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Plein Air Essentials - Learn Basics of Plein Air Painting
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Plein Air Essentials - Learn Basics of Plein Air Painting

Learn the essentials of plein air painting in a series of short video lessons.
Created byMichael Chesley Johnson AIS
Last updated 2/2013
English

What you'll learn

  • By the end of this course, you will be able head out into the field with the confidence that you need to complete a plein air painting
  • You'll learn what kind equipment to use in the field
  • You'll learn what materials you'll need for plein air painting
  • You'll learn how to choose a subject and compose the scene
  • You'll learn how to analyze the scene in 4 values
  • You'll learn how to do a quick block-in to capture light and shadow
  • You'll learn how to move beyond the block-in stage to create a finished painting

Course content

5 sections • 11 lectures • 58m total length

  • Introduction1:01

    Introduction video to the Plein Air Essentials course.

  • Manual15:00

    You'll want to read this brief manual before watching the video lectures.  In it, I give you leads on where to get equipment and to find information; what supplies and materials I use; and my basic process for painting in oil or pastel.

Requirements

  • You'll need a stable and portable field easel
  • You'll also need painting materials (paint, brushes, canvas, etc.)
  • You may find it helpful to have a ViewCatcher (see supply list)

Description

New to Plein Air Painting?

Or just looking to take your plein air painting to the next level? Whether you paint in oil, pastel, acrylic, watercolor or some other medium, you'll find help in these videos, authored by artist Michael Chesley Johnson.You'll also find plein air painting workshops and plein air painting instruction.

Looking for a workshop?

Michael teaches two programs.  Paint The Southwest offers two workshops in Sedona, Arizona, in fall and spring.  It also offers a private, one-on-one intensive program based at Michael's studio in New Mexico.  Plein Air Painting Maine offers workshops in July and August in Lubec, Maine. Both are great places for a plein air painting experience. Michael specializes in small-size workshops He also teaches elsewhere in the US and Canada.

Who this course is for:

  • All levels of painter, from beginner to professional
  • Oil and pastel painters (although the approach can be applied to acrylic and other media as well)

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