Art Through the Year with Sharon Jeffus – Lesson 10 – Cityscapes & Linear Perspective
In this lesson, you’ll learn all about linear perspective and how you can use it to guide art involving cities and buildings.
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Art Through the Year with Sharon Jeffus – Lesson 9 – Art Nouveau and Art Deco
Take a journey through art with Sharon Jeffus! In this lesson, you’ll learn how to identify and imitate two design styles from the late 1800s to early 1900s: Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Take a look at some examples of both art and sculpture, then learn how to craft your own posters and sculptures in each style.
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Art Through the Year with Sharon Jeffus – Lesson 8 – Perspective and Portraiture with Chalk Pastels
Take a journey through art with Sharon Jeffus! In this lesson, use chalk pastels to explore the concept of perspective as you draw crosses. Then, work from a master piece of art by Renoir as you learn the art of portraiture. Along the way, you’ll see paintings from the masters, like Thomas Cole, Thomas Moran, and Frederic Church.
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Art Through the Year with Sharon Jeffus – Lesson 7 – Watercolor Techniques with Nature
Take a journey through art with Sharon Jeffus! In this lesson, learn how to paint with watercolor as you explore things in nature, like butterflies and flowers. Look at art from the masters: Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent. Practice some watercolor techniques, then move on to creating a fanciful scene of sailing butterfly boats.
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Art Through the Year with Sharon Jeffus – Lesson 6 – Learning Value with Cats and Dogs
Take a journey through art with Sharon Jeffus! In this lesson, learn about value (the lightness or darkness of color) as you make pictures of feline and canine friends. Copy Manet’s famous painting of a King Charles Spaniel, and take a look at other master works of art by Carracci, Franz Marc, Cassatt, and Bachelier.
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Art Through the Year with Sharon Jeffus – Lesson 5 – Outer Space Art
Take a journey through art with Sharon Jeffus! In this lesson, learn techniques for oil pastels by creating cosmic objects and drawing a night campout. Take a look at works of the master artists: Gerrit Dou, Matejko, and Vermeer. See how they painted with light and discover how you can do the same as you make planets, the moon, and other celestial bodies look 3D.
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