America's Beauty Its purple mountains Its deep majestic pines Its incredible landscape was captured by the Hudson River school painters. America's most important art movement But their techniques were lost, no one knew how to capture the feel of a landscape or create scenes that reflected the beauty of nature. Take a walk with artist Eric Kobel, who has devoted his life to researching, studying, and mastering the lost techniques of these great American masters. Introducing techniques of the Hudson River school masters too, the newest in the series, where Eric Kobel sets up on location and shows you in detail how they created such majestic landscapes. Now we can talk a little bit about the scene and this beautiful spot that I've selected and why I think it's a good spot for a Hudson River school style painting. And something I like to think about is why the scene is so beautiful and why it's such a pleasure to look at. And that type of thinking really contributes to how you can put together a really good picture that's not just showing some aspect of the scene but is really capturing that lovely experience that I'm having by sitting right here. Eric shows how artist Thomas Cole and Asher B. Durand captured the natural beauty, light, and details that can only be found in nature. These artists were taking a very broad selection of the space that they were seeing. Really think about the idea that the fact that you're standing on this type of ground and looking across that body of water and then seeing the island pop up and then going across the water again to the grass, to the second group of trees, through a little passageway to the middle ground, all the way back to a hill, all the way back to the mountain, and then the clouds rolling forward. How all of those things come together to contribute to that experience. Now with Eric's guidance, you'll be painting like America's most loved artists who use landscapes to tell the story of America's beauty. Watch and discover as Eric paints a stunning landscape from start to finish, coaching you along the way, and explaining in great detail how to create the effects that only a few artists know how to do today. From conceptual design to putting the final touches and glazing the painting to add those special touches that many artists haven't known how to create, Eric Coppel will inspire you to master these timeless techniques, which have been closely guarded secrets for over 100 years, giving you an understanding of painting that only a limited number of artists in the world possess. Techniques of the Hudson River School Masters 2, now available on DVD or digital download from Streamline Premium Art Video.