Description
This four-disc DVD set, with over 6.5 hours of content, gives you the most detailed look at Jeff Miracola’s acrylic painting process and will answer your many questions about creating a fantasy art acrylic painting from start to finish. The focus of the video is on creating a professional fantasy painting.
Main Feature content (3 hours 19 minutes):
- Main acrylic painting technique feature. Watch as Jeff creates a forest angel painting. LOTS of information in the video!
Extras content (3 hours 17 minutes):
- 20 Questions with Jeff (Jeff answers many common and not-so common questions about acrylic painting techniques and more.);
- Additional Acrylic Painting Techniques (Jeff shows various techniques that are not featured on disc one content.);
- Studio Walkthrough (Jeff gives you a tour of his painting studio.);
- Building an Art Portfolio (Jeff gives you advice on how to build your art portfolio.);
- Painting a Dragon Demo Video (Never before seen video of Jeff painting a dragon);
- Color Mixing Exercise; and
- Outtakes and Bloopers (You all know Jeff can never say his lines correctly the first time, but it’s always fun seeing him try.)
Here are some of the topics and techniques that are demonstrated in this video:
- Brainstorming/Conceptualization
- Anatomy (Creature and Human)
- Using Reference Photos
- Drawing from the Imagination
- Tools for Sketching (Types, Care, and Use)
- Thumbnail Sketching
- Composition
- Final Sketch
- Color Roughs
- Color Harmony
- Painting Surfaces (Preparation, Materials, and Tools)
- Transferring the Final Drawing to its Painting Surface
- Planning the Stages of Painting
- Palettes (Types, Care, and Use)
- Paints (Types, Care, and Use)
- Brushes (Types, Care, and Use)
- Mediums (Types, Care, and Use)
- Underpainting (Process and Purpose)
- Glazing and Scumbling
- Building Form through Layering
- Opaque versus Transparent Color
- Mixing and Blending Colors
- Soft Body vs. Heavy Body Paints
- Painting Problematic Subjects (Glass, Metal, Skin Tones)
- Painting Effects (Splatters, Textures, etc.)
- Airbrush (Care and Use)
- Work Area (Easel, Drawing Table, Dining Room Table)
- Sealing The Final Painting (Materials and Use)
- General Safety (Tools and Materials)
Main Feature Full Chapter List
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: About Jeff Miracola
- Chapter 3: Thumbnail Drawings
- Chapter 4: Photographic Reference
- Chapter 5: Final Sketch
- Chapter 6: Preparing the Painting Surface
- Chapter 7: Transferring the Drawing
- Chapter 8: Creating a color Study
- Chapter 9: Applying Art Masking Fluid
- Chapter 10: Beginning the Painting
- Chapter 11: Applying Textured Gel
- Chapter 12: Painting the Background – Underpainting
- Chapter 13: Painting the Background – Sky
- Chapter 14: Painting the Background – Tree Trunks and Ground
- Chapter 15: Painting the Background – Tree Tops
- Chapter 16: Painting the Background – Airbrushing and Glazing
- Chapter 17: Removing Art Masking Fluid
- Chapter 18: Applying Textured Gel to Wings
- Chapter 19: Painting the Angel – Underpainting
- Chapter 20: Painting the Angel – Clothes
- Chapter 21: Painting the Angel – Antler
- Chapter 22: Painting the Angel – Boots and Dress
- Chapter 23: Painting the Angel – Face
- Chapter 24: Painting the Angel – Wings
- Chapter 25: Painting the Angel – Legs
- Chapter 26: Painting the Angel – Details
- Chapter 27: Painting Vines
- Chapter 28: Painting Leaves
- Chapter 29: Finishing Touches – Details
- Chapter 30: Finishing Touches – Airbrushing Light Rays
- Chapter 31: Finishing Touches – Sealing the Painting
- Chapter 32: The Finished Painting – Final Thoughts
DVD Information:
- Number of discs: 4
- Running time: 396 Minutes
- Format: NTSC
- Sound: Dolby Digital
- Language: English
- Regions: All regions
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Age Range: 14 and up
- Rated: Not rated
- DVD Release Date: April 2016
- UPC Barcode: 0735201936239
- ISBN: 9780986320729
- Closed Captioning: None
About the DVD format:
The DVDs are region-free, which means there are no limitations on which country can view the DVDs. However, the DVDs are created in NTSC format. For those that don’t know, NTSC format is used primarily in the United States and Canada, while PAL format is used in Europe and parts of Asia. NTSC DVD players can not play PAL formatted discs. But most PAL DVD players can play NTSC formatted discs. If you’re concerned that these DVDs will not play in your PAL DVD player, consider getting the digital downloads instead. If you’ve bought NTSC DVDs from the United States before, then these DVDs should work for you just fine. If you’re curious which DVD format your country uses, you can view this list on Sony’s website.
