Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

Overview

“Creating a painting needs you to make decisions. Those decisions are limited to the options you have on your palette. So let me get you through the materials.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Materials, 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

“To create a painting, you need to make decisions. Those decisions are limited to the options you have on your palette. So let me get you through the materials I'm using to create a painting. So let me start with my canvas. I prefer to use a cotton canvas that is kind of rough. The size I'm using is 55 centimeters by 70. For the portraits, I prefer to use vertical shape canvases. I am usually painting on the wall, but for this course, I will use an easel. So if you're using one, I prefer to have the canvas as straight as possible. We are going to need a ruler for the grid and of course, some...”

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Course summary for: Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

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

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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