Oil Painting for Beginners
Paste and final corrections 1
A course by Ale Casanova , Painter and Teacher
About the video: Paste and final corrections 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I will apply fillings to the elements using a stiff bristle brush, introducing maximum highlights and reinforcing textures. In addition, I will clean other areas and include highs and shades that we may have lost or forgotten in the process.”
In this video lesson Ale Casanova addresses the topic: Paste and final corrections 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
“Impasto and final corrections In this lesson we will introduce impastos. I will give you a couple of tips on how to use the spatula in the piece and we will also adjust the details where we missed the mark. We will also use the trowel to make the background and even it out. We will do an impasto. We are using a short-haired, stiff bristle brush, because the short size leaves much more mark from the fibers. We use white, knead it well. We will add it mainly to the areas that are closest, what that does is prioritize the table. Remember, we're going back to before: further back, less defined,...”
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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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