Thank you for this. I am gearing up to join a Nocturna event in a neighboring town, with holiday decor in the square. Will be interesting as I haven't painted at night and I hope my hands aren't freezing!
Good morning. This is in line with advice I was given in the one oil painting course I took, so thanks for the reinforcement. Really helpful to see your examples. Cheers!
Could you make a video about your art process, e.g. how you come up with ideas and the path you take to a finished painting? I'm an artist who draws from life (I mostly do life drawing and draw in my sketchbook) but I'm interested in creating more finished pieces and don't have any idea how to even start!
Thank you so much for your comment! That's a great question, and it's definitely a big topic-one that I hope to cover more in-depth in a future online course. In short, I don’t really make a strong distinction between “sketches” and “finished pieces.” What do you mean by "finished"? Are you thinking of larger works or more detailed pieces? For me, each painting is like a sketch, whether it’s large or small. My inspiration comes from my everyday life-I don’t actively try to come up with ideas, but instead, I go for walks and get ideas from what I see. I used to work exclusively on smaller pieces, but over time, I’ve gradually increased the size. Even then, I treat those larger works in the same way I think of my sketches. If you're used to working in a pocket sketchbook, try something slightly bigger, like an 8x8 surface, like I use in this video here: th-cam.com/video/0KwynxWEuz8/w-d-xo.html Here's another video where I show my process for even larger paintings: th-cam.com/video/MIEuowhMUH4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=WfsW6rAbqJHdRTKc One thing to note is that larger or more detailed pieces can take more time, so if you’re interested in that, you might want to work from a photo rather than drawing entirely from life. I use photos for all of my large pieces for this reason. Hope this helps!
I’m just learning more of combining warm and cool colors and this was helpful. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing such oil painting tips 🙏
For sure! Happy painting :)
I love that restaurant painting. It tells a story, not to mention the captivating use of colour
Thank you so much!
Thank you for this. I am gearing up to join a Nocturna event in a neighboring town, with holiday decor in the square. Will be interesting as I haven't painted at night and I hope my hands aren't freezing!
Good luck! Plein air nocturnes can be so challenging, but really fun too :)
Thank you - I know the general principles but you explained it so well and the procreate part was gold!
Awesome, so glad you found it helpful! :)
Excellent. Thanks so much
For sure, I’m glad you liked it!
Good morning. This is in line with advice I was given in the one oil painting course I took, so thanks for the reinforcement. Really helpful to see your examples. Cheers!
Thank you, I’m glad you liked it!
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Haha awesome, thank you!
Thank you.
Great tips! Thanks Christina
Thank you!
Very helpful suggestions! Thank you!
I'm glad you found them helpful! Happy painting :)
Great lesson. Im on it. Thank you!
Glad you found it helpful :)
Could you make a video about your art process, e.g. how you come up with ideas and the path you take to a finished painting? I'm an artist who draws from life (I mostly do life drawing and draw in my sketchbook) but I'm interested in creating more finished pieces and don't have any idea how to even start!
Thank you so much for your comment! That's a great question, and it's definitely a big topic-one that I hope to cover more in-depth in a future online course. In short, I don’t really make a strong distinction between “sketches” and “finished pieces.” What do you mean by "finished"? Are you thinking of larger works or more detailed pieces?
For me, each painting is like a sketch, whether it’s large or small. My inspiration comes from my everyday life-I don’t actively try to come up with ideas, but instead, I go for walks and get ideas from what I see. I used to work exclusively on smaller pieces, but over time, I’ve gradually increased the size. Even then, I treat those larger works in the same way I think of my sketches. If you're used to working in a pocket sketchbook, try something slightly bigger, like an 8x8 surface, like I use in this video here:
th-cam.com/video/0KwynxWEuz8/w-d-xo.html
Here's another video where I show my process for even larger paintings:
th-cam.com/video/MIEuowhMUH4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=WfsW6rAbqJHdRTKc
One thing to note is that larger or more detailed pieces can take more time, so if you’re interested in that, you might want to work from a photo rather than drawing entirely from life. I use photos for all of my large pieces for this reason. Hope this helps!
Great tips, do you have an example of a painting that used the same temperature for both the shadows and lights?
Thank you! I can’t think of many examples off the top of my head, but the paintings from picasso’s blue period come to mind
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Thanks for that. Your thumbnail on the video Portrait Painting Demo has a typo. It has Potrait instead of Portrait.
Thanks for the heads-up!