Oil Painting Made Easy

Stuart Davies・2 minutes read

The artist discusses painting techniques and preferences, focusing on teaching students to develop their unique styles and emphasizing relaxation. He also reflects on his experience with viewers' comments, upcoming birthday, and the importance of artistic freedom and engagement in the painting process.

Insights

  • The artist emphasizes the importance of artistic freedom, advising against conforming to external expectations and encouraging the expression of one's unique perspective in painting.
  • Techniques such as blending sky and ground, using paper towels for texture, and creating varying tones to depict lights and darks are essential aspects of the artist's teaching style, focusing on relaxation, creativity, and attention to detail in the painting process.

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Recent questions

  • How does the artist create texture in paintings?

    By using paper towel for various textures.

  • What teaching style does the artist employ?

    Focusing on relaxation and creativity.

  • Why does the artist prefer painting on wood over canvas?

    Due to canvas texture affecting paint application.

  • What advice does the artist give to aspiring painters?

    To express their unique perspective in painting.

  • How does the artist approach creating varying tones in a landscape?

    By focusing on achieving lights and darks.

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Summary

00:00

"Art lessons: techniques, gratitude, and preferences"

  • Apologies for the delay in uploading due to phone line issues, now resolved after four engineers' visits.
  • Painting trees with sap green, red ochre, and Payne's gray, a color the artist finds versatile.
  • Gratitude to students worldwide, offering lessons and mentioning upcoming teaching opportunities.
  • Teaching style focuses on helping students develop their own painting style, emphasizing relaxation and creativity.
  • Technique involves blending sky and ground, using broad and tip of the brush for different effects.
  • Use of paper towel for various textures in painting, including twigs, tree trunks, and grass.
  • Details on painting surface: 5mm plywood, sanded and gessoed multiple times for texture preference.
  • Preference for painting on wood over canvas due to canvas texture affecting paint application.
  • Painting size and cost details provided for plywood surface.
  • Sky color choice explained, noting the painting's progress over several weeks with a break in between.

17:56

Artist's Journey: Painting, Reflections, and Techniques

  • The artist discusses the process of creating a painting, focusing on achieving varying tones to depict lights and darks in a landscape.
  • Despite initially considering a monotone landscape, the artist later decides to introduce blue tones to the painting.
  • The artist reflects on receiving heartwarming comments from viewers, particularly those referring to him as a grandpa figure.
  • Mentioning his upcoming 68th birthday in February, the artist muses on the unexpected role of being a grandfather.
  • Encouraging artistic freedom, the artist advises not conforming to others' expectations but expressing one's unique perspective in painting.
  • The artist dismisses negative comments on his work, emphasizing the importance of staying engaged to learn from the process.
  • Explaining the accidental appearance of a hill in the painting, the artist highlights how the brain interprets shapes and textures.
  • The artist demonstrates painting techniques, using brushes to create foliage and emphasizing the importance of not rushing the process.
  • Reflecting on his background as a commercial artist, the artist expresses a preference for painting what he desires rather than catering to others' requests.
  • The artist discusses the classical painting style he was taught, focusing on quickly applying paint and refining details later to create impressions of leaves and foliage.

35:20

Mastering Painting Techniques: Tips for Success

  • Wiping off paint should be done in sections, not all at once, using clean paper for each wipe.
  • Smearing paint is different from wiping it off; wiping should be done in stages, checking the painting after each wipe.
  • Look out for unexpected textures while wiping paint, as they can enhance the painting.
  • Repetition is key in learning painting techniques, like pushing clouds off the edge of the painting.
  • Use a pasting brush to create a dramatic sky effect by smearing the paint, allowing for instant results.
  • Carefully blend colors with a gentle touch, like stroking a butterfly's wing, to avoid disturbing wet paint underneath.
  • Trees in the painting resemble hawthorn trees, typically short and bushy, not very tall.
  • Grass texture can be achieved by using the edge of a palette knife or whipping a mass of dark paint for foliage effects.
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