Oil Painting for Beginners
A course by Ale Casanova , Painter and Teacher
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.
What will you learn in this online course?
23 lessons & 21 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (738)
- 26,644 students
- 23 lessons (4h 18m)
- 21 additional resources (9 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
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What is this course's project?
Make an oil painting using a simple methodology that can be used for future projects.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Any lover of drawing, painting, or illustration who wants to learn the time-tested and versatile painting technique of oil painting.
Requirements and materials
To take this course you will not need any previous knowledge, as Alejandro will introduce you to this technique from scratch.
As for materials, you’ll need a canvas to paint on, some brushes, and different tubes of oil paint.
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Ale Casanova
A course by Ale Casanova
Alejandro Casanova was born in Valencia, Spain in 1981. After studying Fine Art at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, he moved to Tenerife where he completed his doctorate. He has received various national and European research grants as well as others for the plastic arts.
His work focuses on the human body and portraiture as a window into the creation of plastic art. He also composes oil paintings, although watercolor is his preferred medium as it allows him to work swiftly and effectively using transparency and the richness of the color spectrum to create figurative pieces. His work has been exhibited in different Spanish as well as other European cities and he has also given numerous workshops across Spain.
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
Materials and tonal value
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Materials
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Tonal value 1
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Tonal value 2
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Cleaning the utensils
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U3
Color and the chromatic circle
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Theory of color
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Color wheel 1
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Color wheel 2
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Color wheel 3
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U4
Painting the composition
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Search for the reason
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Draw on the bracket
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The stained. Back to front 1
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The stained. Back to front 2
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From dark to light. Inorganic and organic 1
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From dark to light. Inorganic and organic 2
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From dark to light. Inorganic and organic 3
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U5
Painting the composition II
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From the general to the particular 1
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From the general to the particular 2
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Paste and final corrections 1
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Paste and final corrections 2
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Varnished
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FP
Final project
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Oil Painting for Beginners
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Ale is crazy talented. It's mesmerizing to watch him paint.
Curso muy completo para iniciar en esta técnica
Ottimo insegnante, ottimo corso. Spiegazioni davvero accurate e dimostrazioni utilissim. Consiglio per chi si avvicina al mondo della pittura ad olio. Sperco che pubblichino anche un corso più avanzato.
INSEGNANTE MOLTO BRAVO E CHIARO NELLA SUA ESPOSIZIONE.
CORSO MOLTO INTERESSANTE CHE MI HA APERTO UN MONDO FANTASTICO.
SPERO CI SIANO ALTRI CORSI COSì
SARA
Excelente, abarca todos los aspectos del arte de pintar con oleos, para aprendices como yo, ofrece conceptos enriquecedores de técnicas de color y desarrollo de la obra como tal
gracias