Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

Overview

“Once the underpainting is ready, the next step is to lay down the lightest and darkest parts. We will also try finding the correct tones for each major color area.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Keying the Values, 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'll be keying your lightest and darkest values. We'll also be finding the right tones for your bigger color areas. You can start by choosing the right colors for your palette, which enables you to get all the mixes you will need for your reference. These are the colors I've chosen for mine. One of the essential colors we'll need is white, so we can lighten up the colors if needed. Yellow ochre will be the base for most of our mixes, especially the shadow on the wall will be almost pure yellow ochre. For the local color in the wall in the light side, we'll be using some cad...”

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Course summary for: Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
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• 2430 students
• 7 units
• 100 lessons (20h 58m)
• 26 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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