Creative Catalyst Productions.

"Capture the mood of a moment with Craig Nelson's plein air oil painting techniques. In this DVD workshop, you'll learn to be observant and decisive enough to paint inviting landscapes within the time constraint of a shifting sun. Craig pushes you beyond static green trees and boring blue water to find the variations and intriguing accent colors that make nature complex and beautiful.Craig shows you what to look for and what to leave out, and you'll...

Carl presents eight lessons on perspective and composition, each featuring an easy-to-follow exercise.

In the tradition of the old masters, Carla O'Connor brings up the entire painting at every stage. She starts big and broad then slowly adds detail. Each stage of her thinking focuses on a different design principle. She starts with a quick gesture drawing of her model. This loose, abstracted sketch, which Carla calls the "set up," serves as the framework for her painting. Carla works flat, integrating her main shapes into the background before transferring...

Covers a project from design to completion. Shows Gildow's photo selection process, cropping to improve composition, use of modified grisaille approach to establish values and then demonstrates how to layer colors for richness.

Open up limitless possibilities of resin jewelry with 15 fun, unique projects that add a personal touch to your creations. Learn important differences between casting and coating resins and the uses for each, as well as the differences between dyes, fluid pigments and powders.

"This film is great for anyone interested in drawing, whether you want to improve your painting skills or just enjoy knocking out a quick sketch. Part of what you learn is how to block in preliminary shapes, achieve proper placement and proportion, and how to pick out and render elements for a convincing three-dimensional scene. You learn to look for the brightest lights, anticipate soft and hard edges, and how to take advantage of reflected light...

"Join John Salminen AWS DF, NWS as he uses the language of design to build a complex layered abstraction. The design analysis and thinking he uses may be applied to any subject or medium. John begins with simple objects as a springboard to suggest shapes and line. He then launches on a sequence of steps to create intriguing and unpredictable effects all the while using design principles to create a cohesive captivating painting."--Page [4] of container....

Presents the sequence, design, placement, shapes, dimension, light, and color to master the art of portrait drawing.

In this workshop, John Salminen hits the streets of New York to gather candid reference shots for his urban scene. When he returns to the studio, he modifies the color and composition of his reference materials. He teaches a simple system for accurately transferring his complex image to watercolor paper. The workshop includes exercises in perspective drawing and extensive discussions of design and reference photography.