Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

Overview

“It is nice to have a canvas that makes you feel comfortable and eager to start painting. In this lesson, we will see how to create depth and break the flatness of the canvas. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Preparing Our 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

“It's nice to have a canvas that makes you feel comfortable and eager to start painting. In this lesson I'm going to show you how to break the flatness of the canvas and create depth before you start with your drawing. It's sometimes hard to start painting and many artists say that they feel fear and stress to have the first brush strokes on their canvas. A trick to do so you get over this fear is to add some strokes with sprays or acrylics so that way you warm up, you gain control over your canvas and it's more easy to start your drawing. That does not only help you to feel better but it al...”

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Course summary for: Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (17)
• 2169 students
• 7 units
• 100 lessons (20h 58m)
• 26 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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