Learn to Ensure the Success of Every Oil Painting You Start with Eric Bossik

Eric Bossikis an accomplished artist who combines the vitality of the 21st century with the virtuosity of an 18th century master. He has exhibited at the Albertson Peterson Gallery in Winter Park, Florida, the Coe Kerr and Master Eagle galleries in New York City, the Grand Armée Gallery in Palm Beach, Florida, the Images Gallery in Boca Raton, Florida and the Linda White Gallery in Delray Beach, Florida.

Eric's paintings and drawings have also been exhibited at the American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF) in West Palm Beach, the Society of Illustrators, the Salmagundi Art Club, the Art Director's Club of New York, the Heckscher Museum, the Roslyn Fine Arts Museum, the Boca Raton Museum of Art, the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, the Cornell Museum in Delray Beach, Florida and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.

His work has won the Outstanding Pastel award in the Bold Brush Painting Competition, the HTAL award of excellence at the Heckscher Museum and a Grumbacher award for portraiture. Eric was a recipient of an AAPL Grand National Award for oil painting. His still life art was showcased in the Armory Art Center 20/20 juried exhibition in Palm Beach, Florida. Two of Eric's oil paintings were exhibited at the Boca Raton Museum of Art's 57th Annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition.

In Underpainting Secrets for Artists, you will learn the secret hidden in every great painting. It's hidden in plain sight in every masterpiece painted by Rembrandt, da Vinci and Vermeer. Beneath the top layer of paint is the one element that virtually guaranteed the success and beauty of their work. The underpainting. The master artists planned everything in this hidden layer. And you will learn exactly how they did it in Underpainting Secrets for Artists, an easy-to-understand instructional video featuring modern-day master artist Eric Bossik. This entertaining video will show you how to ensure the success of every oil painting you start.

What You'll Learn:

• How to use the necessary art tools
• How to set up a dramatic light source and illuminate your subject matter
• How to arrange and compose a strong still life composition
• How to prepare and prime your canvas
• How to add the right mediums to your paint
• How to create a strong, accurate drawing
• How to mass the big lights and shadow shapes
• How to use your paint brushes to mass shadows, model forms, and soften edges
• How to create lost and found edges
• ... and much more

Full Video Length: 01:25:01

Medium: Oil on canvas

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Learn How to Use a Palette Knife to Make Your Paintings "Glow" Just Like David Cheifetz.

David Cheifetz is an internationally acclaimed and collected artist who continues to push the limits of contemporary realist oil painting.

Reflecting the language of dreams, David creates dark, hyperrealistic tableaux that suggest bizarre and intriguing narratives. David paints alla prima, an oil painting technique in which wet paint is applied to previous layers of wet paint. He works without detailed underpainting or studies, creating atmosphere through prominent, expressive brushstrokes and strong chiaroscuro.

What You'll Learn:

• What Materials David uses too create his paintings
• Composition
• Learn how to simplify the drawing for a strong beginning
• How to use a palette knife
• How to paint metal
• How to make your paintings glow
• How to create mystery
• Direct painting vs. Indirect painting

Full Video Length: 02:21:11

Medium: Oil

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Learn to Paint Spectacular Gallery-Quality Paintings with Dan Gerhartz

Daniel Gerhartzbegan his art education at the American Academy of Art in Chicago where he studied in the classical tradition and immersed himself in applications of technique and design. After a brief stint in commercial art, he began pursuing fine art; visiting museums to study master works and painting alongside contemporary master artists. Daniel found his passion in painting from life. This direct approach to working with the figure and landscape allowed him to see and attempt to capture the infinite nuances of light, color, and form. This continues to drive his enthusiasm today. Since then he has been featured in solo and group shows across the country and has won numerous awards at prominent national invitational exhibitions and his work has been collected both nationally and internationally.

In addition to painting, Daniel has taught workshops for over 25 years and is excited to share his knowledge with many artists from around the world.

During this six hour video, Daniel holds nothing back as he shares his comprehensive knowledge in making this gallery painting. With great enthusiasm and his easy to understand dialogue, Daniel carefully explains the steps in organizing his thinking to conquer the many obstacles facing the painter. His thorough commentary during the painting pertaining to value control, developing a strong composition, varying edges for the strongest impact, and color temperature and its effective use, will greatly benefit artists of all levels. In this comprehensive effort, you will see how every brushstroke is applied and gain a knowledge as to why it was applied.

What You'll Learn

• Daniel's thought process in this painting from beginning to end. You will see how every brushstroke is applied and gain a knowledge as to why it was applied.
• How to access values for the most tonal accuracy within your painting.
• What to look for in the subject to most accurately create the illusion of light and form.
• The need for a solid composition before you begin and key points to implement for the strongest design.
• How to look for warm and cool tones to achieve the greatest form and luminosity in your subjects.
• How to see edges accurately and Daniel's concepts for creating the most variety, bringing visual power to your paintings.
• How to access values for the most tonal accuracy in your paintings.
• In addition to Daniel's broad and thorough technical advice, he shares about his excitement that draws him to the essence of the subject.

Full Video Length: 05:44:33

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