Paint along with her as she guides you through Spring in the Desert, Summer Mountain Creek, Fall Aspens, and Winter Blanket scenes.
WELCOME!
FREE PREVIEWCREATING YOUR WORK SPACE
PAINTING TOOLS
Learn techniques for painting mountains, trees, and fields of wildflowers!
Lesson 1: Getting Ready to Paint: Sketching and Underpainting
Lesson 2: Blocking in the Mountains and Planting the Desert
Lesson 3: Clouds
Lesson 4: Flowers
Lesson 5: Foreground Trees and Barrel Cactus
Lesson 6: Shadows
Post-Painting Recap and Coach's Thoughts
Beth's Favorite Landscape Paintings
Learn techniques for painting rocks, moving water, and foliage in this woodland scene!
Lesson 1: Sketching and Underpainting the Sky and Meadow
Lesson 2: Sketching in the Background vegetation, the Meadow, and the Tree trunks.
Lesson 3: Finishing the Forest, and Blocking in the Creek and the Rocks
Lesson 4: Finishing the Rocks, and Planting the Creekbed
Lesson 5: Splashing Water and Wildflowers
Lesson 6: Coach's Recap
Learn techniques for painting clouds, trees, aspen leaves and showing perspective!
Lesson 1: Getting Ready to Paint: Underpainting
Lesson 2: Blocking in the Mountains and Clouds
Lesson 3: Sketching Trees and Foreground
Lesson 4: Painting the Trees
Lesson 5: Painting the Leaves
Lesson 6: Highlights and Shadows
Coach's Recap
Learn techniques for painting distant and closeup trees, and snow.
Lesson 1: Underpainting and Sketching
Lesson 2: Blocking in the Trees
Lesson 3: Make it Snow!
Lesson 4: The Cardinal
Coach's Recap
THE WIZARD OF ART Answers your Frequently Asked Questions
THE AMAZING ZINKER Shares her Painting Tricks
The COLOR QUEEN's Color of the Day
PEARLS OF WISDOM
Canvas: 11"x14"
Novacolor, Liquitex, Golden or similar acrylic paint. Color List: Titanium White, Paynes Gray, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Red Medium, Deep Green, Ultramarine Blue, Carbazole Dioxazine Violet, Alizarin Crimson, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Raw Umber Deep. (or similar/names vary)
Synthetic Brushes, golden taklon or similar: at least one each of small, medium and large size, Flat, and Round styles. (Blick has an Essentials Value 12 Brush Set, Jerrys Artarama has a Staccato 15 Brush set, and Amazon has lots of inexpensive sets.) AND, One Princeton or similar script liner brush #1.
Transfer/carbon paper
A printout of image you are going to paint, 11x17, on plain paper, which is easier to transfer
Ball point pen, chalk or chalk pencil, coated paper plates, paper towels, plastic water container for brushes, plastic cover for table. Floor or table easel. (you can work flat for paintings this small, if necessary.)
Yes! Beth is very thorough in her explanations of each step.
Students of all abilities can benefit from Beth's expertise, and experience.
There is no expiration date!
Once enrolled, you will receive a welcome email, with a temporary password. Create your own password, and log in! It's that simple!
Replay the video, as many times as you need. Sometimes just listening carefully, without a brush in your hand helps, too.
This is a pre-recorded course, with the option of multiple replays! No live sessions are planned at this time. All of our videos also include written lessons for the hearing impaired or learners who simply prefer reading directions.
Each individual lesson varies from 10 to 20 minutes. Each Course, with Paintalongs and Bonus Features, include 2-3 hours of content.
We will be painting in a realistic style, with an impressionistic feel and emphasis on color. Techniques will include: Color Mixing and Blending, Brush handling, Creating highlights and shadows, Perspective, Horizon Lines, Composition, Focal Points, Creating Texture, Stippling, Scumbling, Dry Brush, Wet in Wet techniques, and much more!
“Beth is not only an amazing artist, but a wonderful instructor. She has a gift for letting each person express themselves in their own style. I've seen my work as well as others improve under her tutelage...worth every penny!!!!!”
Patty N.
“Beth has a gift that is more than acrylic on canvas. It's reaching far and wide to so many, and giving them hope and respite. ”
KC C.
“I take as many of Beth's classes and workshops as I possibly can! Always fun, and what a joy learning to paint under her encouragement and enthusiasm. ”
Tracy W.
“Beth is the kind of teacher who is non-judgmental. She is patient and encouraging. Her classes are fun and relaxed. A great way to learn.”
Annabelle D.
Discover the magic of painting with The Wizard of Art answering your FAQs through her crystal ball! Get inspired by the Color Queen's Color of the Day and learn how to use it, while the Amazing Zinker reveals her expert painting tricks. Plus, don’t miss our Pearls of Wisdom!
For 25 years, Beth Zink has taught acrylic painting to adults. She has a following of students who enjoy her entertaining teaching style. Thousands have taken her workshops and classes, and Beth's goal, with her "Painting Coach" Online Classes, is to reach students unable to learn in person. Beth loves sports, and knows the importance of a good coach, in building success. Her teaching style is similar to that of a coach: enthusiastic, encouraging, engaging, and fun! She guides students through the painting process, with her shortcuts, tips and tricks. A natural teacher, Beth shares in her students' joy, success and confidence. An accomplished and renowned painter herself, Beth truly enjoys sharing her love of painting. She continues to exhibit and sell her work, and has a collection of original art, art products available on her website. Beth has a B.A. from Bethany College, with a major in Art and minor in Education. Her works hang in numerous private, corporate and public collections. bethzinkart.com
