Oil Painting for Beginners
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Get started with the endless possibilities this painting technique offers and create a composition from start to finish
It is well-known that oil painting has been the preferred medium of some of art history’s great masters. According to painter and teacher Alejandro Casanova, its two main advantages are its ease of work and its enormous versatility to capture your surroundings. Are you ready to immerse yourself in this world-class painting technique?
In this course, explore the many possibilities offered by the most versatile of painting techniques and create a composition from start to finish. And if you wish to continue learning with Alejandro, you can try his other course, Artistic Portrait with Watercolors, to discover a fool-proof painting methodology.
Start by getting to know Alejandro Casanova, his craft, and his references. He also tells you about how he understands painting and the influences and authors he finds most interesting.
Next, take a tour of the most-used materials for oil painting, such as the paint itself, brushes, thinners, and accessories. Then, learn about tonal value with a simple black and white exercise.
Basic color concepts are the central theme of the next unit. Set up a small color circle to be used as a reference for your work and learn to correctly identify each color and its place on the palette.
Ready for the final project? First, Alejandro shows you how he created the final composition used as an example, and demonstrates the basic phases of his methodology for oil painting.
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