New Arrivals

Master foundation skills and fun, easy techniques in Linda Baker’s beginner-friendly DVD workshop.  You’ll layer fresh, glowing watercolors as you create a one-of-a-kind nature scene. Linda uses masking, an easy technique that lets you stop worrying about mistakes. Once your masking fluid is in place, you can play with bright pigments and flowing paint with no fear of damaging your composition. Preview Video

Artist: Linda Baker
Producer: Creative Catalyst
Sku: LB2d
Runtime: 59 Min.

Realistic wildlife painting requires an understanding not only of animal textures but the advanced painting techniques necessary to captures those textures. David Kitler delivers both his in instruction art DVD, Painting Nature's Textures.   Preview Video

Artist: David Kitler
Producer: Creative Catalyst
Sku: DNK3d
Runtime: 110 Min.

In this watercolor DVD workshop Dale Laitinen teaches a sequential approach to thinking and painting that helps you discover where to start and what to include in your paintings. From composition to brush work, you’ll learn everything you need to paint your favorite places on earth. Preview Video

Artist: Dale Laitinen
Producer: Creative Catalyst
Sku: DL2d
Runtime: 1 hour 38 min Min.

Learn to paint landscapes that make a statement. Follow watercolor expert Dale Laitinen on a quest to capture a sense of the monumental. In this DVD workshop, you use bold color to create drama as you paint the great granite cliffs of Yosemite.   Preview Video

Artist: Dale Laitinen
Producer: Creative Catalyst
Sku: DL1d
Runtime: 110 Min.

With Anne Bagby's forward-thinking, experimental approach to mixed media, you never get stuck in a rut. Anne always sees room for improvement, and in this advanced collage workshop, you learn dozens of ways to refine your compositions. You print custom paper, master essential patterns, and use drawing, glazing, and stenciling techniques to create stunning figure designs. Preview Video

Artist: Anne Bagby
Producer: Creative Catalyst
Sku: AHB2d
Runtime: 1 hr. 55 min. Min.

This demonstration is both a learning experience and an insight to a great artist. Richard Schmid paints an oil portrait of Captain John Adams in front of a live audience. He explains every step of his process: materials, drawing, color and value, warm and cool areas, use of a palette knife etc. He concludes the session with a discussion that will add to your entire painting experience no matter what medium you use. Preview Video

Artist: Richard Schmid
Producer: Stove Prairie Press
Sku: 22-RS5d
Runtime: 108 Min.

In White Pine, Richard Schmid explores the role of modern technology  and photos in painting. Schmid uses a large digital photograph displayed on a monitor to simulate plein air painting.   As he paints, Richard explains about color harmony, design, edges, values, and how he departs from the photograph and borrows from other images to reach his goal. Schmid's mastery of the medium is demonstrated with his magnificent brush work, color harmony and sense of place. Preview Video

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Sku: 22-RS4d
Runtime: 150 min. Min.

The array of colors available to today’s artist is staggering. That’s why it’s more important than ever that the artist have a command of color theory and color mixing.      This program is a “hands-on” course on color mixing designed to give the artist the knowledge and practical experience needed to mix colors—oils or acrylics—with complete confidence. This video is structured around the four basic characteristics of color: hue, value, intensity and color bias. Once you know... Preview Video

Artist: Sharyn Pak Withers
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Sku: 22-OAV13
Runtime: 67 minutes Min.

Well known watercolorist Mary Whyte takes you inside her studio to paint a watercolor portrait from start to finish. You'll see firsthand the relationship Mary has with her models, why she chooses to paint portraits, why watercolor is the perfect medium, and how she creates works with emotions that capture the essence she's trying to convey. With Mastering Watercolor Portraiture with Mary Whyte, you'll learn: * - How to use a thumbnail sketch to get started and compose a strong composition with a focal point * - How to paint the... Preview Video

Artist: Mary Whyte
Producer: Interweave
Sku: 22-MW1d
Runtime: 60 Min.

Eleanor Lowden Pidgeon uses stiff acrylic brushes to scrub in bright watercolor pigments, then adjusts and mutes her hues with layers of additional color. She refers to a black and white photo of a mountain road, to free her imagination to create her own exciting color scheme. Preview Video

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Sku: 22-ELP1d
Runtime: 76 min. Min.