VIDEOS
In line with our teaching ethos our videos were made with you, the aspiring artist in mind!
Our videos were carefully planned and designed so that you are able to follow along, easily able to see exactly what we are doing. As we paint we explain what we are doing, and why. As a result you will be watching videos, and hopefully painting along, not only learning to paint the image you see on screen, but also picking up loads of techniques and information that you can apply to your own paintings of other subjects.
Our aim as tutors has always been to encourage and enable you to paint the subjects that inspire you. Our videos are no exception!
chirpy christmas robins
Siân Dudley shows you how to make watercolour Christmas cards featuring cheeky, chirpy robins.
Christmas preparations are a time for fun! Time to spend a cosy winter afternoon playing with paint and pretty things… I love a bit of sparkle!
In this video I show you
Tips for tracing designs
How to keep watercolour reds bright and vibrant
A pen and wash technique
How to set up a piece of stretched paper for making a batch of cards
How to tear watercolour paper to make a mock deckle edge
How to add sparkle using embossing powder
and of course, how to paint some cheeky, chirpy robins!
Feel free to copy mine, but also to add your own ideas. Most importantly, HAVE FUN!
Christmas Robin Template
To make life easier for you I have added a downloadable file of the robin outlines for you to keep and print. Simply click on the title of this section.
ABOUT OUR VIDEOS
Our videos were made when we were working with Art Tutor, an amazing art tutor site that is sadly no longer available. We loved working with them, especially because the standard of the videos we produced was exceptionally high.
The high standard was in part because as qualified and experienced teachers we are both keen to share our expertise in a way that enables the student to enjoy improving their own artwork. We cannot help but share our knowledge! We love to explain not only exactly how we are doing something, but also why we are doing it.
Talking to the audience
An overhead shot
A clear view of showing the brushwork
Mixing colour on the palette
The rest of the credit goes to the wonderful folk at Art Tutor!
The studio set up included no less than four cameras:
one set directly in front of us so that we could talk directly to you,
one set directly above the work so that a crisp, clear image of the painting could be filmed as it developed
another camera giving a side view of the work so that you can see the angle at which we are holding the brushes and their movement across the paper
a fourth set up over our palettes so that you can watch the paint being mixed.
Their filming and editing was second to none. Where there were points we wished we had remembered to say while painting they added the text to the video afterwards. Files with additional information e.g. reference photographs or materials lists were made available. For this reason we are presenting the videos in their original form.
Although Art Tutor has gone, we still have the videos and, as teachers, find it extremely sad to see them sitting on our study shelf unavailable to aspiring artists! We are looking to make these videos available once more through this site.