Importance of Drawing Skills
Basic Sketches of Cosmos Flowers
Wet-in wet Technique
Practical = Painting a Bunch of Cosmos flowers

Lesson 2.         The Importance of Values (Lights and darks)

Making of Notans
Practical  charts – they help with colour later on.
Practical = Painting in Monochrome

Lesson 3.         How to Simplify  Details

Examples:   Highly detailed objects  right through to almost abstract
Importance of  Lost and Found edges.
Practical = Landscape painting

Lesson   4.       Importance of Techniques

We will experiment with some of the techniques:
Spattering, Wax resist, and Sponge painting.
Practical = Painting using all three of these techniques

To follow this FREE course go to the Paint Basket TV page HERE
You will find the classes listed on the left hand side of the page under the "Live Webinar Replays" box

Gain instant and indefinite access to this live class replay.

In this online art class Replay you will learn :

1) What the difference is between oil paints and acrylics and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
2) The basics of using acrylics
3) Learn how to make your own stay-wet palette
4) How you can use the multitude of oil painting lessons available here and paint them in acrylics
5) How you can combine acrylics with oils to complete your paintings faster.
6) and heaps more

During the class we will complete a painting in acrylics so if you have acrylics already, then pack them out and paint along.

To paint along you will need:

16 x 20 inch canvas
Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Red, French Ultramarine and White acrylic paints

When you unlock the replay you gain indefinate access to watch as often as you want, when you want.

Suitable for beginner to advanced artists
Running Time : 1.5 hours

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In this class you will learn the techniques used to paint juicy glazed cherries.

You will learn what makes the fruit glow, glisten and beg to be eaten.

This technique can be used to paint other fruit as well like oranges, apples and strawberries.

You are welcome to paint with during the class.

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Suitable for beginner to advanced artists

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Your tutor for this class is Dennis Clark

Trees are nearly always part of a landscape painting and each artist has their own preferences for certain trees, such as the palm tree, the pine tree, and others.

One of these is the Eucalyptus. There are many types but here we will look at the Bluegum tree because of its colour and the fact that its bark peels off in fascinating ways and patterns.

In this lesson you will learn the following:

• Tree shapes
• Tree Colours
• Tree Bark
• Tree Leaves
• Leaf Patterns
• How to create light effects on the trunks and branches
• How to use saturated colours correctly
• Masking

In this painting we will be using the knife as well as brushes, so it is going to be a great, fun class.

You are welcome to paint with during the class.

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Suitable for beginner to advanced artists

Finally the techniques used to paint realistic portraits from photographs
will be revealed in this 6 week live online portait painting course.

After following this course you will be painting portraits like a professional and
even be able to take on portrait commissions.

Instantly unlock all 13 hours of classes (recorded live), in the comfort of your own home,
on Paint Basket TV where your tutor, Nolan Clark, will not only explain and
demonstrate all the concepts and techniques required to paint realistic portraits.

As part of the course you will also get access to download a comprehensive pdf manual (over 320 pages) of
1) step by step painting instructions
2) Tools to help you with your portrait paintings
3) In depth explanations of all the processes involved
4) Heaps of reference material - there are over 500 images, illustrations, references photos and step by step photos in the manual)

You also get access to a private section on the forum where you can post your paintings on the forum for feedback.

At the end of this course you will be able to paint ANY portrait like a professional

In this comprehensive portrait painting course you will learn :

1) How to correctly mix realistic skin tones
2) How to create an accurate likeness of the person you are painting
3) How to paint eyes that are alive
4) How to paint mouths with expression
5) How to paint teeth that sparkle
6) How to paint ears that belong
7) How to paint the nose so it doesnt look flat
8) How to paint hair so it doesnt look like a wig
9) How to tie all the pieces together into a realistic portrait.
10) plus HEAPS more....

If you have always wished you could paint portraits like a master artist then this is your opportunity to learn how to do just that in the comfort of your own home!

