Classes/Workshops

Painting Course: Landscape Painting Fundamentals through Sentient Academy

I designed this course to teach and illustrate the basic principles of landscape painting. There are plenty of demonstrations with in-depth instruction and paintings filmed from start to finish. Watch every color mixture and brush stroke in Sentient’s split-screen viewing format.

All lessons have been filmed in high-quality 4K and are ready to stream from the Sentient Academy website.

All the following topics are explained and illustrated:

Block 1 Topics

• Supplies
• Drawing (shape accuracy)
  • Line
  • Shape
  • Space (positive and negative)
  • Perspective (linear and aerial)
  • Proportion
  • Measuring
• Design
  • Principles of good design
  • Designs to avoid
  • Using Adobe Photoshop for design
• Value (including high-key and low-key)
• Color
  • Practical mixing methods
  • Complementary colors
  • Color temperature
  • Color harmony
• Painting with a limited palette
• Edge handling and texture
• Paint application

Block 2 Extended Demonstrations

Once you’ve completed the eight lessons in Block 1, you can continue learning with my extended demonstrations in Block 2.

• Three plein air painting demonstrations
• Four studio painting demonstrations

Community

Sentient Academy also features a community component. You can post images of your work as you go through the course so that other students and instructors can provide feedback.  

Pricing

You can purchase one-year unlimited access to my entire course for $130, including all lessons in Block 1 and Block 2. (That’s less than $10 per lesson!)

Or for $50 per month, you will receive access to one lesson per week, PLUS included weekly lessons from 10 other Sentient courses (the Skill Accelerator Bundle).

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