Painting Lesson
Videos vs. A Live Local Instructor:
Which is Best?
Artistic painting lesson
videos have certainly gained prominence in recent years
because of their convenience, availability and low cost.
But, are they any better or worse than the typical way of
learning painting from a live local instructor in a
classroom? This article will focus on the advantages and
disadvantages of both approaches while giving some insight
into the process of learning art.
The older and more traditional way to learn painting,
short of going through a university program, has been to
find a weekly class with a local artist turned instructor.
The lesson topics are often narrowly focused due to time
constraints. They might concentrate on one technique,
medium and subject. A series of classes could revolve
around impressionism, oil painting and outdoor scenes for
example.
The Disadvantages of a Live Local Instructor
This type of program does not necessarily have the
luxury of enough time to teach a novice student all of the
theory, techniques, styles and media needed to produce a
well trained and well rounded artist. The pace of live
lessons are often dictated by the slowest students in the
class.
It is almost like playing the lottery when it comes to
finding a local instructor that has enough experience and
teaching ability to present a balanced education. In the
absolute worse case scenario you may learn to produce only
a few specific paintings while just mimicking the
instructor.
It is usually more expensive and less convenient to pack
all of your supplies and drive to a classroom then it is to
stay at your home studio and learn from a video
instructor.
The Advantages of a Live Local Instructor
Instructor feedback can be important. Sometimes, while
learning a new skill, we may be doing something wrong and
not realize it. Other times a student may just get stuck
and need a few suggestions to get moving again.
The Disadvantages of Painting Lesson Videos
Most video courses do not offer a way to for the author
to critique a student’s work or to answer questions. There
is, however, at least one exception where the publisher of
a top painting course makes it possible to download student
artwork photos to an internet based forum. The author of
the videos as well as other students from all over the
world are then able to offer feedback and answer
questions.
Students of painting lesson dvds must be self-starters
because they must work independently. Some people
absolutely flourish in this environment but others need the
pressure of a classroom setting to get any work done.
It can be difficult to determine which painting courses
are of high quality and thorough enough before you buy.
Only buy a dvd set if they offer at least a 30 to 60 day
refund if you are not satisfied for any reason.
The Advantages of Painting Lesson Videos
Video technology makes it possible for the average
student to receive lessons from some of the best, most
celebrated, award winning, professional artists and gifted
instructors on the planet. Without these dvd programs, this
high caliber of teaching in a live setting would be
unavailable and way too expensive.
Video also allows you to determine the best possible
pace for your learning style. You can start, stop, rewind
and review at almost any point in a video course. If you
wish to refresh your knowledge from 10 lessons ago, just
pop in that specific dvd. If you wish to push ahead and
conquer many lessons in one week there is no reason to wait
for a scheduled lesson time. In fact, if its 2:00 a.m. in
the morning and you can’t sleep, you can just head on down
to your home studio and dive in.
Dollar for dollar the best video courses are actually
less expensive per lesson hour than live instruction.
So If You Could Only Pick One Method Which Should It
Be?
Hands down the best video painting courses can be a more
complete, thorough and logical way to go from a rank
beginner to an advanced, polished artist.
The Ideal Method
Consider combining the personal feedback and
encouragement of a competent local instructor with the
advantages of systematically working through a complete
video painting course. As mentioned previously, the
painting lesson videos need to cover fundamental art skills
and theories while practicing on specific projects
utilizing many of the popular techniques and media. Some
students may prefer to first get some experience with the
video lessons in order to have something tangible to
discuss with a live instructor.
One thing is for certain, however, any method of
learning to paint, whether it is from a live instructor or
from painting lesson videos, will always be far superior to
no method at all. Now isn’t it time to take that first
step?
First Place Rating
of 9.8 out of 10
According to the publisher
of the
Learn And Master Painting course, it is designed to be
the most thorough, logical and easy to understand way to
learn oil, acrylic and water mixable oil painting no matter
your present level of skills or talent. During this course,
the student will create several complete paintings from
start to finish.
Who Will Benefit Most From This Painting
Course?
This dvd lesson set is
geared for rank beginners with no experience or formal
training through accomplished painters that wish to round
out their knowledge base and benefit from the advanced
lessons.
Also, children starting at an age of 8 to 10 years old,
with a little set-up help from an adult, should be able to
learn from the dvd set on their own.
About The Instructor Gayle
Levee (Pronounced Le Vay)
Gayle was born into a family of artists and knew from
the young age of five years old that she wanted to draw.
This award winning artist was formally educated
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