Never attended one of our classes before? Take a look at what others are saying:

Wonda - "Love the live webcast. So informative!"
Jon - "Just wanted to say great show guys. Love your obvious joy and enthusiasm in what your doing. So motivating to go and paint. Thanks so very much."
Robert - "Hi Dennis and Nolan just finished the web seminars and found them exciting, informative, and very ediucational. I am looking forward to future lessons. Great Job and thank you for taking the time to teach us."
Marianne - "I have learned a lot Great Class."
Claude - "Just finished watching the replay. One word: fantastic. Cant wait till Sunday to put what I just learned in practice. Thank you for a great lesson..... your classes ROCK!"
Mary - "Just cant thank you enough for the painting lessons. What an inspiration you have been!"
Smokie - "Todays show was great. I dont think we will ever be able to thank you guys enough. I know that all my paintings from here on out will forever be influenced by these instructions. It is so much fun and a great way to learn. I am having a blast and cant wait for future shows."
Val - "Thank you Nolan for explaining all and more during the demo."

You can also take a look at some of our previous live online classes on Paint Basket TV.

Join us for Week six of our popular portrait painting course.

This week you will learn :

1) How to tie all the knowledge from the previous five weeks together to create a complete portrait.
2) Nolan shows you step by step how he goes from empty canvas to masterpiece in this lesson

This live class replay consists of 2 hours of practical video lessons plus comprehensive pdf notes (24 pages of step by step painting instructions, theory and reference photos).

Some of the portrait painting questions Nolan answered in this class were:
1.    How to create a drawing the same size as your canvas
2.    How to transfer your drawing to the canvas
3.    How to mix the tonal values
4.    And heaps more ...

When you unlock this lesson you gain instant and indefinite access to the replay video lesson plus you can download and keep the pdf notes.

You can also post your paintings from the class on the forum for feedback from our tutors.

Here is some of the feedback from those that have completed this lesson:

Anya – “I learned more from the last six classes that I have in the last 2 ½ years of painting.”
Anita – “Great resources and excellent course.”
Topdoginuk – “the best course I have ever seen”

You can start learning how to paint portraits right now by simply unlocking this class...

Join us for Week five of our popular portrait painting course.

This week you will learn :

1) How to deal with the backgrounds in your portrait paintings as they can make or break a portrait.
2) How to the forehead, cheeks and chin.
3) How to paint wrinkles.
4) How to create depth in the face
5) and heaps more...

This live class replay consists of 2 hours of practical video lessons plus comprehensive pdf notes (34 pages of step by step painting instructions, theory and reference photos).

When you unlock this lesson you gain instant and indefinite access to the replay video lesson plus you can download and keep the pdf notes.

You can also post your paintings from the class on the forum for feedback from our tutors.

Here is just some of the feedback from this lesson :
CBodine– “The course was phenomenal.”
Valweb – “I have been inspired to paint and improve my skills.”
Saphirelynn – “learned so much”

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Join us for Week four of our popular portrait painting course.

This week you will learn :

1) How you can use shadows to create depth in your portraits.
2) How to top professionals use reflected light to add realism to their portraits
3) How to paint the ear and hair.

This live class replay consists of 2 hours of practical video lessons plus comprehensive pdf notes (47 pages of step by step painting instructions, theory and reference photos).

Some of the portrait painting questions Nolan answered were:
1.    What are cast shadows
2.    How and where to paint reflected light
3.    What to look out for when painting the various parts of the ear
4.    How to paint natural looking hair
5.    And heaps more ...

When you unlock this lesson you gain instant and indefinite access to the replay video lesson plus you can download and keep the pdf notes.

You can also post your paintings from the class on the forum for feedback from our tutors.

Take a look at what others are saying about this class:
Anya– “The teaching was so clear and concise. The volume of material covered was incredible.”
Anita – “Enjoyed the course very much.”

Join us for Week three of our popular portrait painting course.

This week you will learn :

1) About the different ways to compose your portrait paintings so that they are interesting to look at and ensure they captivate the viewer.
2) How to check that your composition will work
3) How to paint mouth and teeth that sparkle and add emotion to the portrait.

This live class replay consists of 2 hours of practical video lessons plus comprehensive pdf notes (54 pages of step by step painting instructions, theory and reference photos).

Some of the portrait painting questions Nolan answered were:
1.    How to paint a mouth without the lipstick effect
2.    Why teeth are not all white
3.    Where to place shadows on the teeth
4.    And heaps more ...

When you unlock this lesson you gain instant and indefinite access to the replay video lesson plus you can download and keep the pdf notes.

You can also post your paintings from the class on the forum for feedback from our tutors.

This is what others are saying about the lesson:
Valweb – “Great lesson.”
claude – “The best thing that came my way in a long time.”
Lillian – “Never would I have guessed I could paint anything close to what Ive done.”

