This video is giving !!! No beef with other videos on youtube about underpaint toning but this is the ONLY one that taught me everything i needed to know ! Thankyou sir. Respect.
A very helpful video as an art student who is starting paint with oils this tips are helping on understand how to prepare the middle tones that i could not do it while i was painting on white canvas
Thanks so very much for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience. I loved the humor and tempo of your videos, too. I often need a refresher in particular areas, and you are my go to painter. Have a great New Year!
Yes this was very helpful on toning. It helped make since out of it all. I like toning my canvas but still have a difficulty knowing what colors to use. I paint portraits - pets and people from photos for customers (well and landscapes- but the portraits are my biggest challenge when it comes to toning). I still a little hard time decided how to tone each canvas based on the photo reference. I appreciated the choice of selecting a harmonious or complementary color - but I still second guess my decisions especially with painting from not so good photos. So if I want to tone with a harmonious color for a person portrait - what do you look at or identify to help with your selection? Thank you mucho!
I've always thought that thinning a paint as much as you recommend would leave the pigment without enough binder. I sort of imagine it to be like getting the powdered pigment, mixing it with water, and rubbing it on the ground. After the water dries it would create powder layer that would separate the oil paint from the ground, so it wouldn't stick to the canvas. What do you think?
hello. I am a student who started oil painting for about 3 months. I was reading an article about blocking and was curious, so I would like to ask a question. What oil should I use when blocking? I searched through numerous videos and articles, but couldn't find it. The two oils I have on hand are flaxseed oil and gamsol. (Please understand that I am not good at English, so I am using Google Translator)
This is an amazing explanation (best i have seen). I need to know it this works the same for oil painting and if i have sketching on the canvas using graphite pencil will the toning remove the sketching on the white canvas?? Thank u so much.
Great video. Very helpful. Solvent and medium. Could you please suggest a couple to start priming for oil on canvas. If you could write them down specifically in the comments I can look for them in the art supply store and purchase. Then get the priming practice in :) Thanks again brill video
For an oil painting solvent, any artist quality 'odorless mineral spirits' will do. Gamblin's Galkyd, for example, is an excellent choice. Turpenoid is another popular brand. As for mediums, there are so many out there. They all have different properties and effect the paint differently. Check the manufacturer's (Gamblin, Winsor & Newton, etc) website for details. Currently I use 2 parts stand oil with 1 part odorless mineral spirits as a medium.
Just found these videos and they are amazing so informative . very sensitive with the scent of oil paints and odorless thinners. have sinus. any suggestions or any new products that have been made thank you
Glad you're finding the videos informative! It's probably the scent of thinners/solvents that is bothering you. Not the paint itself. A good quality odorless mineral spirits like Gamblin's Gamsol might not be so bad. There are also water-soluble oil paints that some artists use. But I don't use them and so know nothing about them.
Grat video. Very helpfull. I recently decided to try toning with acrylic so that it dries faster. I bought 3 tibes....burnt sienna, phalo blue and white to lighten them I'd needed. Do you see any need to the whiite or blue for toning or should I just use the burnt sienna for now. I am new to painting so Im kind of clueless at this point. I do excel at collecting art supplies though.
Haha… collecting art supplies is the funnest part! Either way would work with acrylics. Tone with acrylics thinned with water for a transparent quality or tone with acrylics mixed with white (no thinning needed since acrylics dry right away) to create an opaque ground.
Fortunately oil paint is opaque, so 'light enough' won't be an issue. Keep in mind, I tone to about a 30 to 40% value. Tone too dark and you may need more than one coat of paint to cover.
Hello love your vids!! I stretch my canvases and gesso them with acrylic paint (which I believe gesso is acrylics) anyways after I gesso can I still add toning to it or is it only to canvases that have not been gesso? I started painting using oils recently
Thanks! Actually, you shouldn't paint on canvas (or any type of support) that hasn't been gessoed. The gesso is what protects a canvas from being 'degraded' by the oil. So, the answer is yes… tone after applying gesso. :)
Thanks for your question! You should only paint on a canvas that has been gessoed. Gesso serves to protect the canvas. So, yes, tone over a gessoed canvas. 😊
No one is ever clear on which solvent or medium to use. It’s very vague and it’s frustrating because I can’t find any advice anywhere. So for “medium” can I use Galkyd? Because it says medium on the bottle. And can I use paint thinner because that’s a solvent. I’m just really confused
There are a lot of different mediums out there and they all have different properties. I consider Galkyd to be a good all around medium. Think of it as a faster drying linseed oil. Visit the Gamblin website for details about Galkyd and other mediums they offer. As for the paint thinner and mineral spirits you find at a home improvement store, my understanding is that they are the same thing. Yes, they are solvents and can be used, but I avoid those for oil painting because they are less refined. Instead I use only artist quality "odorless mineral spirits," found at an art supply store. Gamblin's Gamsol is excellent.
