Mini-Course

MINI COURSE

I've being seeing some significant results and great comments coming in from all over the world about my "Free Mini Course".

Why is it being so well received by novice, intermediate and advanced painters.

This is the secret.......

I don't feed you the whole pizza at once.

The "Free Mini Course " is delivered to your door every week, for four weeks. Sixteen Comprehensive Sections.

Sometimes the Tiniest of Changes can make the Biggest of Differences in your art work.

I continue to find that to be true day after day.

In fact some of my biggest successes in painting came as a direct result of tiny,simple change  that I've made to my painting.

In this "Free Mini Course" I want to share with you,is full of such tiny changes, ideas, tips and techniques.

And best of all, It won't cost you a penny.

Your e-mail will be from your family to my family.

As bugs bunny would say "that's it folks".

First week you will receive Materials thru Figures

Section 1: Materials

• What you need to know about choosing paper.
• How to choose the essential elements of your artist's toolbox - you can even find some of these things laying around the house!
• The one common household item that will show you how your finished painting will look on the wall - before you're even complete!

Section 2: Palette

• How to organize your palette.
• How to avoid the biggest mistake beginners make - one that can cause serious trouble!

Section 3: Composition

• How to establish a horizon line.
• How to create your center of interest.
• Using abstractions to pull your picture together.

Section 4: Figure

• The importance of thumbnail sketches.
• The secret to the six-stroke figure.
• Composition and placement.

Second week you will receive Color thru Landscapes

Section 5: Color

• How to divide pigments for the best results.
• Determining the emotional impact of color.
• Using color to suggest movement.
• The correct way to add reflections.

Section 6: Special Effects

• Using action to paint convincing waterfalls.
• The secrets to fog, rain and reflections.
• How to paint shadows, intense light, haze and smoke.
• The versatility of maskoid.

Section 7: Trees

• Step-by-step demonstration of how to paint thickly wooded areas.
• Determining the direction of light and it's effect on vegetation.
• How to create tree trunks and branches, knots and bark.

Section 8: Landscapes

• How to work from a pencil sketch.
• Using color to create a Winter mood.

Third week you will receive Windows thu Interiors

Section 9: Windows

• The 3 secret stages of painting the perfect window.
• Detailed pencil sketches.

Section 10: Textures

• How to achieve the texture of old wood.
• The secrets to painting a realistic stone wall.

Section 11: Edges

• How to create realistic pictures.
• How to avoid the "pasted in" look of sharp edges.

Section 12: Interiors

• How to choose an interesting subject.
• Using abstraction to define the composition.

Fourth week you will rec. Street Scenes thu Planning and Selection

Section 13: Street Scenes

• Using lighting to make your street scene more interesting.

Section 14: Use of Forms

• Using abstractions as a basis for your compositions.
• Looking for the "big shapes".

Section 15: Seascapes

• How to paint breaking surf.
• How to use maskoid to create whitecap waves.
• How to create a calm beach scene.

Section 16: Planning and Selection

• A complete step-by-step demonstration of how to work from a photograph to a finished watercolor!

My name is Jim, host of this site.

I'm a Professional Watercolorist, with 30 years experience of painting and teaching.

I'm not a professional Ad writer but what I have to share with you is this short report, split up into four parts.  Exciting, all good free information .  I just had to sit down and tell you about it.

Are you too busy to paint as much as you would like to?

This four week report will be for you.

Your e-mail address will NOT go anywhere.  I hate spam too  -  Jim