Artist of the Year: Masterclass (2024)

Dec 2, 2024 - 22m

In this first masterclass, Artist of The Year judge Tai-Shan Schierenberg will be introducing one of the most essential principles of painting; how to observe and understand tone.

Dec 2, 2024 - 22m

Alla prima painting is tricky but Sara Reeve has you covered. Her joyous explanations are just what you need to master the technique.

Dec 3, 2024 - 22m

Adebanji's passion for trees is completely infectious - we marvelled at the way he looks at them, and through his eyes we see so much more, so here we share his palette and techniques which we hope you'll love.

Dec 3, 2024 - 22m

Morag's ability to capture the essence of her subject with very few lines makes her well suited for miniature portraits.

Dec 4, 2024 - 22m

Fujiko provides an introduction to the use of inks as a medium by creating a landscape using a variety of different techniques.

Dec 4, 2024 - 22m

Gareth shares his techniques and measured approach to building a portrait.

Dec 5, 2024 - 22m

Wendy demonstrates how a portrait can be produced with just the blending of 3 colours.

Dec 5, 2024 - 22m

Phoebe demonstrates her approach to creating a portrait of a pet.

Dec 6, 2024 - 22m

Claire presents her approach to creating a still life.

Dec 6, 2024 - 22m

Finn demonstrates his approach to creating an classic/romantic English landscape.

Dec 9, 2024 - 22m

Sara demonstrates her approach to loosening up her approach by using one large brush.

Dec 9, 2024 - 22m

Gareth demonstrates his approach to achieving a likeness in a portrait by breaking down the features into abstract shapes.

Dec 10, 2024 - 22m

Fujiko demonstrates her technique and approach to creating a botanical drawing with ink, using both brush and pen.

Dec 10, 2024 - 22m

Morag demonstrates her approach to creating a portrait with lines observing body language and posture.

Dec 11, 2024 - 22m

Adebanji demonstrates his approach and tips for putting figures into a landscape.

Dec 11, 2024 - 22m

Phoebe demonstrates her approach for child portraits using charcoal on a soft pastel card.

Dec 12, 2024 - 22m

Christian discuses; mixing colours, how to layout a palette and how to use colour expressively.

Dec 12, 2024 - 22m

Finn demonstrates how he paints the sky and clouds.

Dec 13, 2024 - 22m

Wendy demonstrates how she begins a portrait by drawing with paint, which is her favourite part of the process.

Dec 13, 2024 - 22m

Tai consolidates the various lessons about portraiture and demonstrates how he would approach a portrait.

Dec 13, 2024 - 22m

Gail introduces the fundamentals of Life Drawing.

Dec 14, 2024 - 22m

Amy introduces mixed media portraiture, which encourages experimentation.

Dec 14, 2024 - 22m

Polly demonstrates her tips and tricks to capturing a likeness in a portrait, including the use of a grid.

Dec 14, 2024 - 22m

Tom demonstrates his approach to creating a self portrait, and how the artist describes himself in an image.

Dec 15, 2024 - 22m

Lorna demonstrates the use of pastels on stencil paper as a medium for portraiture.

Dec 15, 2024 - 22m

Stuart demonstrates the rules of perspective to be applied in the construction of an urban landscape.

Dec 15, 2024 - 22m

Curtis demonstrates both his artistic abilities in creating a portrait and his approach to connecting with his sitter.

Dec 16, 2024 - 22m

Brogan extols the benefits of creating a portrait with a live model.

Dec 16, 2024 - 22m

Jude demonstrates how she captures patterns in a painting or uses them, something that she enjoys.

Dec 16, 2024 - 22m

Charles presents the basic principles to create a watercolour portrait, he uses a tracing of a previous sketch as a underpainting.

Dec 17, 2024 - 22m

Alvin outlines the steps to prepare a wood panel for painting, and how each unique piece of wood can influence the completed painting.

Dec 17, 2024 - 22m

Cat explains and demonstrates her approach in creating a landscape on a black background, and how it enhances the colour.

Dec 17, 2024 - 22m

Amy demonstrates her approach to creating a monochrome painting from a black and white vintage reference photo as finished work or a tone exercise.

Dec 18, 2024 - 22m

Curtis shares his secrets for creating a in depth portrait that creates mood and atmosphere using coloured pencils.

Dec 18, 2024 - 22m

Brogan demonstrates a simplified process for painting a sitters hands that can make the work more dynamic.

Dec 18, 2024 - 22m

Lorna shares her gilding technique using gold leaf in a portrait to enhance the work.

Dec 19, 2024 - 22m

Tom demonstrates how enhance a portrait by pushing the use of colour.

Dec 19, 2024 - 22m

Stuart demonstrates his various techniques and tips for creating textures in his landscapes using just charcoal and a rubber.

Dec 19, 2024 - 22m

Jude demonstrate how she inserts narrative into portraiture either subtlety or surrealistic.

Dec 20, 2024 - 22m

Charles explains and demonstrates how how watercolours can be used improvise and create images from your imagination.