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Oil Painting Tutorial For Beginners – Paint What You See!

rserpe — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:36:38 +0000

Here is a wonderful 5 part oil painting video tutorial by Artist William Gelvin that teaches how to paint what you see. This is a long video series, but well worth it. You will need about an hour of free time to watch this series.

There are times when a beginner will paint what he thinks he knows about a particular subject and not what is right before his eyes.

Now, this is not to say that you should always paint what you see exactly. Sometimes it is more important to paint what you know, especially if your eyes are not trained to see color and value correctly, as in a portrait for instance.

In this oil painting lesson for beginners, William uses a subject that he has never painted before: a shiny gold watch.

Shiny metal objects are probably one of the most difficult things for beginners to paint. That is because a beginner is not observing the watch correctly. William teaches you how to observe the watch differently, to break it down into a bunch of small shapes, which makes painting it much easier. Learn more by watching the videos below. Enjoy!

A really big thanks to William Gelvin for sharing these videos. To learn more about William and to view more of his excellent video demonstrations and tutorials, follow this link to visit his YouTube Page.

Paint what you see! part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyTuZ7Jg-Hc

Paint what you see! part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18DjDAPZHfQ

Paint what you see! part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W12s0LavbSA

Paint what you see! part 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkIPNpVesI0

Paint what you see! part 5

Oil Painting Video Lesson – Alla Prima Oil Painting Technique

rserpe — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:26:40 +0000

Alla Prima Oil Painting Technique – A Video Tutorial by Larry Seiler

Here is a wonderful oil painting video lesson for beginners by artist Larry Seiler that demonstrates the All Prima Oil Painting Technique.

Alla Prima is an Italian word that literally means “At Once”. Its a painting that is completed in one session. This is a direct painting method that produces a fresh and spontaneous look to your work. I love this style of painting because it allows me to get loose and just let go and have fun, which is exactly what Larry does in the following video tutorial.

He begins his Alla Prima painting session by mixing his colors ahead of time on his palette. He says this eliminates a lot of his decisions in advance and allows him to establish a color harmony that will work for his painting. Another advantage of pre-mixing his colors is that his focus is on the subject that he is painting and not on color mixing.

After his colors are prepared, he then creates a basic sketch using some vine charcoal.

He then begins to block in his colors. Larry makes an excellent point in this video with regards to applying the paint. He says that he makes no more than three strokes after loading his brush. He says that any more than three will actually remove paint.

Many more great tips and instruction in the this excellent oil painting demo. Learn more by watching the free video below!

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8ZeSdC5xcs

Oil Painting Demonstration – Florida Landscape

rserpe — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 03:10:13 +0000

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.

In this oil painting lesson, Debra shares her oil painting techniques for creating a beautiful landscape painting from a photo. She begins her painting by first toning her canvas with purple so that this color will show through the final painting in spots.

She demonstrates her techniques for creating a convincing sky and clouds. One key technique that she points out in the video for doing this is to make the sky more green near the horizon. To make realistic looking clouds, she mixes reds and yellows into white. Also, when clouds near the horizon, they become narrower and more gray. These are just some of the awesome techniques you will learn in this video. Enjoy!

Follow this link to visit Debra’s Ustream Profile for more awesome Painting Demonstrations.

Follow this link to visit Debra’s Blog.

Florida Landscape Part 1

Florida Landscape Part 2

Florida Landscape Part 3

Creative Catalyst – Art Instruction Videos

rserpe — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:44:00 +0000

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Oil Painting Techniques For Beginners – Learn to Paint with Oils

rserpe — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:44:47 +0000

Oil paint is one of the most versatile painting mediums in existence today. There are a variety of different ways to manipulate oil paints . Oil paint can be applied in thin transparent glazes or in thin washes to mimic the properties of watercolor paint. The paint can be also be mixed to a thick buttery consistency and applied using a painting knife. It can be applied very slowly in numerous layers, or a painting can be completed in one sitting. It appears there is really no end to the enjoyable ways you can create art with this fantastic medium. So without further ado , lets being our talk on oil painting techniques.

