Realistic Oil Portraiture: Conveying Detail and Expression
Preparing a Painting Surface
A course by Alan Coulson , Portrait Artist
About the video: Preparing a Painting Surface
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how I prepare my wooden panel with acrylic gesso primer. ”
In this video lesson Alan Coulson addresses the topic: Preparing a Painting Surface, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Oil Portraiture: Conveying Detail and Expression. Discover the vibrancy and versatility of oil paints to create an expressive portrait.
Partial transcription of the video
“Preparing the surface In this lesson we'll prepare our surface for painting. I'm using these cradled panels, this is a wooden panel that's really robust and it's not prone to warping, it's a great surface to paint on. You can buy them prepared, but I prefer to prepare my own, and this gives us the opportunity to protect the surface and also give us a nice clean surface to begin our painting. You could sand it super smooth or leave some texture and brush marks in your primer, that's up to you. I prefer to find a medium between the two, so I'll explain how I do this. This process is important...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Oil Portraiture: Conveying Detail and Expression
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting
Alan Coulson
A course by Alan Coulson
Alan Coulson is an award-winning portrait artist from England with over fifteen years of experience using oil paints. He began a Fine Arts degree, however, after struggling to articulate his creative ideas, he dropped out and began working in fashion retail.
It was the birth of his first son in 2005 that prompted him to reconnect with his artistic ideas and explore oil painting. Shortly after deciding to pursue his dream of becoming a portrait artist, Alan Coulson was awarded a BP Portrait Award from The National Portrait Gallery in London. The exposure and awards he has received have given rise to a successful career in portraiture with clients including The New York Times, The Sunday Times Magazine, Bloomberg Markets Magazine, Carlton Books, The Chronicle Review, Club Wembley, and more.
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