@@artistchronicle okay came back to say that now that I’ve bought the product you suggested, this entire tutorial is one of the most detailed and actually answered a lot of questions I didn’t even know I had. Amazing video! If you aren’t already, you’d be an amazing art teacher! I also was wanting to know with the odorless mineral spirits, can I use it inside with a fan going?
Acrylic paints are water-based. So, no don't use a solvent like turpentine with acrylic paints. And, if you're asking about mixing wet oil paint with wet acrylic paint, that won't work either (although, I must admit I haven't tried it). You can paint over acrylic paint, that has dried, with oil paint. But, don't paint over oil paint (dry or wet) with acrylic paint. Hope that covers it for you.
No. I mixed oil paint and odorless mineral spirits. I think there's a water-mixable oil paint available now. But, that's not what I use. Regular old oil paint and water don't play well together. Thanks for asking.
There was a period of time when I was concerned about toxicity and wore gloves all the time. Not so much these days. But, a valid consideration for anyone working with oil paint. Appreciate your question!
The canvas toning method I show in this video helps keep the translucent quality. There's another method which involves tinting a white, opaque ground and then applying that opaque ground to the canvas. With that method you are correct. Not as reflective. 🙂
This video is giving !!! No beef with other videos on youtube about underpaint toning but this is the ONLY one that taught me everything i needed to know ! Thankyou sir. Respect.
Paint used = Burnt Sienna (because its transparent) + turpentine as thinner
Why tone = 7:38 !
A very helpful video as an art student who is starting paint with oils this tips are helping on understand how to prepare the middle tones that i could not do it while i was painting on white canvas
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Im in a University Studito Art Painting course ans I learn more from you in 2 videos than almost a whole semester with her. Thank you so much!
Well explained. Enjoy the humor you add to your videos.
Thanks so very much for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience. I loved the humor and tempo of your videos, too. I often need a refresher in particular areas, and you are my go to painter. Have a great New Year!
Can you tone with acrylic for an oil painting?
The best toning video. Thank you.
This was entertaining and helpful! Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome! I'm so glad you found it entertaining!
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Love your humor, thanks for sharing.
You made a great video! Very informative and not too wordy.
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Yes this was very helpful on toning. It helped make since out of it all. I like toning my canvas but still have a difficulty knowing what colors to use. I paint portraits - pets and people from photos for customers (well and landscapes- but the portraits are my biggest challenge when it comes to toning). I still a little hard time decided how to tone each canvas based on the photo reference. I appreciated the choice of selecting a harmonious or complementary color - but I still second guess my decisions especially with painting from not so good photos. So if I want to tone with a harmonious color for a person portrait - what do you look at or identify to help with your selection? Thank you mucho!
I've always thought that thinning a paint as much as you recommend would leave the pigment without enough binder. I sort of imagine it to be like getting the powdered pigment, mixing it with water, and rubbing it on the ground. After the water dries it would create powder layer that would separate the oil paint from the ground, so it wouldn't stick to the canvas. What do you think?
Excellent, Really helpful and clearly explained. Thank you!
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Thankyou will toning with oil/mineral spirits prevent pencil drawing from bleeding through
Thanks, this was very helpful!
You're very welcome! Thanks for your comment!
hello. I am a student who started oil painting for about 3 months. I was reading an article about blocking and was curious, so I would like to ask a question. What oil should I use when blocking? I searched through numerous videos and articles, but couldn't find it. The two oils I have on hand are flaxseed oil and gamsol. (Please understand that I am not good at English, so I am using Google Translator)
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This is an amazing explanation (best i have seen). I need to know it this works the same for oil painting and if i have sketching on the canvas using graphite pencil will the toning remove the sketching on the white canvas?? Thank u so much.
Excellent explanation. Thank you ❤️
Thanks! Appreciate your comment! 🙂
Can I draw on a white canvas with soft vine charcoal, use a fixative on the drawing and apply my imprimatura over the drawing ?
What was the liquid solution you mixed with the oil color? Something like water or oil or oil flax seeds?
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Amazing video! Very helpful ♥️
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Good video.
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My subject is entirely nearly the same color as the tones background.. are there other suggested colors
this was so useful thanks do much
SO helpful!
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I loved this video thank you! 💙
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I had a question, can we use Watercolor for the base instead of oil paint?
Your videos are so entertaining
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Thanks, great vid!
Great video. Very helpful.
Solvent and medium. Could you please suggest a couple to start priming for oil on canvas. If you could write them down specifically in the comments I can look for them in the art supply store and purchase. Then get the priming practice in :)
Thanks again brill video
For an oil painting solvent, any artist quality 'odorless mineral spirits' will do. Gamblin's Galkyd, for example, is an excellent choice. Turpenoid is another popular brand. As for mediums, there are so many out there. They all have different properties and effect the paint differently. Check the manufacturer's (Gamblin, Winsor & Newton, etc) website for details. Currently I use 2 parts stand oil with 1 part odorless mineral spirits as a medium.
Really awesome
Thanks!
Just found these videos and they are amazing so informative . very sensitive with the scent of oil paints and odorless thinners. have sinus. any suggestions or any new products that have been made thank you
Glad you're finding the videos informative! It's probably the scent of thinners/solvents that is bothering you. Not the paint itself. A good quality odorless mineral spirits like Gamblin's Gamsol might not be so bad. There are also water-soluble oil paints that some artists use. But I don't use them and so know nothing about them.
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I❤your videos.....I learn a lot...
Btw...cool intro
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Grat video. Very helpfull. I recently decided to try toning with acrylic so that it dries faster. I bought 3 tibes....burnt sienna, phalo blue and white to lighten them I'd needed. Do you see any need to the whiite or blue for toning or should I just use the burnt sienna for now. I am new to painting so Im kind of clueless at this point. I do excel at collecting art supplies though.
Haha… collecting art supplies is the funnest part! Either way would work with acrylics. Tone with acrylics thinned with water for a transparent quality or tone with acrylics mixed with white (no thinning needed since acrylics dry right away) to create an opaque ground.
Thank you
You're very welcome!
I'm planning a painting with candles with lots of light color paint. Will the tone make it hard to make my colors light enough?
Fortunately oil paint is opaque, so 'light enough' won't be an issue. Keep in mind, I tone to about a 30 to 40% value. Tone too dark and you may need more than one coat of paint to cover.
what if we don't have solvent?
question;
i used oil paint pen but when i tried to cover it, it stays visible even after several coat...any suggestion? thx
Very helpful video, and I’m a new subscriber! Question: I’m working on mixed media paper … do I need to gesso that before toning?
Awesome! Yes - don't oil paint directly onto paper that hasn't been gessoed. Acrylic gesso works best.
Hello love your vids!! I stretch my canvases and gesso them with acrylic paint (which I believe gesso is acrylics) anyways after I gesso can I still add toning to it or is it only to canvases that have not been gesso? I started painting using oils recently
Thanks! Actually, you shouldn't paint on canvas (or any type of support) that hasn't been gessoed. The gesso is what protects a canvas from being 'degraded' by the oil. So, the answer is yes… tone after applying gesso. :)
Thanks for your question! You should only paint on a canvas that has been gessoed. Gesso serves to protect the canvas. So, yes, tone over a gessoed canvas. 😊
No one is ever clear on which solvent or medium to use. It’s very vague and it’s frustrating because I can’t find any advice anywhere. So for “medium” can I use Galkyd? Because it says medium on the bottle. And can I use paint thinner because that’s a solvent. I’m just really confused
There are a lot of different mediums out there and they all have different properties. I consider Galkyd to be a good all around medium. Think of it as a faster drying linseed oil. Visit the Gamblin website for details about Galkyd and other mediums they offer. As for the paint thinner and mineral spirits you find at a home improvement store, my understanding is that they are the same thing. Yes, they are solvents and can be used, but I avoid those for oil painting because they are less refined. Instead I use only artist quality "odorless mineral spirits," found at an art supply store. Gamblin's Gamsol is excellent.
@@artistchronicle okay came back to say that now that I’ve bought the product you suggested, this entire tutorial is one of the most detailed and actually answered a lot of questions I didn’t even know I had. Amazing video! If you aren’t already, you’d be an amazing art teacher! I also was wanting to know with the odorless mineral spirits, can I use it inside with a fan going?
I need help! I toned my canvas with kerosene oil instead of mineral spirits! What should I do???!!
Hey, is your twin Superfast Matt? Amazing.
Lol. Yes. Yes he is.
Sir,can we use turpentine oil in acrylic paints
Acrylic paints are water-based. So, no don't use a solvent like turpentine with acrylic paints. And, if you're asking about mixing wet oil paint with wet acrylic paint, that won't work either (although, I must admit I haven't tried it). You can paint over acrylic paint, that has dried, with oil paint. But, don't paint over oil paint (dry or wet) with acrylic paint. Hope that covers it for you.
@@artistchronicle so can we paint oil paint over white acrylic gesso?
@@navergirl7797 Yes you can paint over white acrylic gesso with oil paint.
Did you mix oil paint and water in order to tone?
No. I mixed oil paint and odorless mineral spirits. I think there's a water-mixable oil paint available now. But, that's not what I use. Regular old oil paint and water don't play well together. Thanks for asking.
I really want to try painting but I don't had enough material. 😐😐😐
question: the toxicity of the oil paint and solvent you using? do you wear gloves sometimes?
There was a period of time when I was concerned about toxicity and wore gloves all the time. Not so much these days. But, a valid consideration for anyone working with oil paint. Appreciate your question!
Loved it ! But You da Cheata, You did not paint the toner on in Two tones , Just One Tone
Once you “tone”, you’ve deleted reflection “back thru the paint”
The canvas toning method I show in this video helps keep the translucent quality. There's another method which involves tinting a white, opaque ground and then applying that opaque ground to the canvas. With that method you are correct. Not as reflective. 🙂
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Excellent explanation. Thank you.