Pop Culture Oil Painting with a Surreal Twist
The Underpainting
A course by Bob Dob , Painter
About the video: The Underpainting
Overview
“Here, you will learn the importance of a strong foundational underpainting: it saves time and makes painting more enjoyable. ”
In this video lesson Bob Dob addresses the topic: The Underpainting, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pop Culture Oil Painting with a Surreal Twist. Learn to create surreal oil paintings inspired by everyday culture, from the initial concept to the final glaze.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Underpainting You saw how to transfer your drawing in the last video. Now, we'll see how to build your underpainting with black and white gesso. I do an underpainting with black and white gesso to create a whole range of tonal values. Therefore, once I start to apply the color on top of it, the values will still show through from the underpainting. What I'll do now is, I'll put some black gesso and white gesso on my palette. I try not to put out too much. The gesso will dry quickly sometimes depending on how warm the room is or things like that. When I first start to lay in the black ...”
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Course summary for: Pop Culture Oil Painting with a Surreal Twist
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Character Design, Drawing, Oil Painting, Painting
Bob Dob
A course by Bob Dob
Bob Dobbie, also known as Bob Dob, is a painter from Hermosa Beach, California. After being diagnosed with cancer at 12 years old, he was drawn toward music and art and went on to play in a band for over a decade, which had a big influence on his style. Bob later completed a BFA in illustration at Otis College of Art and Design and, after graduating, worked as an illustrator for clients including Epitaph Records, Intel, American Airlines, Random House Publishing, and Disney.
He currently exhibits his work in galleries throughout the US and parts of Europe. He is known for his sardonic humor and is often commissioned to paint iconic pop culture characters, which he shares with over 35K followers on Instagram.
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