Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book₂s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life, and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible. When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends' creativity to...

"Discover your own artistic ability and experience the joy of drawing, a skill anyone can learn. Create landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and more"--Container of DVDs.

Super special three-episode DVD! Join former Disney illustrator Mark Marderosian as he takes viewers to visit with a real pilot, journey to the fire station and pay a visit to the auto museum. Then, return back to the drawing studio to learn how to draw such wonderful things as a jet plane, a helicopter, an antique car, a fire truck and more.

Visiting a neighborhood ice cream shop, children learn about everyone's favorite ice cream flavors. Mark then teaches everyone how to draw an ice cream cone and a truck. He then takes a journey to the Buddy Dog Human Society, learns how to care for four-legged friends, and teaches viewers how to draw a cat and puppy.

"Learn Marc's simple steps to draw and paint an exciting landscape vista on location in pencil, pen, and watercolor. After a review of sketching gear and strategy, follow Marc as he simplifies the subject by drawing key landmarks to establish the composition. Then start in on the real fun using ink to add the details, brush pen to add form and build shapes, and watercolor to characterize and add life to the view"--Container.

Calling all colors! From painting and drawing to mixing colors, kids will discover the art of color identification with these six Nick Jr. play dates! They'll jump into coloring books with Dora and the Wonder Pets, they₂ll learn color mixing with the Bubble Guppies and Blue, and they'll search for colorful shape pieces with Team Umizoomi!

It seems appropriate for a portrait to be a fair representation of its subject. However, problems can arise when the sitter does not perceive himself or herself in the same way the painter does. In this program, Tai-Shan Schierenberg paints a portrait of a wealthy English gentleman in two 3-hour sittings, under the intimidating stare of portraits by Holbein, Reynolds, Rembrandt, and Van Dyck. As an artist, Schierenberg is drawn to his subject's natural...

John Virtue is painting an impressionist landscape on an enormous canvas laid out in a field. While he paints, he discusses how he expresses himself artistically through creative brushstrokes rather than through realistic imagery. Through Virtue we learn how the elevated social status of artists in general, and physical changes in the composition of paints, have allowed for more artistic experimentation with a wider variety of mediums and techniques....

In the first two of William Kentridge's "drawing lessons," "the South African filmmaker argued that rationality has often served as a mask for power and control, as ideas of what is 'rational' privilege one group's understanding of reality over another's," says Harvard Magazine. Kentridge carries that theme forward in this lecture - which is anchored by his short animated film Mine - as he delves down into "the legacy of his home country's multiple...

An excerpt from William Kentridge's animated film rendition of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute sets the stage for this lecture in which he builds upon observations elucidated in Drawing Lesson One to argue that colonialism - with all its inherent brutality - is the logical culmination of 18th-century Enlightenment thought. "Every act of enlightenment - " says Kentridge, "all ambitions to save souls, all the basic impulses - is so dogged by the weight...