I think most art students have heard the old adage “You paint dark to light.” One of the most basic principles of oil painting states to keep your darks thin and your light thick. Unfortunately, people try to follow this rule without knowing why and may get a pre-conceived “law” in their head that they are scared to break for fear they are not “painting right.
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An underpainting is definitely a part of the beginning of creating a painting. However, it’s not the very beginning. If you’d like to begin all your painting with confidence instead of confusion, check out the “How to begin?” course I paint from a photograph and you’ll see how I go about creating an underpainting. I use
The old masters would paint in a systematic way.
Each layer of the painting had a specific goal.
They painted with an underpainting before finishing with the overpainting. This made the painting process easier. The problems of drawing, tones, and color could be worked out separately. The artist could then concentrate their full attention on
I had the following question sent to me – “Pretend it’s the very first time you tried to paint, could you give me a step by step method to get started?” That’s something many people can relate to. The person also told me the reason for this question…”That blank canvas is rather unnerving!” So, let me answer the
Here is a short video tutorial that will cover one of the most important lessons any oil painting student needs to learn. How to translate real life into the language of oil paint. A painting is a representation of real life. Most people have a very hard time because they see nature or real life, and