Oil Painting Demonstration – Florida Landscape

Below is an excellent step by step oil painting video lesson by the very talented Debra Bryant.  I found the following oil painting demonstration on the video sharing site Ustream.tv.  This is a very long demo with over 3 hours of footage. So grab your favorite beverage or snack, sit back relax and be prepared to learn something new.

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Portrait Painting Demonstration in Oils

In this step by step portrait painting demonstration, David R. Darrow, aka “Dave The Painting Guy” talks about how he paints a portrait with oil paint.  He talks about how he sets up his canvas, the paints on his palette, special medium that he uses, how he sketches out the portrait and more. I learned a great deal about portrait painting by watching this video.  One of the key points that I learned from this video is to keep the cheek and nose area redder than the rest of the face, while keeping the forehead and chin a bit more yellow. Check out the video below to learn more…

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Oil Painting Technique – How To Tone a Canvas

Toning Your Canvas For Oil Painting

Learn the proper way to tone your canvas in preparation for oil paints with this free video demonstration.  Toning your canvas before beginning a painting is a very popular oil painting technique, but there is definitely a right and a wrong way to do it.  In the following video, artist Don Stewart demonstrates his method for toning his canvas before he completes a painting.  Don combines a mixture of medium and solvent to his oil paint to get it nice and thin before applying it to his canvas.  After allowing that to dry for several minutes, he then wipes away the excess with a clean rag.  The result is a nicely toned canvas with a luminous quality to it. Enjoy this oil painting demonstration!

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Oil Painting For Beginners – What you need to start Oil Painting

Here is a great little video from artist Andrew Whyte for all you beginner oil painters out there.  In this video Andrew talks about the various tools and supplies that he uses and recommends for beginners.  A big thanks to Andrew for making this video available.  To learn more about Andrew and to see his artwork, click here to visit his website.

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Oil Painting Video Lesson – The Spring House

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Oil Painting Tips – How To Keep Your Colors Pure

One of the biggest hurdles for beginner oil painters is learning how to keep colors pure. How many times have you started an oil painting only to quit from frustration because things just didn’t look right. Your colors were muddy or they just lacked brilliance. This is a very common problem for artists just starting out with oil paints. Hopefully the in this article will help relieve some of your frustration and enable you to finally enjoy painting. Read more

Oil Painting Lesson – Wilson Bickford – Waterfall

Here is a lesson in oil painting techniques for waterfalls and moving water. Please toggle to full screen for maximum detail.

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Oil Painting Technique – How To Paint a Leaf Tree With Wilson Bickford

In this oil painting video lesson, artist Wilson Bickford demonstrates how to paint leaf trees using a 1 inch foliage brush.  Starting with a canvas that has been pre-painted with a blue sky, Wilson applies a dark green foliage made up of Sap Green, Ultramarine Blue and just a bit of Burnt Sienna to dull and darken the mixture.

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Oil Painting Techniques : Varnishing Oil Paintings

Varnish is used on an oil painting to protect it from environmental pollution, cigarette smoke and to even out matte and glossy areas. Apply varnish on an oil painting in a well-ventilated area with help from an experienced artist in this free video on oil painting.

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Oil Painting Lesson – Wilson Bickford – Clouds

Here is a lesson in oil painting techniques for clouds. Please toggle to full screen for maximum detail.
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