Khan Academy: The Painting Techniques of Franz Kline

In this video [4:01] learn about the drip-style painting techniques of one of Jackson Pollock, one of America's most iconic and influential painters.

In this video [3:49] learn Barnett Newman's techniques and how he reinvented the traditional figure-ground relationship. To experiment on your own, take our online studio course Materials and Techniques of Postwar Abstract Painting....

In this video [3:32] explore the complex veils of color that form Mark Rothko's abstract paintings.

In this video [4:59] take time with Ad Reinhardt's black canvases and discover the rewards of contemplation. You're looking at one of Ed Reinhardt's black paintings but actually there is no black on this painting. What may first appear...

Students investigate the artistic style of Franz Kline, the abstract artist, and create their own painting based on his industrial expressionist style. They examine the influence of his early years growing up near a coal mine in...

During the 1700s, French furniture makers perfected the art of "painting in wood," creating complex designs using natural and dyed veneers selected for color and grain. In this video [2:34] watch marquetry being made. Created by Getty...

This video [3:11] discusses the importance of the two factors of scale and of gesture in abstract expressionism that are exemplified in the paintings of Franz Kline. His paintings are usually with a white background and then either only...

In this video [1:50] discover how artists create different effects with linocuts and woodcuts. Did you know that MoMA offers studio courses online? Check out the list of offerings including online courses on collage and painting techniques.

Explore masterful paintings of the 1400s"1500s. Masaccio's panel of St. Andrew, Sebastiano's Pope Clement VII painted on slate, the Halberdier by Pontormo, Van Dyck's Agostino Pallavicini, and La Tour's Gabriel Bernard de Rieux reveal...

In this video [1:59] scientists from the Getty Conservation Institute attempt to recreate the method and materials used by Jackson Pollock to create his monumental painting, Mural. Created by Getty Museum.