Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

Overview

“Next, you'll see how to add a second layer of dark green to the trees, enhancing depth while allowing the orange undertone to peek through, adding vibrancy and a painterly quality. I'll teach you how to block the barn and grass colors, ensuring smooth transitions and proper edge quality. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Adjacent Color Comparison 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Oil Painting Techniques Specialization. Master oil painting techniques to create expressive portraits, surreal landscapes, and photorealistic effects using varied materials.

Partial transcription of the video

“As you can see, adding that second layer of my dark green has made this layer of trees much better and much darker than before. You can still see a little of this orange shining through, but we like to keep that, again for the color vibration and to add a little more visual interest. When things are slightly imperfect, it keeps the viewer looking at your painting a little bit longer and adds a painterly touch. It's important to keep that painterly touch with any sort of realism painting because otherwise, you might as well look at a photograph, right? We want your painting to continue to lo...”

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Course summary for: Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (17)
• 2139 students
• 7 units
• 100 lessons (20h 58m)
• 26 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Creativity, Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing