School of Visual Storytelling

I have been a decorative painter for fifteen years working with acrylics and after watching this video I can sincerely say that I have learned techniques that I never imagined. Great instructional video!!!!

YES! This is very useful and one of the main reasons I signed up to SVS. Great job, Will. Thank you.

Getting to sit down and watch Will Terry work was a fantastic experience. Not only is his teaching style clear and to the point - as shown by the fact that he presents the whole thing in some sixty-odd minutes - but he's making sure to focus on what parts of the process are important and where and how you might stumble. I will probably replay the course again as inspiration as I'm painting. If there's one thing I do miss, it's some exercises for the students to do in their own time! There's the sketch if you want to try recreating the painting in question, but I just know Terry would give out some terrific homework. Maybe something to consider in the future! Still, as it is, five out of five. A well-spent time for sure!

I found this video extremely helpful! I am an artist but new to acrylics and so it was really helpful to see how Will paints and he is an incredible teacher - very specific and includes hints that others might miss.......a big help!!

Thanks for showing your process in this, its very helpful. Always struggled keeping my paint wet, now I have found a really good way! The painting looks really appealing and I'll try and practice this for sure!

Thank you for this course. I've been tackling acrylics and running into a lot of trouble with them. This course helped me to approach them using a dry brush and I have always prefered this look in paintings and drawings.

Instructor Will Terry explains his process in a very clear and engaging manner. I like that he puts a priority on the result over handling one's brushes with kid gloves. I liked knowing how long the final painting took. I think this kind of info is especially good for young, aspiring artists who can feel like a final result is impossible for them, because they don't realize what went into it and because they may tend to rush through a piece in one or two sittings. I would be very interested to see the same painting created digitally, and to hear Mr. Terry explain the time savings and differences vs. traditional, along with how he chooses to work in one or the other. If you are interested in painting in acrylics, this is a course you should definitely check out!

I thought it was well organized and gave a good basic overview of how to use the acrylic technique. I also thought the discussion on materials, set up, and what to do when you make mistakes was very beneficial for a novice acrylic painter. I think a little more discussion on brushes, especially what quality you should be using, would be helpful since the technique abuses the brushes so much .

Great presentation! Very useful and informative. One of the reasons I've subscribed! I love the way Will Terry paints and creates very smooth and soft look for his illustrations. I have only one suggestion that maybe next time you could place camera right above the painting cause that angled view made it slighty difficult to see the process. Will you make more dry brush techniques presentations in the future? Thanks! Marta

This is a great course. I really liked the process of building up the areas and I love the way the acrylics blended. I've not been able to make them blend well, but I think this technique is the answer. Thanks for the video! Linda Ferrara