Experimental Oil Painting Techniques for Portraiture
The drawing: fit and simplify the shape
A course by Andrés Kal , Visual Artist and Painter
About the video: The drawing: fit and simplify the shape
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you my way of starting the painting by drawing directly with it in very general blocks, making measurements, generating marks and general blocks.”
In this video lesson Andrés Kal addresses the topic: The drawing: fit and simplify the shape, which is part of the Domestika online course: Experimental Oil Painting Techniques for Portraiture. Learn to use unconventional tools and methods to compose expressive portraits from a reference photo and transform them with colorful strokes.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Drawing: Outlining and Simplifying Shapes In this lesson, I'll use the canvas I chose to start sketching out some lines and begin putting together the drawing for the final project. I'll choose a thin brush to start working on the lines. I'll start drawing on the canvas and begin working with acrylics. In this case, I'll choose a neutral color, a burnt umber, for example. Remember that acrylic is a water-based pigment. So we have to respect the oil base, working with oil over water. Since it's water-based, we're working with a non-oil material. I'll apply a little water here in this con...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Oil Painting Techniques for Portraiture
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Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting
Andrés Kal
A course by Andrés Kal
Although he is mainly dedicated to portrait painting, Andrés Kal paints what he believes builds the identity of an individual. Since he published his first drawing in a newspaper at the age of 17, he hasn't stopped creating images. Over the last few years, he has developed a personal language to express himself freely.
Throughout his career, he has exhibited his work in Colombia and places like Peru, Mexico, USA, France, and Canada, among others, and he has had the opportunity to collaborate with brands such as Grolsch, VICE, Natura, Soho Magazine, Cromos, and Winsor & Newton.
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