Oil Painting Lessons
Oil Painting Master Series is a course designed to guide students into the world of oil painting by clearly illustrating and explaining materials and a variety of painting techniques. You will not only learn how to paint with oils, but also how to prepare a palette, choose brushes, mix colors, prepare a support and more.
- No previous experience or knowledge is required
- This course is for absolutely anyone!
What Will I Learn?
- How to choose the right materials, their properties, and how to use them in oil painting
- How to prepare a support – boards, stretching, and preparing canvas
- How to layout your palette and mix complex colors
- How to make your own oil paints from pure pigment
- Pre-painting fundamentals
- The secret to blending oil paint to create smooth transitions of value and color
- How to create an underpainting
- How to glaze color over an underpainting using the “Old Masters” technique
- How to paint directly using observed colors
- How to paint on a toned surface to create dramatic contrast
- How to paint folded cloth
- How to paint realistic clouds
- How to paint a representational portrait
- How to paint Alla Prima (Wet into Wet)
- How to use a knife to create Impasto effects in a painting
- How to paint as an Impressionist
- How to approach a Non-Traditional painting (Non-Objective, Abstract)
- The secrets to creating reflection and transparency with oils