Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

Overview

“Synthesis is such an important step in our preparation. With the use of Photoshop, we can easily play around with our reference image to see and decide the synthesis that will strengthen our final project. Doing this on Photoshop can give you the freedom to experiment with your subject before transferring it on the canvas. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Synthesis 1, 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 in this lesson we are going to talk and work on our synthesis, which is a really important step for our preparation. We are going to use Photoshop to see all the possibilities we can create with our reference image. Many times, even if we have the right reference image, one that is really powerful and strong, you might have the wrong synthesis on your canvas. Whatever you do, it will be hard to create this emotion and power on your canvas. The things you have to check for your synthesis is the size of your portrait, the placement of the portrait on the canvas, and what negative space doe...”

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Course summary for: Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (17)
• 2172 students
• 7 units
• 100 lessons (20h 58m)
• 26 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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