Experimental Oil Painting Techniques for Portraiture

Build the shape

A course by Andrés Kal , Visual Artist and Painter

98% positive reviews (97)

3,849 students

Audio: Spanish, English

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About the video: Build the shape

Overview

“Now I'm going to unify the shadow, midtone and highlight areas. I will do this by defining edges and describing features without going into much detail.”

In this video lesson Andrés Kal addresses the topic: Build 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

“Building the Shape In this lesson I will continue working on the shape, molding and being a bit more specific, without going into detail. You should keep in mind between sessions and color changes, as in this case with the change of blue, to wash the brushes, to clean them well to avoid contaminating the paint a lot with tones that can dirty the image. This type of technique I am using is direct or raw painting, which means that we mix everything in a single session. It is not your typical oil-on-glaze work. Here I am not placing glazes of color nor will we wait too long for the next coat o...”

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Course summary for: Experimental Oil Painting Techniques for Portraiture

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (97)
3849 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.