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with Richard Robinson
Follow me one brushstroke at a time as I take you through the process of creating an acrylic painting which has all the hallmarks of an oil painting. Learn to create large movements of light, convincing depth, soft edged brushwork and sparkling impasto highlights.
Good design, accurate drawing, passionate brushwork and a variety of fun techniques are all demonstrated in the video. Enjoy!
Oils are fine for this lesson too.
Whenever you’re ready! The lesson is available online any time, and your access to the lesson never expires.
As long as you need! Your access never expires, so you can come back again and again.
Sorry, no you can’t download the video. This is to avoid piracy. You’ll always be able to view the video on this site though.
Richard is a talented full time artist, who loves painting and teaching.
Hi I’m Richard. I’ve been painting my whole life and back in 2001 I traded my graphic design career for the humble life of a full time artist. I love painting, and as it turns out, I love teaching too.
Nowadays I balance my life between parenting, painting, surfing, travelling and teaching. My work is regularly featured in international art magazines, in galleries in New Zealand and America, on TV and in my Mum’s house.
I give outdoor painting workshops in interesting spots around this beautiful planet of ours and love encouraging people to paint. Two of my favourite artists are John Singer Sargent and Joaquín Sorolla.
My painting website: www.nzpainter.com
I’d love to be your new teacher.
Richard is a master artist with an exceptional skill in identifying and communicating key factors to making successful paintings. I have found his video workshops an excellent resource for improving my own work.
Plein Air Painting from Rees Valley
Golden Valley 13x15" Acrylic on Canvas
Plein Air Painting from Rees Valley
Rees Valley NZ
Rees Valley NZ
Golden Valley.
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Dreaming in greenary
Artist: RAJBIR LIKHARI
Golden Valley lesson 12x15 Oil
Artist: Jill Frazier
Autumn in the mountains Oil in board18*24 cm
Artist: Anne-Dore Leisering
Summer valley by Lindsay Shaw
Great work Lindsay. Strong colour and contrast. Decent drawing, though I'd like a little more info in the distant mountains seeing as that's where we're leading the eye too. The purple and grey-green combo isn't working so well, mainly because the grey-green is darker than the purple. It should be lighter since it's actually the sunlit tops of the foliage. Lovely interesting impasto foreground. The log needs a reflection where it touches the water. Good stuff!
Golden Valley demo painting study by Marie-France L'Ecuyer
Very rich work, Marie. A pleasure to look at with so much going on. A landscape made from paint! Beautiful. Wouldn't change a thing.
Golden Valley by Nancy Newton
Good job Nancy. Great colour, drawing and brushwork. Your little tree looks a bit odd like it's made from fence posts, but then, so does mine. :-)
"Rees Valley" watercolour & gouache, Eric Hillmer, Toronto, ON Canada
Nice one Eric. Good drawing. I'd like to see larger brushwork in the foreground and less grey. Hard to get that back in watercolour I know. Good to see you playing with the colour in the sky. Looks good. Need some colour variety in the foreground tree and trunk because they're looking a bit flat. Also look at where the grasses should be reflecting in the water. A little more detail in the central plain, a few subtle shadows of bushes will help that somewhat flat area a little.
Bright valley, acrylic with oil glazing, canvas, 40 cm x 50 cm by Elena Sokolova
Great work Elena. I've got nothing to add. Nicely done.
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