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Easy to follow instructions on shading, perspective, light effects, and other basic principles explain how to make pictures really lifelike. Once these are mastered, coloring adds the finishing touches in paints, pastels, chalks, and crayons.

"Van Dog rides to the countryside to paint a landscape one day. As he mounts his easel, mixes his paints, and contemplates the scenery, the landscape slowly unfolds in weird and wonderful ways: a snail nibbles on a mushroom, ants gather to work, and a giant lizard monster sets off on a journey to Tokyo. As the landscape becomes busier and busier, Van Dog struggles to finish his painting--but is he overwhelmed by his subject, or is the richness of...

In the vicinity of New York's Hudson River Valley, the Adirondack Mountains, Catskill Mountains, and the White Mountains of New Hampshire, a group of American painters led by British born artist Thomas Cole forged an artistic vision of the American wilderness. This was the first American school of landscape painting.

This video tackles a variety of topics, the first being life drawing. Spending time advising on specific color mixing and how to create flesh tones, Charles unravels the mystery behind the complexities of drawing from live models. Moving on, Charles pushes the boundaries of landscape painting as he adopts his loose style to paint a variety of landscape scenes.

A private class with the legendary Bob Ross, host of TV's favorite art show The Joy of Painting! Bob Ross's Four Seasons: Fall is an astounding three-DVD set running for six and a half hours that brings golden timbers against hearty full skies, and much more - everything loved most about Bob Ross's landscape painting techniques in this special collection.

Watch and learn how Robert Burridge begins his abstract landscapes and "drip tree" painting. From his four basic compositions and loose approach to painting, you will quickly learn the htrill of making up your own visual gems.