Realistic Pet Portraits with Oil Painting
Color Study
A course by Marcelo Rochá @artrocha , Painter
Joined November 2021
About the video: Color Study
Overview
“I will explain how to do a color study prior to painting to find out what the main colors and combinations will be used during the process of painting the reference.”
In this video lesson Marcelo Rochá @artrocha addresses the topic: Color Study , which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Pet Portraits with Oil Painting. Learn to paint your pets from scratch in oils using the expressiveness of the alla prima technique.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. we'll determine which colors to employ for the reference painting. but first. let me talk about each hue I regularly incorporate into my work. As you can see here on my palette. we have these two a cadmium yellow or cadmium yellow Cadmium Yellow is a cool yellow. whereas Yellow Ochre is considered a warm yellow. We have Cadmium Red. the warmest red in our palette. known as Cadmium Red. the hottest red around. Alizarin. often called alizarin crimson. is prone to cracking over time. making it ideal for studies. However. for actual painting. permanent alizarin. which we offer h...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Pet Portraits with Oil Painting
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Oil Painting, Painting
Marcelo Rochá @artrocha
A course by Marcelo Rochá @artrocha
Marcelo Rocha is a Brazilian painter specializing in oil and plein air paint. After working for many years as an IT executive, he decided to study painting at Plein Air Studio in Brazil and The Art Students League in the United States. Nowadays, he dedicates himself exclusively to art and is the author of hundreds of canvases made to order and scattered throughout private collections in America, Europe and Asia.
With a realistic style, Marcelo portrays people and pets with marked brushstrokes and interesting pictorial effects. His passion for painting pets started with his own dog, a Paulistin fox named Sheik. After a first try, he realized he could be happy in that niche.
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