Expressive Monochromatic Oil Portraits

Overview

“In this lesson I will talk about the course materials and what are their characteristics. I will tell you why I chose each one and what we are going to use them for.”

In this video lesson Gustavo Velasco addresses the topic: The materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Monochromatic Oil Portraits. Learn the technique of monochromatic oils and create expressive portraits that capture the power of your gestures and the quality of the materials.

Partial transcription of the video

“The materials In this lesson I will show you the materials that we are going to use to develop our project. Normally we work on canvas, on rigid supports, but this time we are going to work on soft support, So I want to introduce you to each of the materials why we are going to use them and what qualities they have. Let's start with the paper. Our paper is a cotton paper. In the market you can find many varieties of papers. There are some papers that have a very coarse texture and there are others that have a fine texture or are practically smooth. This depends on the method in which they w...”

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Course summary for: Expressive Monochromatic Oil Portraits

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (82)
• 2856 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 25m)
• 2 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting, Portrait Drawing