Jerry Yarnell School of Fine Art acrylic, watercolor, and oil painting lessons

Master artist and teacher Jerry Yarnell, along with Yarnell Art, created an extensive collection of acrylic, oil, and watercolor painting tutorial videos through the popular PBS television series Jerry Yarnell School of Fine Art. Learn step-by-step how to paint landscapes, seascapes, wildlife, Western scenes, impressionistic paintings, cityscapes, portraits, and more, along with dedicated oil painting and watercolor lessons, using Jerry Yarnell's clear, easy-to-follow painting techniques and instruction. Use the menu at the top of the page to easily browse Jerry Yarnell's instructional videos by category. These classic Jerry Yarnell painting tutorials and instructional videos are available from Yarnell Art on DVD or as convenient Digital Video Downloads, with painting lessons for everyone from beginners to seasoned artists.

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Explore our collection of 168 Jerry Yarnell School of Fine Art instructional videos and 181 Inspiration of Painting instructional videos. Across these lessons, Jerry teaches essential fine art techniques including color mixing, composition, values, brushwork, perspective, and creating depth. Whether you are a beginner or a more advanced artist, Jerry's clear, step-by-step instruction makes it easy to learn new techniques and build your painting skills.

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3309 Twilight (Oil) - From the Jerry Yarnell Inspiration of Painting PBS television series, Jerry guides intermediate artists through a beautiful water-mixable oil painting lesson featuring a dramatic twilight sky filled with sparkling stars, a glowing moon, and brilliant sunset colors above a peaceful desert landscape. This intermediate-level lesson is approximately 158 minutes and is painted on an 18 x 24 canvas. The finished painting features a deep blue and nearly black night sky gradually blending into warm golden-orange colors along the horizon, with a luminous moon shining through soft clouds. Distant city lights sparkle across the shoreline, while calm water, a winding desert pathway, rocky terrain, yucca plants, and delicate desert flowers complete this colorful nighttime scene.

Today's Frequently Asked Question:

Question: What is Underpainting or Blocking In?

Answer: These two terms mean the same thing. The first step in all paintings is to block in or underpaint the darker values of the entire painting. Then you begin applying the next values of color to create form and depth of each object.