Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

Overview

“This lesson is about adding the final touch to your painting. Varnishing will make all the beautiful colours pop out of the canvas, creating more contrast and saturation. I will talk to you about the safety measures you need to have. You will learn how to apply the retouch varnish with a large brush. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Varnishing, 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 after you finished your painting and it's completely dry, you can now varnish it. Wait at least two or three weeks before you varnish your painting. It's important that your painting is dry. Also use retouch varnish. For final varnish you have to wait more time, about two, three or maybe five months. While you're using varnish you have to work in a ventilated room, so open a window or use a mask for protection. I'm using Sennelier retouch varnish and for this varnish I need some drops of turpentine. So first I'm going to put the varnish inside this container and after I'm going to use a ...”

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Course summary for: Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (17)
• 2192 students
• 7 units
• 100 lessons (20h 58m)
• 26 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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