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Subjects: Art and Design

  • Lightning Strike

    Bold white lightning strikes the yellow-gold grain field – a magical sight.

  • Secret Cabin

    Sharpen your technique with this unique painting of a secret cabin in a circular frame.

  • Dead End

    Use your new technique to paint this interesting scene combining grey tones with colourful greenery.

  • Stump Lake

    Let Ed teach you how to create a reflective lake at the base of a quiet mountain.

  • The Pretty Place

    Fall in love with the lush green tones as you paint this scene of mountains amidst the forest.

  • Shades of Blue I

    Discover the technique of executing a monochrome painting via the evergreens of a winter meadow.

  • Tall Timbers

    Ed demonstrates the use of blue wood grain as a backdrop.

  • Winter Solitude

    Learn how to create a peaceful winter scene.

  • Where the Pencil Still Rules

    Road to Eldorado is a $70 million animated feature in the tradition of the old Hollywood buddy movies. Visit Dreamworks and Alberta director Don Paul as he melds hand-drawn scenes with the industry’s best computer-generated effects. From the big to the small, travel to Vancouver to meet Bruce Wilson, a young animator with funny ideas and a good pencil sharpener, but no money.

  • Toons in a Digital Age

    How do you create a computer-generated character that is transparent . . . and naked? That was the challenge for Mainframe Entertainment when they made their first feature, Casper’s Haunted Christmas. After unmasking that mystery, travel to Seattle and the corporate home of one of the weirder web cartoons. Then it’s on to Miami, Manitoba, where the company’s freelance animators churn out the flash-rendered FishBar.