Artist of the Year: Masterclass
Live tutorials on aspects of painting given by Portrait Artist of The Year and Landscape Artist of The Year contestants.
- 2024-2024
- 1 season
- Family
Live tutorials on aspects of painting given by Portrait Artist of The Year and Landscape Artist of The Year contestants.
Season 1 Episode Guide
40 Episodes 2024
Episode 1
Exploring Tone
21 mins
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.
Episode 2
Alla Prima
22 mins
Alla prima painting is tricky but Sara Reeve has you covered. Her joyous explanations are just what you need to master the technique.
Episode 3
How to Paint Trees
22 mins
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.
Episode 4
Miniature Portraits
22 mins
Morag's ability to capture the essence of her subject with very few lines makes her well suited for miniature portraits.
Episode 5
Introduction to Inks
21 mins
Fujiko provides an introduction to the use of inks as a medium by creating a landscape using a variety of different techniques.
Episode 6
Building a Portrait
20 mins
Gareth shares his techniques and measured approach to building a portrait.
Episode 7
Painting with a Limited Palette
21 mins
Wendy demonstrates how a portrait can be produced with just the blending of 3 colours.
Episode 8
Animal Portraiture
20 mins
Phoebe demonstrates her approach to creating a portrait of a pet.
Episode 9
Introduction to Still Life
20 mins
Claire presents her approach to creating a still life.
Episode 10
Composition in Landscapes
20 mins
Finn demonstrates his approach to creating an classic/romantic English landscape.
Episode 11
Loosening Up
23 mins
Sara demonstrates her approach to loosening up her approach by using one large brush.
Episode 12
Observing Facial Features
22 mins
Gareth demonstrates his approach to achieving a likeness in a portrait by breaking down the features into abstract shapes.
Episode 13
Botanical Flowers
24 mins
Fujiko demonstrates her technique and approach to creating a botanical drawing with ink, using both brush and pen.
Episode 14
Painting with Lines
22 mins
Morag demonstrates her approach to creating a portrait with lines observing body language and posture.
Episode 15
Figures in Landscape
20 mins
Adebanji demonstrates his approach and tips for putting figures into a landscape.
Episode 16
Child Portraiture
23 mins
Phoebe demonstrates her approach for child portraits using charcoal on a soft pastel card.
Episode 17
Playing with Colour
21 mins
Christian discuses; mixing colours, how to layout a palette and how to use colour expressively.
Episode 18
Painting Skies and Clouds
21 mins
Finn demonstrates how he paints the sky and clouds.
Episode 19
Drawing with Paint
24 mins
Wendy demonstrates how she begins a portrait by drawing with paint, which is her favourite part of the process.
Episode 20
How to Approach a Portrait
23 mins
Tai consolidates the various lessons about portraiture and demonstrates how he would approach a portrait.
Episode 21
Introduction to Life Drawing
23 mins
Gail introduces the fundamentals of Life Drawing.
Episode 22
Mixed Media Portraiture
23 mins
Amy introduces mixed media portraiture, which encourages experimentation.
Episode 23
Tricks to Finding Likeness
23 mins
Polly demonstrates her tips and tricks to capturing a likeness in a portrait, including the use of a grid.
Episode 24
Self Portraiture
24 mins
Tom demonstrates his approach to creating a self portrait, and how the artist describes himself in an image.
Episode 25
Pastel on Stencil Paper
22 mins
Lorna demonstrates the use of pastels on stencil paper as a medium for portraiture.
Episode 26
Perspective in Urban Landscape
23 mins
Stuart demonstrates the rules of perspective to be applied in the construction of an urban landscape.
Episode 27
Connecting with your Sitter
22 mins
Curtis demonstrates both his artistic abilities in creating a portrait and his approach to connecting with his sitter.
Episode 28
Composing from Life
23 mins
Brogan extols the benefits of creating a portrait with a live model.
Episode 29
Patterns
23 mins
Jude demonstrates how she captures patterns in a painting or uses them, something that she enjoys.
Episode 30
Introduction to Watercolour
22 mins
Charles presents the basic principles to create a watercolour portrait, he uses a tracing of a previous sketch as a underpainting.
Episode 31
Painting on Wood
22 mins
Alvin outlines the steps to prepare a wood panel for painting, and how each unique piece of wood can influence the completed painting.
Episode 32
Painting on Black
23 mins
Cat explains and demonstrates her approach in creating a landscape on a black background, and how it enhances the colour.
Episode 33
Monochrome Palette
23 mins
Amy demonstrates her approach to creating a monochrome painting from a black and white vintage reference photo as finished work or a tone exercise.
Episode 34
Drawing with Coloured Pencils
22 mins
Curtis shares his secrets for creating a in depth portrait that creates mood and atmosphere using coloured pencils.
Episode 35
Painting Hands
22 mins
Brogan demonstrates a simplified process for painting a sitters hands that can make the work more dynamic.
Episode 36
Painting with Gold Leaf
24 mins
Lorna shares her gilding technique using gold leaf in a portrait to enhance the work.
Episode 37
Pushing Colour in Portraiture
23 mins
Tom demonstrates how enhance a portrait by pushing the use of colour.
Episode 38
Creating Textures in Charcoal Landscapes
23 mins
Stuart demonstrates his various techniques and tips for creating textures in his landscapes using just charcoal and a rubber.
Episode 39
Narrative in Portraiture
23 mins
Jude demonstrate how she inserts narrative into portraiture either subtlety or surrealistic.
Episode 40
Improvising with Watercolour
21 mins
Charles explains and demonstrates how how watercolours can be used improvise and create images from your imagination.