M8 Underpainting Bundle — Umber & Grisaille Masterclass

Build a stronger painting before the color layers begin.

Explore raw and burnt umber underpainting and grisaille with Jan Matěják in a focused collection of studio demonstrations. Follow still-life and animal studies to see these classical foundations applied to different subjects.

12 lessons + a separate introduction · 3 hours 25 minutes 20 seconds · Lifetime access · $39 USD

What is included

• Six demonstrations covering paint application and first and second umber layers.
• Six grisaille lessons covering the dead layer, red grapes, a six-value palette, The Quiet Feast, a value trick and partial grisaille.
• A separate welcome video, followed by the lessons in order.
• Lifetime access to M8 Painting Tools, with installation and unlock instructions inside your Academy.

Your lesson library

1. Umber: Paint Application — 1:36
2. The Quiet Feast: First Umber Layer — 31:33
3. The Quiet Feast: Second Umber Layer — 30:55
4. Platybelodon: First and Second Umber Layers — 21:18
5. Zhuchengtyrannus: First Umber Layer — 13:38
6. Zhuchengtyrannus: Second Umber Layer — 12:54
7. Grisaille: The Dead Layer Explained — 12:49
8. Red Grapes: Grisaille Study — 26:29
9. Mixing a Grisaille Palette: Six Values — 7:20
10. The Quiet Feast: Grisaille — 26:02
11. Grisaille Value Trick — 3:34
12. Zhuchengtyrannus: Partial Grisaille — 16:10

How access works

Purchase once, then sign in to My Academy using the same email address you entered at checkout. Your purchased course appears automatically in your Academy library. Access instructions are sent by email after payment.

Watch online at your own pace and revisit any lesson. An internet connection is required. The course includes streaming videos and M8 Painting Tools access; no books, downloadable lesson videos or physical items are included. There is no shipping.

Start with the introduction

Watch the welcome video