“Jeff Miracola’s epic-length video provides as comprehensive an overview of acrylics as you could wish for. It’s ideal if you fancy dabbling with physical artwork after working digitally for a while, or are new to making art.” (Five Star rating Artist’s Choice Award)
– ImagineFX Magazine
“An artist and illustrator for commercial franchises including Magic: The Gathering and World of Warcraft, Jeff Miracola serves as enthusiastic host of this well-produced instructional guide to acrylic painting. Designed for levels ranging from beginners to professionals (who may get a burst of fresh inspiration), the four-disc Acrylic Painting Techniques touches on Miracola’s work history—from his big break through Wizards of the Coast up to his current popularity on YouTube—before jumping into the painstaking process of creating a project, here using a forest fairy creature as an example. Providing step-by-step detail, the program covers thumbnail drawings, photographic references (Miracola uses his wife as a model and gets close-ups of outdoor leaves to help duplicate the right lighting), preparing the painting surface (which include canvas and watercolor paper), making a color study, applying art masking fluid, painting the background, applying texture, airbrushing, and more. The first two discs comprise the main program, while the last two feature a plethora of behind-the-scenes segments such as a studio walkthrough and tips on color mixing and figure drawing. Serving up a comprehensive master class taught by an inspiring and knowledgeable teacher, this is highly recommended.”
– Video Librarian
“Jeff Miracola’s Fantasy Art Workshop: Acrylic Painting Techniques is an extensive, four-disc DVD guide to the joy and art of acrylic painting, especially with regard to the fantasy genre. Professional artist Jeff Miracola, who has illustrated properties such as Dungeons & Dragons, World of Warcraft, Star Wars, Magic the Gathering, and more, shares his tips, tricks, and techniques at length. Viewers will learn about the tools needed for sketching, composition, painting surfaces, how to care for paints and brushes, advice for painting problematic subjects, painting splatter and texture effects, how to seal the final work, and freelance career advice. Candid and accessible, Jeff Miracola’s Fantasy Art Workshop: Acrylic Painting Techniques is an absolute “must-have” for both hobbyist and aspiring professional acrylic painters! Highly recommended.”
– Midwest Book Review
“One the most informative step by step tutorials I’ve seen and my art is starting to progress from the information jeff shared on this dvd. This is a must buy for anyone looking to improve their art skills.”
– TWPuddle
“The videos are very informative and Jeff makes learning a lot of fun.”
– James Robey
“This goes above and beyond his YouTube channel and completely changes how I’ve thought about painting.”
– Cory DeVore
“He knows exactly what he’s doing and it 100% shows.”
– Teryn Kennedy
“One of the best instruction videos in the market.”
– Anthony
“This DVD set is definitely worth the price of admission.”
– Joe Abboreno
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