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How to paint a Glass and Lemon – Video No.242

Posted on September 21, 2017 by

Today I have chosen a still life painting in coloured pencils. Watch how the scene showing a plate, a lemon, a spoon and a glass of water develops in this speed painting video in just 3 minutes. More of my … Continue reading →

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How to Paint a River – Video No.241

Posted on September 6, 2017 by

Today I have chosen another painting exercise by Geoff Kersey. In this 12 minute real time painting video he shows us how to paint a gently flowing river. It is a detailed realistic watercolour painting. It is one of many … Continue reading →

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How to Paint Watercolour Trees – Video No.240

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

Today I have chosen a painting by Grant Fuller. In this 12 minute real time video he shows us how to paint trees in watercolour. Grant creates the atmosphere of a forest on the hills on a misty day. Hope … Continue reading →

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How to Paint Ocean Waves – Video No.239

Posted on July 9, 2017 by

Today I have chosen another painting exercise by Michael James Smith In this 18 minute time lapse and speed painting video he shows us how to paint ocean waves. It is a detailed realistic painting. It will work both with … Continue reading →

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How to Paint Trees Part 2 – Video No.238

Posted on June 22, 2017 by

Today I have chosen part 2 of Michael James Smith´s 14 minute speed painting video on how to paint trees. If you want part 1 first, please click here. He creates a detailed realistic painting of trees on a river … Continue reading →

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How to paint a river in pastels – Video No.226

Posted on October 8, 2016 by

Today I have chosen a 5 minute speed painting video by Les Darlow who creates a river scene in pastels. Les shows us how pastels can be employed to create beautifully atmospheric landscapes. He has produced training videos, gives presentations … Continue reading →

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How to paint a harbour scene – Video No.225

Posted on September 28, 2016 by

Today I have chosen a 30 minute video by Alwyn Crawshaw who creates a beautiful harbour scene. Alwyn has written 28 books for Harper Collins. He has also been screened on Channel 4, the Travel Channel and the BBC with … Continue reading →

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How to Paint Trees – Video No.224

Posted on September 22, 2016 by

Today I have chosen another 15 minute speed painting video by Michael James Smith. He creates a detailed realistic painting of trees on a river bank. Starting with an underpainting applied to a sketch he shows us how to add … Continue reading →

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How to use Video on Social Media – Video No.223

Posted on September 15, 2016 by

Today I have chosen a 9 1/2 minute video by Mari Smith to give us tips and creative ideas on what you should do to integrate video into your social media marketing. The video itself is an example of what … Continue reading →

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How to Paint an Amazing Portrait – Video No.222

Posted on August 17, 2016 by

Today I have chosen a 4 minute speed painting video by Vic Harris. He creates wonderfully detailed realistic paintings. Vic is a retired doctor who only started painting in 2010. Watch how this portrait develops from a sketch via a … Continue reading →

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