Learn to Paint Podcast

In the conversation with Jose Trujillo, you’ll learn the power of focusing your efforts on the painting discipline instead of the final painting product, how discomfort is part of the learning process and the advantages and disadvantages of experimentation.Gloss and High Gloss Patreon Friends of the Show:Your bonus conversation is ready. It’s a small one but it’s packed with some good stuff. We focus in on how Trujillo can and does paint up to 14 hours a day. And maybe that’s not how long you work each day, but there are some great lessons in there for painting MORE. Including how he approaches his references so that he can paint… everything.Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. Learn more here today!Support the show

We often talk about color on this show…hue, value, saturation… but at the heart of all of that is the pigments themselves. In Mini Episode 43, I sit down with Mary Weisenburger from Gamblin  and we get down to the nuts and bolts of what makes paint paint.And while we look through the lens  of oil paint in particular, so much of what we talk about is true for acrylic, watercolor, and gouache as well. Show notes here:https://www.learntopaintpodcast.com/podcast/episode43Support the show here:https://www.patreon.com/learntopaintpodcastDoors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. Learn more here today!Support the show

This week I'm talking with mixed media artist Kellee Wynne Conrad!  In the conversation we talk about the challenges of not going back to your old self, the opportunities of limitations and Conrad walks us through her five principles of color. Plus a whole lot more.Gloss and High Gloss Patreon Friends of the Show: Your bonus conversation is ready on Patreon. We discuss burnout and the power of letting go of old work and those ideas never realized. It might make you think about your own space and materials differently. I know it did me.Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. Learn more here today!Support the show

Ep. 20 guest Sandra Duran Wilson is back and we’re discussing the foundational elements of mixed media: paint, paper (collage) and mark making. Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. Learn more here today!Support the show

Welcome to the conversation with acrylic and oil painter Sari ShryackIn the conversation you’ll learn how to get started if you are low on time (side note: Joining #20for20ArtChallenge2022 challenge in January might help there too) what’s important to ask yourself when it comes to finding your style and a few places you can really push color.Gloss and High Gloss Patreon supporters we’ll dive even further into bright colors including how to approach your supporting characters so your color can really sing.   Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. Learn more here today!Support the show

Today we're talking about perspective! Perspective is a tool you can use to create depth and distance in your work. There are a few types of perspective tools but in today's mini episode we are focusing in on a super approachable one: Atmospheric (or Aerial) Perspective.Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. Learn more here today!Support the show

In the conversation you’ll learn how darks and lights work together to create luminosity, why it’s important to have those value 9s, and well value, value, value. Plus a whole lot more.Gloss and High Gloss Patreon supporters, you’ll dive into dominance and how Salminen uses edges. Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. Learn more here today!Support the show

Ep 22 guest Sarah Sedwick is back and we are talking about some of the limitations you run up against when you first get started in art.We talk time limitations, money limitations, space limitations and Sedwick offers some advice for what to do about them.And while this is a conversation designed a bit for beginners, even those of you who have been in your art practice for awhile will find Sedwick's ideas super helpful. Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. Learn more here today!Support the show

Welcome to Ep. 36 with Ian Roberts. In the conversation you’ll learn a ton about composition, the importance of value masses and the difference between a design driven and a subject driven painting. Plus a whole lot more.Gloss and high gloss Patreon supporters, your bonus conversation will arrive Oct. 11th. You’ll discover how sunlight and shadow affect your object’s color and how to handle foregrounds, middle grounds and backgrounds.Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. Learn more here today!Support the show

Episode 15 guest Debbie Miller is BACK and we are talking hashtag challenges. What they are, why you might join one, and how they can help you get better at painting. Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. Learn more here today!Support the show