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Paint This with Jerry Yarnell
Paint This With Jerry Yarnell is a new series of painting shows. With a calm and reassuring style that is unmatched by any other art instructor, Jerry guides students through fine-art techniques that can be practiced at home. What separates Jerry's new series from his older work is the culmination of his entire career to date (over 30 years) brought to the viewer in the form of his best work ever.
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Jerry Yarnell
Author of 12 books and hundreds of TV shows and DVDs on painting instruction, Jerry Yarnell is an internationally known wildlife, western, and landscape artist and winner of 150 national awards.
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Autumn Bridge, Part 2 #102 In this segment of "Autumn Bridge" Jerry shows how to apply the next layer of warm Autumn highlights using the same scumbling techniques as in episode one. Then he under-paints all of the rock formations. Now with the #4 Script Brush, Jerry paints in most of the smaller and intermediate size tree trunks and limbs. |
Autumn Bridge, Part 3 #103 In this episode, Jerry shows how to take the #10 Bristle Brush and using a dabbing technique begins adding the brighter highlights to the background trees. Now he adds the first highlights on the water and first form highlights on the rocks. Painting is now ready for final details. |
Autumn Bridge, Part 4 #104 In this final segment of Autumn Bridge, Jerry shows how to put all of the final highlights and details throughout the painting like large trees, bridge supports, tree limbs, water, weeds, and brush. |
The Homestead, Part 1 #105 This is a beautiful snow scene at sunset, with an old farmhouse and warm glowing lights coming from the windows. In this first episode, Jerry shows how to block in the sky and then creating the proper color for under painting the snow. |
The Homestead, Part 2 #106 Now with the under-painting in place, Jerry will show how to sketch in the house using proper perspective. Then blocks in pine trees and house. Then applies first layer of snow on ground to establish the snowdrifts around road and ground contours. |
The Homestead, Part 3 #107 At this point in the painting, Jerry applies final glow to sunset using a dry brush technique. Then applies intermediate details to house and then adds another layer of snow on ground and road area. |
The Homestead, Part 4 #108 In this final episode, Jerry shows how to put final details on farmhouse, final snow highlights on ground and pine trees. Then adds final details to the rest of the painting, like weeds, fence posts, fence wire, etc. |
America's Pride (Bald Eagle) and Broken Pots 2, Part 1 #109 This is a great, very small, painting of the head of a bald eagle. In this first episode, Jerry shows how to prepare the canvas for a bird painting. Then proceeds to show the proper mottling techniques to create the proper background for the eagle's head. Then shows examples of other miniature bird and animal paintings. |
America's Pride (Bald Eagle) and Broken Pots 2, Part 2 #110 In this episode, Jerry shows how to sketch in the Eagle's head using a white Conte Pastel Pencil. Then proceeds to show how to under-paint the head, beak, eye, and shoulder with the proper under-painting tones. Also Jerry gives a great description of how to use the correct brushes and techniques for blocking in feathers. |
America's Pride (Bald Eagle) and Broken Pots 2, Part 3 #111 In this episode, Jerry shows how to put final details and high lights on the eagle's beak, eye, head and shoulder. He shows the proper use of brushes and consistency of paint to achieve the layering effect on the feathers and adding a few tree limbs. In the second half of this episode, Jerry begins a new acrylic painting called "Broken Pots 2". (Some old discarded Indian pots in the snow.) Again, properly preparing the 5x8 horizontal canvas and showing how to paint in the background using the Hake Brush. |
America's Pride (Bald Eagle) and Broken Pots 2, Part 4 #112 In this episode, Jerry shows how to sketch in the pots using proper composition techniques to create good eye flow. Then he shows how to under-paint each pot with the appropriate colors using specific brushes and blending techniques to achieve roundness to each pot. |
America's Pride (Bald Eagle) and Broken Pots 2, Part 5 #113 In this final episode, Jerry shows how to paint the final highlights on each pot. Then, shows how to use small brushes to apply the design to each pot. Now he shows how to under-paint the shadowed part of the snow on and around the pots. Then he applies the highlights on the snow and then with the Script Brush paints in the tall weeds. Then, he adds a few final highlights and details throughout the painting. |
The Decision, Part 1 #201 In this opening session, Jerry explains to his students how to use the Hake Brush, and the #6 Dynasty Brush to paint in the background and with the wet-on-wet technique paint in the tall out-of-focus background needs. |