Dry brush

The dry brush technique is when you apply a stiff dry paint with a dry brush onto a dry surface. This technique works particularly well with a rough surface. The raised parts of your surface pick up the paint, while the dips or valleys in your support do not. This creates a broken color effect where the color of your canvas shows through.

Further information and resources on the Dry Brush Technique:

Painting On A Toned Ground

Sometimes, the white of the canvas or other support can be too bright. When you apply a uniform toned ground to your support, it makes it much easier to judge the values in your painting. You can use any color you like to tone your ground , but a popular method is to use warm tones of red, yellows and browns, which provide a wonderful richness to the finished work.

Here is an example of how to paint on a toned ground using Burnt Umber and Yellow Ochre. First you create the wash by mixing the Burnt Umber and Yellow Ochre together with a paint thinner ( use turpentine, or if you are like me, and are allergic to turpentine, use a water soluble oil paint). Apply the mixture generously to your support and completely cover it with a large bristle brush. Let this mixture stand for a couple of minutes and then wipe off the excess wash with a cloth.

Additional Resources on Toning a Ground:

Alla Prima Painting

Alla Prima painting is a technique of oil painting where the work is usually finished in just one sitting. I am sure you are familiar with the late great Bob Ross. He made this technique quite popular on his TV Show “The Joy of Painting”. It was amazing to watch this man complete such beautiful paintings in a 30 minute TV Show.

With Alla Prima Painting, the paint is applied wet onto wet directly on the support usually with no under painting or sketches. It might be a good idea in the beginning to lay down a sketch with some thinned down oil paint. This way you will have a general idea where your colors will be placed.

You have to be very careful while trying out this technique. If not, your painting can become muddy if you do not apply the colors correctly . It takes lots of practice to get this technique down, so don’t be upset if your first, second or even third painting does not come out the way you anticipated. Keep practicing and let your imagination run wild. As Bob used to say, “It’s Your World”.

Additional Resources on Alla Prima Painting Method:

Working With Painting Knives

If you never worked with painting knives before, I suggest you give them a try. This kind of painting method is quite different from traditional oil painting with a brush. When you apply your first stroke with a painting knife, you will understand why. Knife painting not unlike spreading cream cheese on a bagel. The consistency of your paint should be similar as is they way you apply the paint.

You may be tempted to use your palette knife to paint with. Try to avoid doing this as palette knives are not made for painting. Painting knives have more flexibility to them and come in a variety of different shapes and sizes. You can manipulate paint in a variety of different ways with a knife just by changing your hand position on the handle.

You can hold your hand down low on the handle to smear the paint over your support. Move your hand up to the top of the handle and you can use your finger to gently push the blade into the paint to create small dabs of color. You can also use the side of the knife to scrape away paint or or to create hard lines.

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Glazing

If you never produced a painting using the glazing technique, then you should definitely give this a try as well. Your painting will have a different appearance then if you were to complete a painting using traditional color mixing techniques. Glazing tends to give colors more luminescence.

The colors are not mixed together first before applying, rather, they are mixed optically using single transparent layers of color. For instance, if you wanted to create the color green using glazes, you would not mix yellow and blue together on your palette first. You would first apply a thin glaze of blue, wait until it dries, then apply a thin glaze of yellow, which would then create your green.

Each layer must be completely dry before applying subsequent layers. Usually, the first step in using the glazing technique is to create a monochromatic (different values of the same color) underpainting of the subject. Using only one color will help you to focus on form and tone first, rather than being too preoccupied with color at this stage. Wait until your under painting is dry to begin applying your first layer of color. This technique is tricky and does require practice, but it is not as difficult as some may lead you to believe.

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Impasto

The impasto oil painting technique is a method of applying paint with very thick and luscious strokes where the marks of the brush or painting knife are still visible. Paint straight from the tube is usually the right consistency for the impasto technique, however some artists will use a medium if needed. An artist who was famous for using this technique is Vincent Van Gogh. If you ever have the opportunity to view his work up close, you will see a perfect example of this technique.