Experimental Oil Painting Techniques for Portraiture

Local color and large tonal blocks

A course by Andrés Kal , Visual Artist and Painter

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3,850 students

Audio: Spanish, English

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About the video: Local color and large tonal blocks

Overview

“In this lesson I will advance the recognition of a general local color for shadows, lights and midtones.”

In this video lesson Andrés Kal addresses the topic: Local color and large tonal blocks, 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

“Local Color and Large Tonal Blocks In this lesson I will begin to apply oil in large masses, such as shadows, and a midtone color or local color. I'll start working with much wider brushes, as wide as I can. I'll start with this number 12. I'll take a spatula to mix the color. Also important is to start working with the medium. The medium is the vehicle that will give fluidity to the painting. Oil is a type of oil-based paint, and therefore we will have to work with linseed oil, with safflower oil, as I told you. in the last 30 years an alkyd resin from Winsor & Newton was created. It's cal...”

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Course summary for: Experimental Oil Painting Techniques for Portraiture

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (97)
3850 students
4 units
17 lessons (3h 20m)
10 downloads

Category
Illustration
Areas
Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting

Andrés Kal

A course by Andrés Kal

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Visual Artist and Painter

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.