Oil Landscape Painting: Explore the Power of Light
Concept and composition
A course by Alexandre Reider , Visual Artist
About the video: Concept and composition
Overview
“For me, there are six fundamentals that must be present in any work, from a quick sketch to a large-format painting: concept, composition, design, value, color and technique. In this class, I will talk about concept and composition.”
In this video lesson Alexandre Reider addresses the topic: Concept and composition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Oil Landscape Painting: Explore the Power of Light. Learn oil painting techniques using light as a narrative tool to convey ideas and feelings.
Partial transcription of the video
“Concept and Composition In this lesson, I'll talk about the first two fundamentals of art: concept and composition. What is concept? All painting and drawing is, above all, a means of communication. In order to know what we want to communicate, first, we need to educate our gaze. I usually do this turning on my visual sensitivity everywhere I go: the bakery, the market, on a walk, at the park, or even a longer trip. We educate our gaze over time. You start to notice things that could be painted or drawn, ideas that must be conveyed. Here, I have some concept examples. The concept can be a s...”
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Course summary for: Oil Landscape Painting: Explore the Power of Light
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Oil Painting, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration
Alexandre Reider
A course by Alexandre Reider
Alexandre Reider is an artist specializing in oil painting from São Paulo who started painting at just 14. He studied at the Escola Panamericana de Arte and received a degree in social communication from the FAAP. Before dedicating himself exclusively to painting, he produced illustrations for a range of different advertising agencies.
A large part of his work depicts either rural or urban scenes using a combination of realism and expressionism. He is the founder of Plein Air Studio, a studio that focuses on arts education, offering painting and illustration courses, workshops, and talks.
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