Male 3, part 1
With this standing back pose, Jeff will show you how to play up the interesting contrast between the active/inactive sides of the form in your lay-in.
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Male 2, part 2
Male 2, part 1
Follow along as Jeff lays on the male figure in profile, paying special attention to and planning out his lost edges.
Male 1, part 2
Learn how Jeff utilizes his brushmanship by interpreting his reference in this lesson.
Male 1, part 1
In this lesson, you will learn to directly incorporate your figure drawing skills into the painting medium; Remember, the key is to think of drawing and painting, and painting as drawing.
Female 8, part 2
Follow along as Jeff completes the painting from he previous lesson, utilizing the background drapery to frame the figure with an interesting compositional element.
Female 8, part 1
Jeff will execute a less-complex seated pose, taking advantage of the slight arch in the torso to utilize the Reilly method.
Female 7, part 2
Watch as Jeff shows the importance of understanding your light source, by pushing the care shadows and accentuating the shadow mapping of this wonderful piece of reference.
Female 7, part 1
Join Jeff as he explores one of his favorites poses to paint; the reclining figure.
Female 6, part 2
Watch as Jeff completed this difficult pose, paying special attention to his shapes and values as we works wet-into-wet with his paint.
Female 6, part 1
Learn the navigate the difficulties of foreshortening and distortion with this elegant-yet-difficult pose.
Female 5, part 2
Watch and join along as Jeff finishes his piece from the previous video, taking advantage of the shadow-cast face and focusing on the musculature of the back.
Female 5, part 1
Watch and follow along as jeff pushes the model's pose...a twist with weight firmly planted on the left leg.. with the help of the Reilly method
Female 4, part 2
Learn the importance of lost edge, as Jeff lets the dark fabric in the background both silhouette portions of the figure and lose others.
Female 4, part 1
Although these paintings are quick, gestural pieces, they still incorporate and depend heavily on the Reilly abstraction. Learn to utilize the Reilly abstraction with this beautiful pose and reference.
Female 3, part 2
Join along, as Jeff finishes his figure painting from the previous lesson, paying special attention to the values and complexion of the figure as it moves away from the light source.
Female 3, part 1
This lesson will teach you the importance of composing your images, and how to properly place your figure on the canvas in order to achieve a nice balance positive and negative space.
Female 2, part 2
Learn how to mix colors for an alabaster skin type, and how to apply the mauves, blues and greys to the figure in contrast to the warmer tones.
Female 2, part 1
Female 1, part 2
Follow along as Jeff completes his quick gesture painting, delving into thick alla prima edge work. Learn what areas to focus on, and what areas can be simply indicated.
Female 1, part 1
Join Jeff as he begins a back painting, with a slight twist to the pose. Learn how to lay in the figure loosely and quickly, while staying accurate in your proportions.
Card Illustration Final Painting, Part 7
Watch as Lucas adds the finishing touches, such as highlights and magical effects, to his final painting, and learn the importance of saving these kinds of touches until the end.