Join us for Week two of our popular portrait painting course.

This week you will learn :

1) How perspective affects the proportions of the face.
2) What the planes are on the face and how the light affects them
3) How to paint a realistic nose that actually looks like it is standing up off the canvas.

This live class replay consists of 2 hours of practical video lessons plus comprehensive pdf notes (44 pages of step by step painting instructions, theory and reference photos).

When you unlock this lesson you gain instant and indefinite access to the replay video lesson plus you can download and keep the pdf notes.

You can also post your paintings from the class on the forum for feedback from our tutors.

At the end of part 2 of this course you will be able to paint the nose of a portrait like a professional.

Some of the portrait painting questions Nolan answered during this class were:
1.    How to block in colours
2.    How to blend the colours
3.    Where to place shadow colours
4.    And heaps more ...

If you have always wished you could learn the secrets to painting realistic portraits like a professional then this is your opportunity to learn how to do just that in the comfort of your own home!

Take a look at what others are saying about this class:
Karen – “I really enjoyed watching the nose grow.”
Marian – “Was great to watch and I was quite amazed how quickly the nose became realistic looking from the blocking in stage to the blending.”

Join us for Week one of our popular portrait painting course.

Suitable for beginners to advanced artists.

After completion of this class you will not only be able to paint an amazing realistic eye, but also use the knowledge and techniques from the class in full portraits.

Instantly unlock the 2 hour class (recorded live on Paint Basket TV), to follow from the comfort of your own home. Your tutor, Nolan Clark, will not only explain and demonstrate all the concepts and techniques required to paint a realistic looking eye in easy to follow step by step manner, but also answer questions and give feedback along the way.

As part of the “How to paint realistic portraits” course you will also get access to download the first 122 pages of a comprehensive pdf manual that forms part of the course. During this weeks class you will get:

1.    Step by step painting instructions
2.    Tools to help you with your portrait paintings
3.    In dept explanations of all the processes involved
4.    Heaps of reference material – there are many images, illustrations, reference photos and step by step photos in the manual.

This week you will learn :

1) How the face is composed and how you can use the eye to measure all the features of the face.
2) How to mix and match the colours of the model you are going to paint
3) How to paint the eye correctly

When you unlock this lesson you gain instant and indefinite access to the replay video lesson plus you can download and keep the pdf notes.

You can also post your paintings from the class on the forum for feedback from our tutors.

Take a look at what others are saying about this class:
Val – “The blending technique was superb, seeing how patches of colour blended to give contour and form to eyeball and socket. Brilliant.”
Marianrowling – “I really enjoyed the class.”
Helenty – “I found the whole experience very well presented, easy to understand and to watch the eye developing was great.”

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Suitable for beginner to advanced artists

Learn the secrets used by the top professional artists to paint realistic looking flower studies.

This live online art class replay, presented by Nolan Clark, includes two, 2 hour lessons. During the webinar replay you will learn:

1) How to create natural looking ribbed / curling edges on your flowers
2) How to paint multi-coloured petals
3) How to use reflected light to make your flowers look natural
4) How to paint the detail on the leaves and make them look shiny
5) How to show depth when painting multiple flowers, like in a flower arrangement
6) How to handle the background objects when painting flowers from photographs
7) and heaps more...

Nolan answered all the questions asked by the attendees, questions you will probably have asked, so they are already answered. But if you do still have any questions afterwards, you can simply ask them on the forum.

Class includes multiple pdf notes and handouts for you to download FREE, plus you can watch the replay as often as you like (no expiry date).

To see what the flowers from previous students of this class look like go HERE

Note : By booking here, you will unlock BOTH live class replays of the Realistic Flower Painting series

To follow this FREE course go to the Paint Basket TV page HERE
You will find the classes listed on the left hand side of the page under the "Live Webinar Replays" box

If you have always wanted to learn how to paint in oils, then this course is for you.

We will start at the very beginning by looking at the basics and then gradually build up to a couple of completed paintings.

The course consists of 8 classes:

1) Colour Mixing
2) Composition
3) Equipment
3) Painting a tulip with waterdrops (3 parts)
4) Painting a seascape (2 parts)

To access this FREE live online art course replay series, simply go to the Paint Basket TV page.

You will find the replays listed on the left hand side under the "Live Webinar Replays" box.

Please follow the classes in order as they are designed to build you up as you go along.

Enjoy.