Sterling Edwards has been creating art since the age of 12. Now, this acclaimed watercolor artist, teacher, and founding artist of Art Academy Live shares his popular painting style with artists of all skill levels.

This is the first in a "Best Of" series based on the most frequently asked questions from Edwards' popular workshops. In this edition, viewers learn to paint Waterfalls, Contour in Snow, Dimples in Snow, Distant Winter Trees, Leafy Trees, Shadows on Snow, Falling Snow, Colorful Trees, Wet-on-Wet Skies, and finally, the secret to Edwards' "Credit Card Rocks."

All are presented in short, focused lessons of 5 to 6 minutes each that give viewers the chance to "get inside Sterling's head" and learn some of the techniques that make his paintings so brilliant.

An Art Academy Live DVD. 64 minutes.

The materials needed to create the painting in this DVD include:

• Paper — 300 lb Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper or 300 lb Fabriano Cold Press Watercolor Paper
• Paint — 12 to 14 tubes of assorted transparent watercolor paint (Yellows, Browns, Reds, Violets, Blues, and Greens): Maimeri Blu Lemon Yellow, Golden Lake, Stil De Grain Brown, Avignon Orange, Permanent Red Dark, Sandal Red, Cobalt Violet, Ultramarine Blue, Cyan Blue, Permanent Green Deep, Cupric Green, Green Blue, and Primary Red Magenta
• Brushes — an assortment of Rounds and Flats from ½" to 2"
• Bristle Brushes — an assortment up to 1½" wide
• Miscellaneous — a roll of toilet paper, a watercolor palette, paper towels, facial tissue, 2 containers of water, masking tape, and a gator board or similar hard surface

For your convenience, Blick has consolidated the materials list used in this DVD into a bundle that can be purchased by clicking here.