Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

Overview

“Before you start your final project, you will prepare your canvas by priming it with gesso. This is a very important task before starting any painting because oils can deteriorate the canvas in time. You will also learn how to tint the canvas with Burnt Sienna after the gesso is dry. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Preparing the Canvas, 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

“So, before you start painting, you have to prepare your canvas. In this lesson, I'm going to show you how to prime a canvas. To start with, I'm going to need a little bit amount of water. Just a little bit. Then I'm going to use the gesso. You can buy this kind of acrylic gesso in any art store. You will need a large brush. This is a number 50. Then you have to mix the gesso with the water. You will feel that you achieved the right consistency when the gesso drops like this. Just gently. Not too thin, not too thick. Then you just apply it in one motion. So it's better to be protected with s...”

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Course summary for: Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (20)
• 2431 students
• 7 units
• 100 lessons (20h 58m)
• 26 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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