The Decision, Part 2 #202 In this segment, Jerry explains how to draw the human figure by using the negative space rule for painting and drawing. After drawing the figure. Jerry then shows how to under-paint the upper torso, hair and face using the proper hues, and values for each section of the figure. He also gives a careful explanation of how to use the correct brush to block in the under-painting of the figure. |
The Decision, Part 3 #203 In this final episode, Jerry takes his students step-by-step, in how to use the Synthetic, Chiseled-Edged Brushes to apply the final highlights on the torso, pants, face, and hair. Then, with the Script Brush, adds the taller foreground weeds. |
The Guardian, Part 1 #204 In this opening segment, Jerry takes his students through the process of preparing the canvass for the under-painting. Then, he paints in the sky, using the Hake Brush with the wet-on-wet technique. Then, he shows how to under-paint the foreground snow. He ends this segment using the #4 Script Brush to paint in the background trees. |
The Guardian, Part 2 #205 Jerry opens this segment using the #4 Script Brush to paint in the larger distant trees. Then, shows the proper placement of Teepee. Then he shows how to under-paint and detail the Teepee. He finishes up this segment by adding the highlights on the snow and final details on Teepee. |
The Guardian, Part 3 #206 In this segment, Jerry takes his students through the process of sketching in the large dead tree in the foreground paying special attention to the foreshortened limb that the Hawk is sitting on and the hollow stump. Then, he shows how to under-paint the tree and give it 3-Dimensional form. |
The Guardian, Part 4 #207 In this segment, Jerry shows his students how to properly sketch and proportion the Hawk sitting on the foreshortened limb. Then, he shows how to properly under-paint the Hawk's body and head. At this point, Jerry shows how to begin painting in the eyes and beak and how to begin the first phase of painting feathers on the head. |
The Guardian, Part 5 #208 In this final segment, Jerry shows his students different techniques for finishing the details and highlights of the entire bird with a special emphasis on how to create feathers. Then he shows how to finalize details and snow on large tree trunk and limbs. |
Starry, Starry Night, Part 1 #209 In this opening segment, Jerry explains the unique process of using multiple colors to create darker hues to suggest a nighttime affect. Then he shows how to use the #4 Bristle Brush to make a sphere shape to create the moon. Then, finishes the show under-painting the foreground and painting in the distant trees. |
Starry, Starry Night, Part 2 #210 In this segment, Jerry takes his students through the process of applying the glow around the moon. Then adding some additional darker clouds. Then, Jerry applies the second layer of color to the foreground grass to create a much deeper contrast of dark against the lighter horizon. |
Starry, Starry Night, Part 3 #211 In this final segment, Jerry shows his students how to sketch in the large gnarled tree in the foreground. How to highlight and detail the foreground hillside and grasses. Then, he shows how to paint in a formation of distant geese. Now, he shows how to paint the old tree and finally shows the technique for painting stars. |
Study -- Reminders of the Past, Part 1 #212 In this unique study of weathered wood, Jerry shows his students how to paint a simple landscape in the background. Then shows how to under-paint the old barn wood to form the shape of an old barn window as though you were looking from the inside out. |
Study -- Reminders of the Past, Part 2 #213 In this final segment, Jerry shows his students how to use a series of dry brush techniques of various glazes to suggest wood grain. Then using the #4 script brush, he shows how to add the final details, like cracks, knot-holes, highlights, etc. |
Ruby, Part 1 #301 Painting miniatures (Ruby Throated Hummingbird) Jerry shows how to prepare different surfaces for different size miniature paintings and how to create mottled backgrounds. |
Ruby, Part 2 #302 Jerry sketches in hummingbird and shows how to under-paint with different hues the various parts of the hummingbird, preparing it for final detail work. |
Ruby, Part 3 #303 Jerry shows how to paint in some of the background weeds and leaves. Also shows proper use and preparation of the #4 round sable brush for details. Jerry also paints in the details of wings. |
Ruby, Part 4 #304 Here Jerry shows how to put final details on this beautiful little hummingbird painting. Also using the #4 chisel edged brush to paint in the final leaves, weeds and flowers. |
Stormy Skies, Part 1 #305 In this segment, Jerry takes his students, step-by-step, through the process of creating various cloud formations using the wet-on-wet technique. With the #10 bristle brush, Jerry shows his students how to use contrasting values to create beautiful cloud formations. |
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