Introduction to Photorealism for Oil Painting
The Grid 2
A course by Christopher Paul Stevens , Studio Artist
Joined July 2020
Joined July 2020
About the video: The Grid 2
Overview
“Next, you will learn how to draw the grid onto your canvas. Then you will see how to transfer the image by starting in the top corner. ”
In this video lesson Christopher Paul Stevens addresses the topic: The Grid 2 , which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Photorealism for Oil Painting. Recreate the effects of photography with brushes and oil paint to create a realistic image on canvas using layering and blocking techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now, if your reference image, if this black and white image gets, a little confusing and you kind of get lost in these grid squares. Don't forget you have your Color image. that you can reference. like this line here, as you can see in the photo, is the cast shadow. This window is a little bit recessed behind. This wall that's here, so that's a cast shadow line that's there. So just in case you get lost in that grid and you're not sure what's what, what that line is referring to, Remember, you have your color printout that you can refer to as well. So we're going to move down to this ledge ...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Photorealism for Oil Painting
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting, Realistic Drawing
Christopher Paul Stevens
A course by Christopher Paul Stevens
Christopher Paul Stevens is a contemporary realist painter from Savannah, Georgia. He completed his MFA in painting in 2015. Stevens currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where he works full-time out of his studio. His artwork can be seen at galleries in New York, Dublin, Montreal, Portland, and Atlanta, and is featured in the Art Collection at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
His paintings capture the daily routines of 21st century Americans as they progress through their lives. By translating photographs of ordinary affairs into paintings, Stevens elevates the mundane to the monumental. His current work challenges contemporary expectations of art by exploring the relationship between painting and photography, focusing on pushing the boundaries of photorealism by exploring ways of capturing and manipulating the photograph.
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