Oil Painting for Beginners
Draw on the bracket
A course by Ale Casanova , Painter and Teacher
About the video: Draw on the bracket
Overview
“I will show you how I make my drawing. To do this, I will begin to work on the support with the help of the graphite pencil, using the grid as support to get as close as possible to the reference.”
In this video lesson Ale Casanova addresses the topic: Draw on the bracket, 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
“Drawing on the support In this lesson we will transfer the image to our framed cloth using the grid system. We will start by dividing the support into eight equal parts. In this case it is very easy, because it is 40 times 40, therefore, each square will be 5 cm. I recommend that you make marks below, in the middle and up above. Once the first marks are made, we’ll join them. Don’t squeeze the pencil too hard, in this case an HB. Do not squeeze it too much so as not to press too hard. Now we go with the horizontals. We already have the grid on the canvas And before I start drawing, I want t...”
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Course summary for: Oil Painting for Beginners
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Category
Illustration -
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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