Learn to Oil Paint – Donna Downey

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5 guided painting sessions that will dispel your fears of painting in oil and make you a more confident painter. Series 1 - Beginner Oils / Chair Study Preparing your surface Basic composition: Rule of Thirds Basic color and proportion mapping Getting comfortable with a new medium Process of using thin layers to develop your design Basic Value: Darks Darker and your Lights Lighter Painting from the inside out and the outside in Signing your work Easy Clean up Basic Series 2 - Gaining Perspective / Chair Study Subject related to space Using color to define space Playing on perspective to add interest Adding details to your design A brief insight on Van Gogh’s chairs Series 3 - Adding Pattern / Chair Study Basic composition: Rule of Thirds Incorporating more elements into the composition Sketching in the composition Basic color
5 guided painting sessions that will dispel your fears of painting in oil and make you a more confident painter. Series 1 - Beginner Oils / Chair Study Preparing your surface Basic composition: Rule of Thirds Basic color and proportion mapping Getting comfortable with a new medium Process of using thin layers to develop your design Basic Value: Darks Darker and your Lights Lighter Painting from the inside out and the outside in Signing your work Easy Clean up Basic Series 2 - Gaining Perspective / Chair Study Subject related to space Using color to define space Playing on perspective to add interest Adding details to your design A brief insight on Van Gogh’s chairs Series 3 - Adding Pattern / Chair Study Basic composition: Rule of Thirds Incorporating more elements into the composition Sketching in the composition Basic color and proportion mapping Developing a pattern Series 4 - Composition & Mood Working larger Spatial Relationships: Weight & Direction Using color to set the mood Building a scene within a scene Pattern on pattern Using color value to build dimensional design Using the wipe out tool to correct mistakes Series 5 - Artistic Narrative Working even larger Adding objects to add more meaning Developing artwork that tells a story Supplies used throughout all 5 Series lessons: Canvas - Primed with red acrylic paint Oil Paintbrushes - size 4 or 6 Oil paints Gamsol - Odorless Mineral Spirits for thinning Gamblin mediums and for general painting. I use this primarily for cleaning my brushes as I work Palette - This can be any non-porous surface like palette pad, glass palette, etc. Use what you have. Oil Medium - Any oil medium will work and there are dozens to choose from. I like the Gamblin Alkyd Medium Paper Towels Rubber Gloves - Not all oil painters wear gloves so this is not a must have. The downloadable delivery and forever access to this product makes it non-refundable