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.
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…
Basic Oil Painting Materials For Beginners and Purchasing Tips
Deciding to practice the art of oil painting was a great one, but now you’re faced with what you need to buy in order to get started. Oil painting materials can be very expensive and a vast majority of materials to choose from. This materials list will carry you long into your early years of painting and is budget conscious.
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!
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.
Sierra Splendor – Landscape Oil Painting Demonstration
About Mike
Nationally 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.
Top 3 Best Oil Paints For Beginners on a Budget
So you are ready to take your fabulous journey into the wonderful world of oil painting when you realize just how expensive supplies can be! I know personally how frustrating it can be when you are not able to afford good quality supplies, but have no fear… This post is going to talk about three great quality oil paint brands that will fit any budget.
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.
Oil Painting Tutorial – Learn to Paint Like Monet
About Connie Nelson
I have always liked to draw and paint. In elementary school I was known as the “school artist”. Drawing and painting was a blissful and ‘easy’ activity for me.
Oil Painting Video Lesson – The Spring House
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