Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

Overview

“Here, you will delve into the work of artists who excel in portraiture. You’ll explore Lucian Freud and Jenny Saville’s painterly approaches to depicting light, texture, and the vibrancy of skin tones. You’ll also examine Euan Uglow and Catherine Kehoe’s focus on composition, simplified forms, and sculptural use of paint. Gustav Klimt’s bold patterns and decorative details will inspire your use of color and intricate design, while Steve McCurry’s emotive photography will encourage you to consider the emotional depth and lighting in your portraits. These influences will guide you as we begin creating a portrait in oil paints.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Influences / Jane French, 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

“In this lesson I'd like to share with you some of the artists that have inspired me the most. I really like the work of artists such as Lucian Freud or Jenny Saville. They both use paint in a really painterly way, like the texture and the qualities of oil paint. They depict light and colour on the flesh of faces and bodies and it's something that's really inspired me to think about the way I paint skin tones myself. I really love this portrait by Lucian Freud of the girl asleep on a bed. If you look at the skin tones he's depicted, there's just so much colour and light and texture in her fa...”

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Course summary for: Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (20)
• 2430 students
• 7 units
• 100 lessons (20h 58m)
• 26 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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