Launching www.MasteringPaint.com!

Today's the day! It's taken the last 3 months but it's done. Man I love finishing projects.

Here it is! www.masteringpaint.com

This one is a collaboration between myself and British artist Barry John Raybould who runs the online painting course at the Virtual Art Academy. Well, it says it all in the video so I don't really need to, but I do hope you like it, as much as I hate getting in front of the camera (have you ever tried to say something sensible and 'natural' with a camera pointed at you? - crazy difficult, but I digress.) Let me know what you think, oh and there are some new free painting videos to sign up for there too. Enjoy.

I'm off to plant our vege garden.

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Comment by Marie Francis on July 9, 2011 at 19:29: Presentation is great Richard so don't worry about that. This is interesting too and I am learning loads from your videos. So much to learn and so many beautiful places to paint!

Comment by Richard Robinson on June 9, 2011 at 13:58: :-) Thanks Hector. You're welcome anytime you're in the neighbourhood.

Comment by hector ruiz on June 9, 2011 at 12:32: THANKS RICHARD, YOU ARE VERY A KIND AND SPECIAL HUMAN BEING. I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOUR ADVICES AND VIDEOS. IT'S SO BAD I'M TOO FAR AWAY (VENEZUELA) FROM YOU STUDIO, OTHERWISE, I WOULD VISIT YOU TO SEE YOU PAINTING LIVE..... THANKS AGAIN... YOUR PAINTING TOUCHES MY SOUL..

Comment by Gloria Hoag on June 8, 2011 at 14:44: I really like seeing a photo of the scene you are painting, it really shows how you use your artistic talents. Gloria

Comment by Richard Robinson on June 7, 2011 at 11:54: Thanks Monique, once I've laid in the sketch (and sometimes a thin colour wash) I don't use turps in the painting after that, only painting medium. You'll see that in this new video too. Different thicknesses of paint allow for different effects, so I can't say 'always apply lights this thick' or 'never apply darks this thin' because it might not suit the effect you wish to achieve in a particular painting. Paint handling is one of those things which is learned by feel and many painting miles under the brush. I'm always learning more about it myself and try to push myself in every new painting to not just make an accurate(ish) image of my subject, but to do it with flare!

Comment by Monique Shaw on June 7, 2011 at 0:16: Sounds good but my main porblem is do you cover how to handle the oil paint itself? it is one of my major obstacle never knowing if I should use turpentine on its own or use a medium - and which composition? when I have decided of the hue and tone like I have learned on your previous dvd I always seem to loose the previous marks made on the canvas...Please a bit of help on this would be welcome.

By the way do not worry you look cute ! on your DVD and I am not flattering in order to get a response...Monique