Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

Overview

“It is important to know when to stop. There is no rule to follow, but I will share with you what helps me to decide when the work is done and how to understand the viewers' perspective and give them something interesting to trigger their emotions. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Deciding When to Stop, 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 important to know when to stop. There is no rule to follow to help you decide when to stop, but in this lesson I will show you what I do to decide when the painting is finished. The most frequent question I am asked is when do you know when to stop. The truth is that I don't have a rule for this, but what I can tell you for sure is that I prefer, instead of overdoing it, to stop earlier. What happened to me many times was that I had an idea of where the painting had to go, so I stopped observing the process and I was just focusing on the outcome. That made me lose a lot of potential en...”

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Course summary for: Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
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• 2139 students
• 7 units
• 100 lessons (20h 58m)
• 26 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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