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King of His Domain

Date Released: 09/17/2015

Difficulty: Intermediate - Advanced

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King of His Domain 1 of 4

Acrylic painting, 18x24 Horizontal. In this episode, Jerry shows his students how to correctly use reference material to make the “King of His Domain” painting as original as possible. Now he explains how to compose the painting. Then makes a rough sketch using soft-vine charcoal. He then shows how to properly use the hake brush to underpaint the sky and distant mountains. Now he finishes the episode by blocking in the foreground rocky cliff formation and minor highlights on distant mountains.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

King of His Domain 2 of 4

In the second episode, Jerry takes his students through the process of painting in the very distant objects like the low-hanging clouds floating through the mountains. Also the distant waterfall, pine trees, and rock formations. Then he shows how to paint in the larger pine trees with the #4 bristle brush and explains the proper value of colors to create the depth in the painting. He finishes up this session showing how to create the rugged form of the cliff and miscellaneous form highlights with the chisel-edge brush and #4 bristle.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

King of His Domain 3 of 4

In the third episode, Jerry uses the soft-vine charcoal to sketch in the main subjects in the foreground like the large dead trees, fallen log, rock formations, and grizzly bear. Then explains the layout of the composition to create proper eye flow. Now he shows how to underpaint each of the foreground objects with the proper brushes and finishes up by adding minor highlights and details to these objects.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

King of His Domain 4 of 4

In the final episode in this series, Jerry explains the proper way to underpaint the bear with the #4 bristle brush using two different dark tones. Then he shows how to use the chisel-edge brush and a rich warm highlight tone to highlight the outer form of the bear. Then continues to show how to use specific brush strokes to form the rest of the body and then add his final details. He finishes this episode by highlighting and detailing the foreground, logs, brush, and weeds with the script brush and chisel-edge brush.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

A Cunning Predator

Date Released: 08/19/2015

Difficulty: Beginner - Intermediate

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A Cunning Predator 1 of 4

Acrylic Painting.18x24 Horizontal. In the first episode of “A Cunning Predator,” Jerry discusses the reference material he will be using to create this beautiful prairie setting with the “Wile E. Coyote.” Then proceeds to show how to prepare the 18x24 stretched canvas surface – and how to underpaint the entire painting with darker warm earth tones using the #10 bristle brush with long vertical-scrubbing strokes.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

A Cunning Predator 2 of 4

In episode 2, Jerry takes his students through the process of applying multiple layers of short, choppy vertical strokes to create phase one of the tall prairie grasses. He explains in detail how to use the #10 bristle brush to create very soft brush strokes – called “feathering” to create multiple values and tones of the grasses as well as showing proper moisture content and brush pressures to create varied affects.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

A Cunning Predator 3 of 4

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A Cunning Predator 4 of 4

In the final episode, Jerry explains how to anatomically sketch the coyote with soft-vine charcoal. Then explains how to properly underpaint the entire body with darker undertones using the #4 chisel-edge brush. Then he shows how to add the cast shadow under the coyote and then paint in the darker foreground weeds. He then applies the highlights on the coyote to give him form using the #4 script brush to add final tall weeds and miscellaneous details.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Cowboy Campfires

Date Released: 08/01/2015

Difficulty: Intermediate - Advanced

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Cowboy Campfires 1 of 5

Acrylic painting, 18x24 Horizontal. A wonderful subject which was the result of a Jerry Yarnell student request. A fascinating scene from the Midwest where cowboys “ride fence,” do “cattle drives,” and more. A beautiful representation of a cowboy’s life in an impressionistic style. Jerry starts with background color showing how to use contrast. Illustrates how to create a mottling effect near base and uses ‘feather’ blending to combine the two together. Fills in area where chuck wagon will be. This episode and next is mostly placing soft, earthy tones to create atmosphere. Jerry uses white (gesso) to soften and create more opaque-ness. Continuing on background work, Jerry begins placing in sagebrush in small pockets, dried bushes, etc.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Cowboy Campfires 2 of 5

