Susan Harrison-Tustain's Watercolor Masterclass Volume One. Life-like leaves, vibrant greens and 5 crucial elements for a successful painting.

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Product Description ------------------- In response to constant requests for detailed instruction on painting a wide variety of subjects, Susan has produced this, the first volume of her Watercolor Masterclass series - 'Leaves, Greens & the 5 Crucial Elements', to add to her stable of internationally best selling DVDs. This DVD set is designed for all skill levels. From beginners to professionals - no matter what stage you are at - you will find in-depth guidance, extension and invaluable information that will lift your work to the next level and beyond. In Susan's 20+ years of teaching painting, she has mastered the art of knowing and sharing what artists are passionate to learn. Watch as Susan explains and demonstrates in great depth how to paint a variety of leaves that are astonishingly real. See the leaves emerge from the paper as if they have a presence, while Susan shares every detail and skill in her gentle, easy-to-understand style of teaching. Learn how to capture the different leaf surfaces: shiny, matt, smooth, undulating, puffed, veined leaves. Mix natural greens that are rich, luscious and vibrant. Susan shares her knowledge to help you to build a great repertoire of green mixes. These methods, skills and new understanding of how to mix color can be applied to mixing any color at all! In addition and as a special bonus Susan shows how 'the 5 crucial elements for a successful painting' will help you gain the expertise to create your own Masterworks. Learn to understand how Color, Color Temperature, Tone, Intensity and Edges will revolutionize how you observe, understand and paint any subject. Susan will share how this knowledge will help you to capture emotion, create an impact, convey a message and portray a reality that will reach out of the frame and connect with the viewers of your work. Learn the essential observation skills that will help you to analyze and evaluate your own work. Susan does not hold anything back! Her DVDs are created to teach you the skills she has learned over her lifetime of painting - so you too can feel the excitement, confidence and joy of painting that comes hand-in-hand with the impact of these teachings. Using the leaf studies as a 'generic example' - you can learn to apply your new skills to any subject. You will discover how to reserve highlights; create glowing watercolor underwashes; achieve translucent layers of watercolor with Susan's unique Priming Method; mix clean, fresh, natural colors; create luminous clean watercolor shadows; mould form; attain smooth natural-flowing washes and blends of color and so much more. Numerous on-screen text boxes highlight the major points Susan does not want you to miss. With nearly 5 hours of teaching on 2 discs, filmed in wide-screen with 3 cameras, this is an invaluable resource for watercolor artists of all levels and abilities. About the Actor --------------- New Zealand artist Susan Harrison-Tustain is accled internationally. She was encouraged to paint at an early age and was particularly inspired by the rich depth of color and evocative lighting captured by Rembrandt. Initially Susan painted in oils, but after her switch to watercolors her career as a professional artist really began. Mostly self-taught, she absorbed information about watercolor from any and every source and combined what she learned with her own innate abilities. Without the constraints imposed by formal training she developed her own skill and techniques, pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved by watercolor. Her intent has always been to retain the delicacy of watercolors, but she also builds up multiple layers of fine washes to provide richness and depth when appropriate. Susan's choice of subjects and the naturalistic realism of her painting style reflect a belief in the power of beauty to enrich our lives and enhance our positive emotional responses. She wants viewers of her art works to be uplifted and seeks to achieve this by highlighting such delights as the lusciousness of a newly opened rose, the relaxing and re-energising power of a walk by the ocean or the mellowing and calming effect of time-worn books. Her book 'Glorious Garden Flowers in Watercolor' (North Light Books, Cincinnati) has been a best seller of its type, published in both hard and soft cover and a Chinese language version. You will also find her work in 'Splash 6', 'Splash 7' and 'Splash 8' (North Light Books), and she was included in the books 'New Zealand's Favourite Artists' and 'New Zealand in Watercolour'. Susan's work has been on several prestigious magazine covers and within the pages of many publications and she has featured twice on television. She conducts workshops in the US, New Zealand and Australia. Her exhibitions attract a great deal of attention from within New Zealand and from overseas and she achieves prices for her work which are rare for a living artist. Recently she was humbled and honored to be included in the book 'The Power of Us - New Zealanders Who Dare to Dream' - a 'celebration of 50 New Zealanders who are extraordinary in their own fields'.