Pop Culture Oil Painting with a Surreal Twist
Details and Line Work
A course by Bob Dob , Painter
About the video: Details and Line Work
Overview
“Here, you will learn how to detail the subjects by creating highlights and fine line work. ”
In this video lesson Bob Dob addresses the topic: Details and Line Work, 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
“ Details and Line Work In the last lesson, we established a good foundation for our character. Now, we'll move on to the detail and the linework. You can see that I have put in all my dark to middle range values. There are some detail and highlights but they're not true highlights yet. I need to flush out this flower up here and get it a little more detailed. The flower and the face are where I'll focus the detail on. My flower is yellow, so I'll start laying out some yellow ochre and burnt sienna. Now that I'm working on the detail more, I'll start with my smaller brushes. I like to go wi...”
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Course summary for: Pop Culture Oil Painting with a Surreal Twist
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Category
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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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