Exploring Oil Painting for the Serious Beginner

Here, we'll mix the lightest red for the background and include tips on mixing for success, neatness and accuracy, as well as making enough paint to last the duration of the painting.

In this lecture, we'll mix the medium red for the shadowy areas of the background.

Here, we'll mix the darkest red for the most intense background shadows.

In this lecture, we'll paint in the lightest red in the background, focusing on just getting the color where we see it in a smooth and rich layer.

Here, we'll put the medium red where it appears in the photo.

In this lecture, we'll add the darkest reds to the background, covering the remaining background white space completely.

Here, we'll add plain Titanium White into the lightest red areas to set ourselves up for success in brightening them after our background dries.

In this lecture, we'll go back and blend and adjust as needed while our paint is wet.

Here, we'll mix the very lightest creamy white for the local (or main) color of the eggshell.

In this lecture, we'll mix the light purpley-reddish color for the form (or main) shadow on the eggshell.

Here, we'll mix the dark purpley-greyish-blue core (or darkest) shadow for the eggshell.

In this lecture, we'll mix two versions of dull red for the reflected lights on the bottom left of the eggshell.

Here, we'll paint in all the colors for the first layer of the egg.

In this lecture, we'll blend and adjust all the egg colors we painted in the previous lecture.

Here, we'll walk through how to clean up after a painting session, including how to properly clean, store and care for your brushes to ensure their longevity.

In this lecture, we'll wrap up this painting session by discussing how and where to let your painting dry, and how to tell when it is dry.

Here, we'll orient ourselves to what we're going to do in order to apply the second layer of paint on the egg.

In this lecture, we'll paint the second layer on the eggshell to enhance color richness, opacity, and adjust anything that we weren't satisfied with on the first layer.

Here, we'll orient ourselves to what we're going to do in order to apply the second layer of paint on the background.

In this lecture, we'll enhance the background lights by applying a very transparent coat of red.

Here, we'll enhance the background mediums by applying a second coat of color which will increase opacity and the richness of our color. We'll also adjust any areas we weren't satisfied with in the first layer.

In this lecture, we'll put a second layer of the darkest red in the darkest areas and adjust them as necessary.

Here, we'll enhance the background lights further by removing some of the wet paint.

In this lecture, we'll adjust the background darks as needed.

Here, we'll add the brightest highlight on the eggshell, as well as adjust anything that remains necessary.

In this lecture, we'll talk about how and where to sign your painting if you choose to do so.

Here, we'll enjoy walking through all the techniques we learned and skills we gained today. Thank you so much for joining me on this creative journey.