The Oil Painting Process
A comprehensive, simplified look at how to build an oil painting, from substructure to varnish.
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What you will learn
How to create a stable, long-lasting oil painting.
The various support options plus their pros and cons.
Why sizing is necessary and how to apply it.
Clarity on the different types of gesso and how to apply each.
How to mount a canvas to board or panel.
Methods for creating a colored ground.
What an imprimatura is and how it’s beneficial.
Methods for applying an imprimatura layer.
Different approaches to an underdrawing.
Understanding of what oil paint is made of and how it dries.
Clarity of the fat-over-lean rule for layering.
Different ways to approach an underpainting.
How the upper layers of paint are related to creativity.
How several Masters approached the upper layers.
What varnish is and how to apply it.
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7/29/2020
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