0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Paints used 1:33 - Light sources 2:34 - Gamsol to dilute paint 2:52 - Skull start 4:29 - First layer is a light wash 5:12 - Remember your light source 6:54 - Gamsol as an “eraser” 7:36 - Brushes used 9:56 - Building texture and opacity 11:19 - Horn start 12:02 - Outlining ridges before wash 12:58 - Ridge wash 13:42 - Horn shadows 14:16 - Speedpainting horn initial details 15:44 - Zoom out - painting so far 15:59 - Tip for adding a "glow" 16:39 - Speedpainting horn more details 17:19 - Angled brushes for diffused shadows 17:42 - Go with the grain of the bone 18:18 - Zoom out - skull finished 18:22 - Adding glaze and shadow behind skull 19:46 - Time lapse
You are truly an amazing artist. You make it look so effortless. The detail of the pencil drawing looks tedious. Do you actually draw on the canvas or draw on paper and transfer the piece?
Hi Mary, thank you! I typically mock-up my paintings in Photoshop first and then transfer them with carbon paper. Definitely did that with this painting due to the level of detail.
Great piece & vid. How long is the drying time with the gamsol wash, and how long did you have to wait to paint over the darker thicker detail with a wash? Drying time & layering with oils has always confused me.
Thank you! The drying time is super fast with the gamsol wash, typically within a day, though I tend to be conservative and wait another day. That said, some pigments dry faster than others. For example, burnt umber and raw sienna dry fast, while ivory black dries more slowly. I had to wait longer to revisit areas where I used ivory black. The area where I did the darker thicker detail I waited up to 5 days. Winsor and Newton has a guide for understanding pigment drying times here: www.winsornewton.com/uk/education/guides/understanding-the-drying-times-for-oil-colour/ Gamblin has a great general guide regarding how mediums impact drying times here: gamblincolors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Mediums-Guide.pdf
Great info & thanks for those links. I think I'll try some water mixable oils 1st, maybe easier to wrap my head around them coming from watercolour & acrylic background. I use very similar layering technique with those. It worked brilliant for your oil piece. Will defo check out all your other vids @@NikitaCoulombe
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0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Paints used
1:33 - Light sources
2:34 - Gamsol to dilute paint
2:52 - Skull start
4:29 - First layer is a light wash
5:12 - Remember your light source
6:54 - Gamsol as an “eraser”
7:36 - Brushes used
9:56 - Building texture and opacity
11:19 - Horn start
12:02 - Outlining ridges before wash
12:58 - Ridge wash
13:42 - Horn shadows
14:16 - Speedpainting horn initial details
15:44 - Zoom out - painting so far
15:59 - Tip for adding a "glow"
16:39 - Speedpainting horn more details
17:19 - Angled brushes for diffused shadows
17:42 - Go with the grain of the bone
18:18 - Zoom out - skull finished
18:22 - Adding glaze and shadow behind skull
19:46 - Time lapse
Awesome! Very artistic! Looks so real.
This work shows how talented you are, Nikita!
Thank you, Irfan! I really enjoyed painting this one.
Your art is FANTASTIC! Your instructions are so beneficial. Huge thanks.
thank you!
You have and excellent eye for depth, and detail. Very realistic painting. Fantastic tutorial.
Thank you, Steve! I really appreciate that.
Absolutely phenomenal Nikita. Thanks for taking the time to make this. Inspiring.
Thank you so much, Enzo!
Very well explained
thank you!
@@NikitaCoulombe thank you for the video, editing is a lot work.
@@outoftowners92 it is indeed, thank you.
Looks interesting
thanks
@@NikitaCoulombe sure , keep painting those birds they get better
You are truly an amazing artist. You make it look so effortless. The detail of the pencil drawing looks tedious. Do you actually draw on the canvas or draw on paper and transfer the piece?
Hi Mary, thank you! I typically mock-up my paintings in Photoshop first and then transfer them with carbon paper. Definitely did that with this painting due to the level of detail.
Great piece & vid. How long is the drying time with the gamsol wash, and how long did you have to wait to paint over the darker thicker detail with a wash? Drying time & layering with oils has always confused me.
Thank you! The drying time is super fast with the gamsol wash, typically within a day, though I tend to be conservative and wait another day. That said, some pigments dry faster than others. For example, burnt umber and raw sienna dry fast, while ivory black dries more slowly. I had to wait longer to revisit areas where I used ivory black. The area where I did the darker thicker detail I waited up to 5 days.
Winsor and Newton has a guide for understanding pigment drying times here: www.winsornewton.com/uk/education/guides/understanding-the-drying-times-for-oil-colour/
Gamblin has a great general guide regarding how mediums impact drying times here: gamblincolors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Mediums-Guide.pdf
Great info & thanks for those links. I think I'll try some water mixable oils 1st, maybe easier to wrap my head around them coming from watercolour & acrylic background. I use very similar layering technique with those. It worked brilliant for your oil piece. Will defo check out all your other vids @@NikitaCoulombe
@@DscruGaming you're most welcome -- if you enjoy watercolors, water mixable oils will be a great transition into oils.