Hello! and Welcome to www.willkempartstudio.com
The still life course has been designed in chronological order so that it follows my process in creating the painting. All lessons are streamed online so you can watch them as many times as you want, wherever you have an internet connection.
- The lessons start from Lesson 1 through to Lesson 12.
- Some modules have more than one part to them, again chronologically working down the lesson.
- They have been split into small steps so you can easily digest each part, and once completed can quickly refer back to sections you might be having trouble with.
The different videos have different levels attached to them. Some of the intermediate techniques might be harder to get to grips with to start with.
You can download the videos to your computer so it makes it easier if you paint away from an internet connection. (If you scroll to the bottom of this page you will see a ‘Video downloads box’ with zip files & instructions)
1. Coloured ground
2. Contrast
3. Composition
4. Colour mixing
5. Perspective
6. Negative shapes
7. Glazing
I touch on each of the principles throughout the painting process. The techniques we look at are easily transferred to future still life paintings.
I go through colour mixes at different stages of the painting but some of these might take you longer to get the perfect match.
Step 1. Download the image below.
There are 2 versions, one has grid lines marked out if you prefer to grid out your canvas for the drawing. Please note if your canvas you’re working on is bigger, just be aware that upscaling the grid to fit your canvas will result in a larger than life lemon, jug etc..
The canvas size I use in the painting is 40 x 30 cm
This is not in exact scale relationship to the A4 printout (I’ve added a bit more background) Because it has been designed so the printout image is available to everyone with an A4 printer.
Your Picture Downloads
You may need to right-click the following links and select Save Link As to download the file to your computer
Step 2. Click on Lessons 1 – 12 tab (in the top navigation bar) to see all of the Lessons
Or Start at video – Click here: Lesson 1 – Tools & materials.
To pick up your shopping list for paints, brushes and everything else you might need.
Step 3. Go to Lesson 2 – Preparing your canvas.
To begin your painting experience!
Step 4. Have fun
Have fun working through the rest of the videos.
If you want to paint away from the computer you can download all the video lessons below to burn onto a DVD.
Your Video Downloads
If you would like to watch the videos without an internet connection you can download the video tutorials onto your computer.
You may need to right-click the link above and select ‘Save Link As’ to download the file to your computer.This is a zip file (total 167MB) and can take up to 10 minutes to download depending on your internet speed, so click ‘Save Link As’, go and have a cup of tea!
Once downloaded you can watch the videos off line, perfect for painting in the studio!
You may need to right-click the link above and select ‘Save Link As’ to download the file to your computer.This is a zip file (total 189MB) and can take up to 15 minutes to download depending on your internet speed.
You may need to right-click the link above and select ‘Save Link As’ to download the file to your computer.This is a zip file (total 189MB) and can take up to 15 minutes to download depending on your internet speed.
You may need to right-click the link above and select ‘Save Link As’ to download the file to your computer.This is a zip file (total 109MB) and can take up to 10 minutes to download depending on your internet speed.
I’d love to see the results of your painting, just email me personally at: willkempartschool@gmail.com
