About the Course
The 19 module course provides an overview of the medium of oil painting and covers the concepts of materials, pre-painting fundamentals, blending oil paint, creating an underpainting, indirect and direct painting, Impressionist painting, non-traditional painting, portraiture, painting on a toned ground, painting clouds, wet into wet, knife painting, and more. The course is structured with a logical progression, so that each lesson builds upon the last. NO assumptions of prior knowledge or experience are made.
The High Definition videos are carefully edited to show you each important step of the processes involved. There is no “speed painting”, or time lapse. Each demonstration is narrated, explaining the reasons behind the action – almost like a private lesson.
Here’s What You’ll Learn in This Course…
- How to prepare a support – boards, stretching, and preparing canvas
- How to choose the right materials, their properties, and how to use them in oil painting
- How to layout your palette and mix complex colors
- Pre-painting fundamentals
- How to make your own oil paints from pure pigment
- The secret to blending oil paint to create smooth transitions of value and color
- How to glaze color over an underpainting using the “Old Masters” technique
- How to create an underpainting
- How to paint directly using observed colors
- How to paint folded cloth
- How to paint on a toned surface to create dramatic contrast
- How to paint realistic clouds
- How to paint Alla Prima (Wet into Wet)
- How to paint a representational portrait
- How to use a knife to create Impasto effects in a painting
- How to approach a Non-Traditional painting (Non-Objective, Abstract)
- How to paint as an Impressionist
- The secrets to creating reflection and transparency with oils
