Oil Painting for Beginners
Color wheel 1
A course by Ale Casanova , Painter and Teacher
About the video: Color wheel 1
Overview
“Now we are going to make our own color wheel, in addition to knowing how we place the colors in our palette. You will also know the way in which we define a color with words. Although it is believed that it can be tedious, it is interesting and necessary to know how to use the colors that we have; Well, as you have seen, not all oil colors are the same. In addition, we can have our own color wheel and have it as a reference when painting our paintings or works. ”
In this video lesson Ale Casanova addresses the topic: Color wheel 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Oil Painting for Beginners. Get started with the endless possibilities this painting technique offers and create a composition from start to finish.
Partial transcription of the video
“Color wheel Now I will show you how to place the colors in your palette, and we will work on the color wheel. Although it is tedious, it is very important to make our color wheel to have it as a reference when painting. Even though they may use the same pigments, each brand and each color behaves in a different way. To organize your palette, I will show you the method they taught me and the one I feel comfortable with. The palette should always be organized in the same way so you don't have to think when picking a color and so you know where the colors you need are, either the greens, the b...”
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Course summary for: Oil Painting for Beginners
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting

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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