Jonah Molaison –
This is awesome!!! This dvd has everything you need. He takes you on an “art adventure” showing you the process he goes through to do his paintings, he has bloopers which are histarical, and I would say that this is definitaly worth the money. Thanks Jeff for the dvd!!!
Efrin Ramirez –
This DVD is more than what I had been hoping it would be! From start to finish it is packed full of knowledge and useful tips that any artist regardless of skill level can appreciate. I highly recommend adding this DVD to your collection and it is more than worth the money. And not only informative but entertaining as well! Thank you Jeff and Silvia for all of your hard work and providing such a great tool to the art community, we appreciate you both very much! Look forward to future DVD’s!!
Michael –
Well this DVD exceeded my expectations with so much useful information only wish there was something like this when I was younger but for all the artists out there now are so lucky to have some of the best information like this available and deffenitley will be hanging out for one done with oil paints.
I’d love to hear things about different oils to mix with as I’ve noticed linseed can yellow
And about sealing and varnishing finished paintings, what can and can’t be painted over such as painting over graphite drawings or coloured pencils, and a big question of mine is using oils on paper or unstretched canvas can it be rolled to ship or will it crack?
And I’m sure jeff will cover a lot more things that I can’t even think of and things I need to learn.
Can’t wait!
Thank you jeff truely inspirational and motivating.
James –
I found Jeff on YouTube over a year ago. After watching his online videos, both acrylic and oil I got some basic supplies and started painting. Spending hours eating up the information he provided and just watching him work got me inspired and motivated.
When I learned of this box set, not YouTube content rehashed I knew I had to have it. It was my Christmas present to myself. What an awesome set. I can say with all honesty I can see a drastic improvement in my work. Jeff is a great teacher and makes learning fun. He makes you want to paint. As soon as the box set for his oil painting comes out, I will order it as well…and I don’t own the first oil supply…
Mike Hoekstra –
I recently stumbled upon Jeff’s YouTube channel as it was a “suggested for your” channel. The colors and depth of the thumbnails immediately caught my eye and I clicked to watch. After watching a couple videos, I saw a blip in one for the DVD set. Clicked on it, watched the promo, and decided right then that this was something that needed to be my instructional DVD collection. I am a commissioned artist primarily using an airbrush, but I also paint with soft body acrylics (used in the video), watercolor, and do some pencil/ink drawing. Jeff states up front that this is not a “paint along” video, but a video designed to share and show his techniques for acrylic painting. The entire process is covered beginning to end for the artwork that adorns the DVD cover. Beginning with thumbnail sketching, final composition drawing, transferring the image, and painting start to finish. Jeff also explains everything well as you follow along in the video. As a semi-pro artist, the information in this video can be transferred/utilized in other art methods – creating textures, color balance/harmony, techniques, and much more – and that’s just the first two DVD’s for the main project. Jeff then goes on to continue showing a variety of other acrylic painting tips, answering (good) questions about acrylic painting and the art process, a dragon painting, and good advice for building a portfolio for showing potential clients. A+ Jeff. This is a video I will go back and watch again and again, and recommend to anyone interested in acrylic painting. Jeff also mentions that he is creating an oil painting DVD set. I will buy it as well. I’m not an oil painter at all, but as a serious artist, gaining knowledge of new techniques, mediums, and learning is a constant process and I am looking forward to Jeff’s next installment.