Portrait Painting Demonstration in Oils – Brittany

Biography

Scott BurdickScott Burdick was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1967 where his mother and father early on encouraged his interest in Art. “I spent a lot of time in hospitals as a child and remember my mother showing me how to transform simple shapes like circles, triangles, and squares into objects like planes, helicopters, and fish. It seemed such a magical thing and made spending so much time in casts and on crutches much more bearable.”

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Sierra Splendor – Landscape Oil Painting Demonstration Part 2

This is Part 2 of Sierra Splendor, a Landscape Painting Demonstration by Mike Callahan.

Please click here to view Part 1 of this Demonstration.

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Sierra Splendor – Landscape Oil Painting Demonstration

About Mike

Mike CallahanNationally recognized, award winning artist Mike Callahan is a fourth generation Nevada native who counts himself privileged to grow up in what he believes to be one of the most beautiful places on earth, the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains near Reno, Nevada where he still lives today. While he has been painting since childhood, he has only been painting in earnest for about the last 5 or 6 years.

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Learn and Master Painting – An Artists Review

Learn and Master Painting

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Color Mixing Tutorials & Resources For Oil Paints

One of the biggest challenges for artists just starting out with oil painting is mixing colors. Color is a powerful tool. If handled improperly, things can become quite messy. Improperly mixed colors lead to muddy or unbalanced paintings. The good news is, with practice, you will become more skilled at mastering color in your oil paintings. I have collected a number of color mixing tutorials below including links to articles, videos and books. I hope you find these resources helpful.

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Oil Painting Art Course – Is Using Photographs OK? Edgar Degas and Norman Rockwell Thought So

By Barry Waldman

Edgar Degas painted from photos:

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Landscape Painting Demonstration by Dan Schultz

Artist’s Statement

Dan in his StudioVisual art is a language — a means of communication. As an artist, I realize that something is communicated through my work each time it is viewed whether it’s what I want to communicate, or something entirely different that is brought to the experience by the viewer. But as I communicate using this visual language through images of people, images of landscapes, and sometimes images that combine the two, I hope to relate to others the beauty of God’s creation and that through it, I believe he communicates with us. I feel that it is my responsibility to help remind others of the importance of visual art and that it can be admired, embraced, enjoyed and understood.

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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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