In episode 2, Jerry has sketched in a chuck wagon, a horse, a cowboy (or two), and campfire using subtle silhouette elements. Uses dry-brush blending to get shapes. While working on the chuck wagon, Jerry switches to the #2 chisel-edge brush so that he can accomplish good square edges where needed. Next Jerry shows how to do ellipses to create the wagon wheels. More work on water puddles in the foreground using the #4 bristle brush and a lighter value paint mixture to suggest water. Using #2 chisel-edge brush and irregular brush-strokes to create suggestion of wood and sticks of the campfire. Next with #4 bristle brush and with soft gray mixture uses dry-brush blending technique again to create the suggestion of trees in the background. Pays special attention to blur for creating soft edges.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Cowboy Campfires 3 of 5

In episode 3, Jerry uses the #2 chisel-edge brush to block in intermediate details: horse, saddle, cowboys, etc. Now Jerry turns his attention to the campfire using orange, red, and white to mottle in the fire’s glow. Next Jerry begins detail to the wagon (wood grain, shelves, pockets, etc). Adds suggestion details to items sitting nearby. Now Jerry blocks in a “suggestive” cowboy and his hat. More work on the water and the bank in the foreground creating dimension. Sticking with basic tones, Jerry shows how to insert rocks which he calls “dark blobs” and then inserts reflections in the water.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Cowboy Campfires 4 of 5

In this episode, Jerry shows additional sketches he is using for his roadmap in this painting. Jerry starts off with more work on the canvas of the chuck wagon using his “scumbling” technique. Jerry shows how to create shadows while blocking in the kneeling cowboy at the campfire and then moves on to a standing cowboy. Next Jerry adds some eye-stoppers (weeds, bushes, twigs) which adds some proportion and frame to the painting plus contrast on water and smoke on the campfire. Jerry blocks in the old cast-iron pot. Lastly, Jerry creates highlights on the edge of the campfire posts, the pot, and some of the wood sticks near the campfire.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Cowboy Campfires 5 of 5

In our fifth and final episode of this reminisce painting called “Cowboy Campfire,” Jerry adds final highlights and details. Jerry shows how to bring up the highlights so that when the mist “glaze” is added the colors will come through and add more contrast to the painting. More highlights are added to cowboys and their hats. With soft gray, Jerry adds suggestion of reins from horse’s bridle, and highlights on a few more elements. Shows how to insert smoke into the painting from the campfire and use of pure red to brighten up the fire. With #10 bristle brush, Jerry begins the ‘glazing’ process showing how to streak, feather, and blend the “wind look” and weather elements into the painting as the grand finale.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Northern Lights Spectacle

Date Released: 07/01/2015

Difficulty: Intermediate

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Northern Lights Spectacle 1 of 4

In the 1st of 4 episodes of "Northern Lights Spectacle", a complete study painting, Jerry explains the different types of canvas weaves and why you choose certain ones. In this case, he explains that we will be using a portrait smooth canvas to make blending colors easier. Then Jerry explains the specific color mixtures for underpainting this subject. Jerry then shows how to mottle all of the colors together using the hake brush and mister bottle to spray the canvas and keep it creamy for blending. After it dries Jerry takes his conte pencil and lightly sketches in the composition, then takes the #10 bristle brush showing how to dry-brush some lighter tones to prepare for the final color tones.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Northern Lights Spectacle 2 of 4

In the final of 4 episodes of "Northern Lights Spectacle", a complete study painting, Jerry shows his viewers how to paint in all of the final details of the foreground objects like highlighting the mountains, snow, and adding the final brighter colors to the sky to give it its finished glow. Then Jerry paints in the final trees that silhouette against the sky.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020

Northern Lights Spectacle 3 of 4

In the 3rd of 4 episodes of "Northern Lights Spectacle", a complete study painting, Jerry explains how to continue the process of dry-brush blending in the brighter colors by using the #6 bristle brush and using very tight circular motions. He is very specific in explaining how many layers of colors it takes to achieve the very bright colors needed to make this painting really glow – then finishes by adding some of the foreground-underpainting tones, shapes, and forms of the trees and mountains.

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Date Released On:04/20/2020