Contemporary Oil Painting Techniques

Contemporary Oil Painting Techniques

“We have reached the end of the course. I hope you really enjoyed the experience. Before we say goodbye, we are going to review the key phases of the project. It would be great if you briefly explain what you have done in each one and accompany the explanation with one or more images. Reference image Choose the scene you want to paint. Take a photo of it and plan if you are going to make any changes to the photo before you start painting. This is the photo that I have chosen for my project, as you will see, it is a very mundane scene; I was making breakfast and I happened to place the stuffed animal to add a little interest.

Preparation and drawing Before starting, prepare the support following the advice I gave you in Unit 3. Then draw the scene by tracing or freehand as we saw in the lesson "From the photo to the support". In it I showed you how I did the freehand transfer, but with the help of a simple grid to be able to maintain more or less the proportions. Color Color each object to practically its entirety. As you saw in Unit 4, I first painted the colored objects (the toast, the glass with juice and the stuffed animal) and then the neutral objects (spoon, plate, etc.). Last details Paint the background and correct edges, add reflections ... In this way you will unify the different elements of the image. Finally, take a good photo of your painting so that you can show off the great work you have done. Now share your final project with all of us by clicking on "Create your project". Remember to share both the final result of your painting and the steps that have led you to it. If you feel like it, in addition to the forum, you can share your project with everyone on Instagram using the hashtag #AlaiGanuzaDomestika I am looking forward to seeing your project and giving you feedback. Although I ask for your patience, I will try to access the forum as much as I can and what my professional projects allow me. Finally, I want to invite you to actively participate in the forum, not only sharing your progress, but also giving advice and trying to help others. We sure make a nice community! Until next time!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final Project Now I want to tell you about the final project and give you some tips to approach it in the simplest way possible. First you need to choose your support. I’ve given you some options, but you can choose the one that best suits you. If it needs to be primed, prime it, and if you use paper that doesn’t need to be primed, you can draw on it directly. The first thing we’ll do is mix some generic colors to start with. Then you’ll gradually adjust the colors with your brush as you see a need for them, keeping your eye on the reference photo. We’ll directly apply paint, doing one obje...”

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Course summary for: Contemporary Oil Painting Techniques

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (479)
• 17466 students
• 5 units
• 21 lessons (4h 39m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting