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For
non-artists, beginners, &
professionals!
Not just
another painting course!
You'll have the rare opportunity
to work with a true master, at
home through the onine painting
course, or in person at his
castle studio in Altamont New
York.
T. E. Breitenbach
will show
you actual painting secrets which in centuries past
would have been handed down,
master to apprentice. These
secrets are not available
anywhere
else!
ORDER
THE COURSE
Minimal list of art supplies needed for this
course:
1. Several small posterboards coated with
acrylic gesso,
2. Size 0 Round and a 1/4” Flat red sable or
Taklon brush,
3. Oil paints (small tubes): Burnt Umber,
Yellow Ochre, Phthalo Blue, and White,
4. Any liquid painting medium or linseed oil,
5. Odorless paint thinner,
6. Two small cups,
7. Paper napkins,
8. An old toothbrush,
9. An artist's palette OR wax paper OR a
piece of glass (with smooth edges) OR a
ceramic plate.
ORDER
THE COURSE
VISIT THE
ARTIST'S WEBSITE
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COURSE OUTLINE
(Includes
11 Videos and 6 Printouts)
Introduction
Materials,
Studio furniture,
The maulstick,
The palette,
Painting supports,
Selecting paints, brushes, and
more.
Exercises (Secrets
revealed 1-8)
How my method works,
Making sense of the sun,
reflections and shadows,
Secret #1 How to use contrast and
exaggeration,
Secret #2 Why never to use black
pigments,
Secret #3 How to avoid making
“mud”,
Lesson #1 Painting straight shapes,
Secret #4 How to lay down color
in zones,
Secret #5 How to blend the paint,
Lesson #2 Painting round shapes,
A second blending technique,
Lesson #3 Painting boxlike shapes,
Secret #6 Why we paint light edges
before dark,
Secret #7 Why you should
paint thinly and use glazes,
Secret #8 How to create “happy
accidents” and other
textural
tricks.
Your
Continuing Education (Secrets revealed
9-10)
Secret #9 How to analyze old master
paintings,
Secret #10 How to keep and
use reference materials,
Lesson #4 Painting metallic & glossy
objects,
Lesson #5 Painting skies, clouds, and
landscapes,
Lesson #6 Painting trees,
Lesson #7 Painting grass,
Lesson #8 Painting hair & fur,
Lesson #9
Painting transparent objects,
Lesson #10 Painting water.
Executing a Complete Painting (Secrets revealed 11-14)
Secret #11 How to plan in
advance,
Secret #12 What to paint
first,
Secret #13 What to paint
next,
Secret #14 Masking,
Varnishing the painting.
The Artist in Society (Secrets
revealed 15-18)
Secret #15 How to build confidence,
Secret #16 Why artists will never
become obsolete,
Secret #17 How to look successful, get
yourself in print,
support other artists, and form groups,
Secret #18 Why New York City is NOT
where it’s at.
Appendix
- Additional Printouts
Plans for a special maulstick,
Making "true gesso" panels,
Pigment characteristics,
Sources for art materials.
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Examples:
The Studio/Castle:
Paintings copyright
T. E. Breitenbach.
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