Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

Overview

“How many colours do you need to paint? Sometimes just two are enough! During this lesson, you will see how to mix a range of tonal values and then use them to paint a simple object. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Tonal Values: Painting a Simple Object In Monochrome, 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

“In this lesson we will just use two colours, white and black. We will create a range of tonal values and paint a simple still life. So for this lesson we'll be painting an egg. I've got my reference here printed out. You could have an actual egg in front of you or a photo on a screen, but make sure it's a black and white reference. I've also drawn out my egg on a piece of oil painting artboard. And again, you can use oil painting paper or canvas or whatever surface you prefer. I'll be talking about the drawing stage later on, but for this lesson I've drawn out my egg in pencil. I'll just be...”

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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