Oil Painting: Water and the Human Figure

Overview

“Finally, I would like to talk about how to sign and why. I'll also show you how to varnish the frame and discuss recommended care techniques. ”

In this video lesson Pedro Covo addresses the topic: Signature and Varnish, which is part of the Domestika online course: Oil Painting: Water and the Human Figure. Learn to paint expressive oil paintings where human figures interact with light and the movement of the water.

Partial transcription of the video

“signature and varnish In this lesson I am going to talk about where I sign the work, why the signature where I sign it, from the application of the varnish and of the care that we must have with the work when finishing it. Me, when I'm doing a work like this, 50 x 35 centimeters, I don't like to sign it in front. Because? Because I feel that to make a serious signature of mine it would have to be about five centimeters and ends up being a very large element and that it doesn't matter to the rest of the things that are happening in the work. So usually when I have a work of less than 70 x 50...”

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Course summary for: Oil Painting: Water and the Human Figure

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (56)
• 2422 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (2h 35m)
• 7 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting