TOP 5 Oil Painting Tips, Techniques and Strategies for BEGINNERS

After years of helping students who struggle with oil painting, after hearing your feedback and suggestions, here are my top 5 tips for beginners who want to start learning oil painting:
Chapters:
00:00 Choose your materials carefully
02:03 Start with simple subjects
05:53 Use thin layers
08:15 Use a limited palette
12:29 Don't be afraid to make mistakes
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I am an artist living and working in France. I learned the techniques of the Atelier of the Nineteenth century and now I try to share some of my knowledge with the rest of the world, because I think that beauty still has an important role to play in artistic creation. I do mostly drawing and oil painting, and my goal is always to provide techniques, thoughts and explanations that can be useful to anyone, from beginners to more advanced artists.
The material I use most of the time (not necessarily in this video) :
Drawing
✓ Kneaded eraser
✓ Plumb line (DIY)
✓ Small mirror
✓ An old synthetic brush
✓ Masking tape
✓ Cutter
✓ Sandpaper or sanding block
✓ Mahlstick or Hand rest (DIY)
✓ Level ruler
Graphite
✓ Pencils 2H, HB and 2B
Charcoal
✓ If available: Nitram charcoals (H, HB and B)
✓ Square charcoals
Black and white chalk
✓ Sketch pencil Conté white
✓ Square Conté noir : HB and 2B
✓ Chalk or pencil holder
✓ Pencil sketch Conté Pierre noire : H and HB
Sanguine
✓ Sketch pencil Conté : Blood and blood Medici
✓ Crayon Polychromos Faber-Castel : sanguine
✓ Sketch pencil Conté white
Oil painting
Palette
(Extra-fine paint, recommended brands depending on availability: Sennelier, Lefranc Bourgeois, Winsor and Newton, Royal Talens Rembrandt, Blockx, Michael Harding, Gamblin)
✓ Titanium White PW6
✓ Flake White (or substitute) PW1
✓ Cadmium Yellow light (or "lemon") PY35
✓ Yellow Ochre PY42
✓ Raw Umber PBr7
✓ Transparent Red Oxyde PR101
✓ Burnt Umber PBr7
✓ Venetian Red PR101
✓ Pyrrole Red PR255
✓ Quinacridone Rose PV19
✓ Quinacridone Magenta PV19
✓ Ultramarine Blue PB29
✓ Mars Black PBk11
✓ Cobalt Teal Blue (turquoise light) PG50
✓ Phthalo green warm PG36
Brushes
✓ Filbert hog bristle and Synthetic sizes n° 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12
✓ Flat Synthetic brushes (same size)
✓ Round sable brush or round Kolinsky sable n° 4, 8, 10, 12 (from the size of the nail (about one inch) or synthetic imitation
Medium
✓ Linseed stand oil
✓ Odorless mineral spirits
✓ Or Alkyd medium (Liquin, Galkyd, Flow'n'Dry etc.)
✓ Safflower oil
Surface
✓ Linen canvas, fine grain universal coating
✓ For studies : Canson oil-acrylic oil paper Figueras
Others
✓ Palette
✓ Sponge and spalter brushes
✓ Palette knife in the shape of a water drop, no souldering
✓ A few small pots, containers, jars...
✓ Paper towels
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Thanks for watching !

[@Mo-art]

Thank you my dear friend for the wonderful lesson and explanations ❤🌹🌹🌺🌹❤

[@sulmenite6938]

My painting process and skills have improved a lot since discovering your channel. It’s great to come back and refresh myself with basics right through to advanced techniques. Thank you!

[@cynthiamarston2208]

Love the fur idea! I have some human hair wigs too. Never even thought of that. Always hear something good from you.also if you want to take a screen shot of your perfectly lit teacher here! Look his nose and the excellent shadows here. The best photo is so very important.

[@brianrafferty8680]

I recently discovered your channel. I have a Fine Art degree, but have never received the level of instruction you offer. Thank you. I'm looking forward to painting again after a lapse of many years.

[@richardbaeyens1313]

Bonjour l'Artiste.Merci pour les partages tout au long de l'année..Joyeud Noël et Meilleurs Voeux 2023.👋

[@sylvainst-pierre8725]

Merci de publier tous ces videos, tellement inspirant. Une belle année 2023, remplie de joie, créativité et santé, a vous et votre famille.

[@brain1fluff]

Building the confidence to start oil painting, I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm for oils

[@starbird14]

Confidence? Just go for it.

[@rodeastell3615]

Great video .... thank you, Florent. All relevant advice. Especially about mistakes ... it's true, we never learn anything when everything goes perfectly.

[@shuvoDhar.5537]

Very helpful information.Thank you so much sir. 🥰🥰❤❤🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@giancarlaboccitto1312]

Grazie tantissimo florent per i tuoi preziosi consigli

[@mariecyrileodiem2046]

Florent .... you are really professional and i cant do what you can but somehow getting in your videos learning your pros and cons basically .... your paintings are absolutely alive and beautiful .... thank you for your videos and sharing your part ❤.... from Philippine

[@christalafella9642]

Cher Monsieur
C'est par hasard que jai découvert votre vidéos instructifs en anglais .
Merci pour votre renseignements et conseils.
Votre anglais malgré un petit accent est parfait bravo et bonne continuation.

[@Jimbuglybear1337]

This guy is a pro teacher…cut above the rest. Would love to see more videos on blending objects, like people faces ect, thanks for all your content. Lol I typed this before watching one of his other videos….read my mind lol

[@M.O.1981]

Thank you.

[@marcblur9055]

I experimented with Mars Black recently and found it to be the most opaque and strongest black I've used in comparison to Ivory, Lamp, or Chromatic Black. Chromatic Black by Gamblin is interesting in that it leans toward a bluish grey in the same way as Payne's Gray watercolor would.
Perylene Red has also become a favorite replacement for Cadmium Red because it's very glaze friendly/transparent when needed.

[@Beth23578]

Hi there👋🏾 where did you purchase that interesting “suitcase” for your supplies? I’d love to have one of those.. thank you

[@giancarlaboccitto1312]

Florent, per favore, se i tuoi impegni te lo permettono, potresti darci qualche indicazione per evitare che il colore dell'ombra risulti lattiginoso?
Te ne sarei molto grata, grazie tantissimo

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[@narjesfadel7295]

Bonjour, comment allez-vous? J'ai une question, quels sont les médiums pour mélanger les couleurs à l'huile?

[@alisiademi]

Thanks for saying artificial fur 💗 🦊

[@user-eh8cq6dn4c]

Can you put Arabic translation

[@starbird14]

Quality not Quantity.

[@KraftyKim]

Are you married I have a beautiful daughter who’s heart was just broken . She’s not ugly . Just haven’t found her Prince Charming yet

[@KraftyKim]

She actually just did a video with j.i

[@KraftyKim]

She has her own modeling agency called eve’s casting you can see her there or the video with j.i