Realistic Oil Painting: The Color of Plant Life
The materials
A course by Antonio Barahona , Painter
About the video: The materials
Overview
“In this lesson you will see the materials that I usually use in the realization of my paintings. I will also talk to you about the types of brushes that exist, the colors and the supports.”
In this video lesson Antonio Barahona addresses the topic: The materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Oil Painting: The Color of Plant Life. Learn oil painting techniques to create realistic plant compositions from scratch, focusing on shapes, colors, and perception.
Partial transcription of the video
“The materials Here I will show you what materials we need to do this course. You are looking at all the materials I use regularly in my studio. We'll start with the brushes. I will teach you a little what are the forms that exist And which one is the best for me? This brush is the flat one with natural bristle, synthetic bristle also flat, natural bristle cat tongue This is the synthetic cat's tongue. These two are my favourites: Round natural bristle and round synthetic bristle. In addition to these brushes we have a couple of brushes that we will use this one to varnish and this one for t...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Oil Painting: The Color of Plant Life
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Oil Painting, Painting
Antonio Barahona
A course by Antonio Barahona
Antonio Barahona studied fine arts before earning a degree in painting from the University of Seville, Spain. He was given a grant to study at the Antonio Gala Foundation, where he created the project Costumbrismo andaluz. Through many years of research and dedication to his art, he became an expert at depicting plants with oil paint, specializing in the interplay between vegetation and light as well the color green and all its complexities.
His paintings have won numerous awards and have been displayed in group exhibitions, international contemporary art fairs like KunstRAI Art Fair (2021), put on by GalerieMokum, and solo exhibitions including Sobre verdes y otras verdades, held at the El Quatre venue in Barcelona (2016). He has also collaborated with prestigious brands like Winsor & Newton.
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