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Lifestyle Arts & Crafts Painting

Mastering Brushstrokes - Part 1

Master key brushstrokes that lie at the core of watercolor, oil, and acrylic painting.
Rating: 4.6 out of 54.6 (1,617 ratings)
10,230 students
Created by Jill Poyerd
Last updated 11/2020
English
English [Auto], French [Auto], 
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What you'll learn

  • Gain a thorough understanding of a broad range of brushstrokes
  • Develop a toolbox of strokes for reference when creating works of art
  • Learn how each brushstroke impacts form
  • Learn the history behind brushstrokes and paint application
  • Expand your creativity by increasing your knowledge base
  • Understand how brushstrokes are affected by painting medium
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Requirements

  • Students should have very basic knowledge of their chosen painting medium.

Description

List price of $49.99 now $24.99

"I feel like I learned more watching and listening to this course than any other class that I've ever taken. Thank you!" - Bonny E.

Brushstrokes are at the core of being an artist, and an individual's brushwork is one of the things that sets them apart from other artists. Using her approachable, easy-to-understand teaching method and lots of hands-on activities, artist Jill Poyerd breaks down historic and contemporary brushwork into twenty-two unique brushstrokes, using both oil and watercolor paint in her demonstrations. 

This course is part one of a two-part series and covers twelve of the twenty-two strokes. They are broken down by style of application and include a brief history, examples of how they're used in masterpieces, visual demonstrations, and student practice exercises. By combining technical learning with visual and hands-on examples, students will gain a thorough understanding of each brushstroke variation. Part one covers invisible strokes, direct painting, strokes that use light amounts of paint, and strokes that use thick, impasto paint.

Note: Demonstrations are given in both watercolor and oil paint. Acrylic painters simply have to apply the knowledge depending on how they use that medium, whether thick (like oil) or thin (like watercolor).

Who this course is for:

  • Any level painter working in watercolor, oil, acrylic, or gouache.

Featured review

Sandra Pitter
Sandra Pitter
9 courses
7 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 53 months ago
As a beginner the course gave me an understanding of how different stokes are made, as well as the opportunity to practice each stroke. I have also learned to look at existing paintings in a different way, and I can now recognise the marks.

Course content

10 sections • 65 lectures • 5h 14m total length

  • Preview13:25

  • Preview05:14

  • Dilution
    04:02
  • Preview01:54
  • Viscosity
    02:47
  • Surface Condition
    01:25
  • Preview01:53
  • Preparing to Paint
    02:21
  • If You Run Into Problems
    00:10

  • Glazing
    08:05
  • Glazing in Watercolor
    03:57
  • Glazing in Oil
    08:23
  • Glazing - Stroke Practice
    02:39
  • Glazing - Object Painting
    02:54
  • Blended
    05:25
  • Blended - Oil
    03:19
  • Blended - Stroke Practice
    05:17
  • Blended - Object Painting
    02:24
  • Gradients
    07:09
  • Gradients - Oil
    03:09
  • Gradients - Stroke Practice
    03:55
  • Gradients - Object Painting
    04:33
  • Pouring
    09:50
  • Pouring - Oil
    04:41
  • Pouring - Stroke Practice (Watercolor)
    04:50
  • Pouring - Stroke Practice (Oil)
    03:36
  • Pouring - Object Painting
    03:24

  • Direct Painting
    05:18
  • Direct Painting - Oil
    02:56
  • Direct Painting - Stroke Practice
    01:53
  • Direct Painting - Object Painting
    01:38
  • Hatching
    03:46
  • Hatching - Oil
    03:13
  • Hatching - Stroke Practice
    02:13
  • Hatching - Object Painting
    02:44
  • Bravura
    03:47
  • Bravura - Oil
    01:12
  • Bravura - Stroke Practice
    01:33
  • Bravura - Object Painting
    02:00

  • Dry Brushing
    05:24
  • Dry brushing - Oil
    02:22
  • Dry Brushing - Stroke Practice
    02:48
  • Dry Brushing - Object Painting
    02:06
  • Feathering
    04:10
  • Feathering - Oil
    03:09
  • Feathering - Stroke Practice
    02:06
  • Feathering - Object Painting
    01:47
  • Scumbling
    Preview05:44
  • Preview02:40
  • Scumbling - Stroke Practice
    02:44
  • Preview02:38

  • Impasto Brush
    04:47
  • Impasto Brush - Oil
    02:54
  • Impasto Brush - Stroke Practice
    04:26
  • Impasto Brush - Object Painting
    04:19
  • Impasto Knife
    03:57
  • Impasto Knife - Oil
    03:47
  • Impasto Knife - Stroke Practice
    04:57
  • Impasto Knife - Object Painting
    03:42

  • Closing Review - A Visual Quiz
    05:45

  • Brushstrokes - The Early Masters
    Preview14:54
  • Brushstrokes - The 19th Century
    12:39
  • Brushstrokes - The Modern Era
    14:49

  • How Paint Quality Impacts Results
    20:51
  • How Paper Quality Impacts Results
    21:41

Instructor

Jill Poyerd
Professional Artist and Fine Arts Educator
Jill Poyerd
  • 4.7 Instructor Rating
  • 4,875 Reviews
  • 18,594 Students
  • 7 Courses

Jill Poyerd, NWS, is a contemporary realist whose award-winning work can be found in private collections both nationally and internationally. She has been featured in national publications, is the author of the portrait painting book Fearless Portraits, and is a signature member of several prestigious art societies, including the National Watercolor Society. Jill works in both watermedia and oil paints and has exhibited extensively throughout the Mid-Atlantic region as well as in national shows. In addition to her work as an artist, Jill is an active member of the arts community. She has curated many multi-medium group shows, and is the founder and current head of the Fine Art Professionals of Northern Virginia. Additionally, she produces art appreciation videos for her highly successful YouTube Channel where her videos inspire and inform an international audience.

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