Fantasy Art Workshop Oil Painting Techniques – DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

Product Description

This digital download features all of the content found on discs 1 thru 4 (Main Feature and Extras) of Jeff Miracola’s Fantasy Art Workshop Oil Painting Techniques DVD, but in high-definition 1920×1080 format. These videos gives you the most detailed look ever at Jeff Miracola’s oil painting process from start to finish. Jeff answers your many questions about creating a professional fantasy art oil painting, offering time-tested advice on materials and process. This amazing resource is intended for both beginners and professional alike.

Some of the many topics and techniques demonstrated in this video:

• Brainstorming/Conceptualization
• Using and Creating Reference Photos
• Tools for Sketching (Types and Use)
• Thumbnail Sketching
• Composition
• Final Sketch
• Color Roughs
• Painting Surfaces (Preparation, Materials, and Tools)
• Transferring the Final Drawing to its Painting Surface
• Planning the Stages of Painting
• Work Area
• Lighting
• Paints (Types and Use)
• Brushes (Types and Use)
• Knives (Types and Use)
• Easels (types and Use)
• Solvents (Types and Use)
• Oils (Types and Use)
• Mediums (Types and Use)
• Creating a Colored Ground
• Underpainting (Process and Purpose)
• Glazing
• Wet-on-Wet or Alla Prima
• Impasto
• Understanding the Fat over Lean Rule
• Working with a Limited Color Palette
• Mixing and Blending Colors
• Cleaning Brushes and Other Tools
• Varnishes (Types and Use)
• Varnishing The Final Painting
• General Safety

CHAPTER LIST

“Main Feature” video file (3 hours 19 minutes)

Watch and learn as Jeff creates a fantasy dragon painting

• Introduction
• About Jeff Miracola
• Thumbnail Drawings
• Gathering Reference
• Final Sketch
• Transferring the Drawing
• Creating a Color Study
• Underpainting
• Sky – Second Layer
• Sky – Third Layer
• Dragon – Second Layer
• Ground – Second Layer
• Trees – First Layer
• Statue – Second Layer
• Dragon Wing – Third Layer
• Dragon Body – Third Layer
• Understanding Paint Labels
• Dragon Wing – Fourth Layer
• Ground – Third & Fourth Layers
• Dragon Body – Fourth Layer
• Trees – Third Layer
• Statue – Third Layer
• Dragon – Fifth Layer
• Glazing & Background Elements
• Figures – First Layer
• Stars
• Figures – Second Layer
• Final Glaze & Details
• Applying Varnish
• The Final Painting
• Outro/End Credits

“Extras” video file (3 hours 18 minutes)

• Studio Walkthrough
• Creating a Colored Ground
• Alla Prima Painting Session
• Q&A with Jeff
• Basic Supplies
• Brush Cleaning
• Painting on Paper
• Preparing the Painting Surface
• Training a True Beginner
• Painted Dreams
• Building a Paint Rack
• Outtakes
• Outro/End Credits

Technical Specs for the Digital Download:

• Running time: 6 Hours 39 Minutes
• Format: MP4
• Resolution: Available as 1080p & 720p
• Language: English
• Rated: Not rated
• Aspect Ratio: 16:9
• Age Range: 14 and up