Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

Overview

“At this stage the foreground is ready, you'll see how to add the fence using a flat brush to get precise planks. This involves a stamping motion to control the width and placement. Adding touches such as shrubs, the wall blends into the environment naturally. Finally, 'll share some tips and tricks to paint the foreground tree, suggesting foliage without detailing each leaf, enhancing realism in the final layers of the composition.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Adjacent Color Comparison 5, 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

“Now that we've got most of that foreground completely filled out, we can go back in and add in our fencing. Fencing like this is incredibly important to do with, again, a flat brush. Just like I've said a million times before, whenever you're painting a very linear man-made object, flat brushes are your best friend. We're going to use that same technique where we get that flat brush extra flat by squeezing it between our two fingers here. I'm then going to go in and dip into that same purple color that I used on the roof of my barn and just get a little bit of paint on the edge of that brus...”

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Course summary for: Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

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

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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