Realistic Figure Painting with Acrylic and Oil
Painting the Rest of the Body 1
A course by Aidan Barker-Hill , Artist
Joined March 2021
About the video: Painting the Rest of the Body 1
Overview
“I will continue to work area by area, moving into larger, more subtle forms like the torso. I will talk through the challenges of capturing light falloff without sacrificing value compression.”
In this video lesson Aidan Barker-Hill addresses the topic: Painting the Rest of the Body 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Figure Painting with Acrylic and Oil. Learn the art of highly rendered realistic figure painting. Master sketching, acrylic underpainting, and oil paint rendering..
Partial transcription of the video
“So in the previous lesson, we went really in-depth on rendering, just focusing on the head and going over the specifics and the mechanisms by which we make something look really three-dimensional. So for a lot of the rest of the painting, it's going to be a matter of repeating a lot of those same ideas. So we're just going to be separating light and shadow and then making sure we maintain our compression while adding more values and developing bands in the dark halftones. I'm gonna be doing the same thing here. but focusing on the torso specifically. And there are a few specific challenges ...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Figure Painting with Acrylic and Oil
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Acrylic Painting, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Realistic Drawing

Aidan Barker-Hill
A course by Aidan Barker-Hill
Aidan Barker-Hill is a distinguished artist with a strong background in figurative and realistic art. He has showcased his works at prestigious galleries like Arcadia Contemporary in New York City. With a wealth of experience, Aidan is passionate about passing on his knowledge to aspiring artists.
His dedication to promoting a more expressive and inclusive definition of masculinity through his colorful and evocative artworks has garnered acclaim and recognition. Through this course, Aidan shares his artistic vision and techniques, empowering students to bring their own creative visions to life.
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