Welcome to the Student Library!
Exclusive free content for all my students
This library is a growing collection of free content for all my students. You can choose a lesson from the Course Content list below.
Facebook group
You can post any work from these lessons, or any questions regarding them, in my general (private) Facebook group. You can find it here.All lessons can be done as stand-alone projects. Some lessons are part of a workshop, but it is never required to join that workshop in order to complete the lesson!
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Hello / goodbye
With a few materials, we’re putting the focus on shape, perspective and color temperature. Follow me along to tackle this interesting reference photo to create a loose and free painting. I call this work a painted sketch but that might be under selling it. What I mean to say, is that I sometimes use this…
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The Many Moods of Hugh
I created this lesson to work with one of the clay figures I made recently. You can find several images of him (and his friend, Hella) under the Resources tab. Introduction Painting Hugh was really about going back to basic shapes and seeing what you can make out of them. When I’m painting people, I’m…
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Hella
Hella is a friend of Hugh. Hella’s a bit more shy, so I haven’t done any artwork with her yet. But she didn’t mind taking a few photo’s for her art friends. 🙂 Just like Hugh, Hella’s photo are free to use as long as you’re nice to her. Here are few examples of her…
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Hugh
Hugh is a clay figure that I made one night. I have a (slightly weird) tendency to befriend objects, so I gave him a name. I use him to sketch and work off, when I don’t want to feel pressured to paint an accurate face. I did a class with Hugh, you can find it…
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Reach
High contrast, black and white images are one of favourite to paint. Learn about focussing on values, creating shapes and establishing a dramatic effect with contrast in this class. Working with black and white paint, is one of my favourite ways to explore a subject. Leaving out the color information can really help you focus…
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Recess
This short lesson is to show you that you don’t need a lot of art materials to create something visually interesting. Grab a few pastels and some basic art supplies and you’re good to go! This lesson is to show you that you don’t always need loads of expensive materials to create something that you…
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Exploring references
Have you ever started an artwork and at some point, realised that the reference photo you were using just wasn’t working for you? This lesson is all about the process before starting an artwork. There are many things to consider when you want to create something, and one of them might be which reference photo…
