Oil Painting: Creating a Still Life

Name: Oil Painting: Creating a Still Life
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Creating a Still Life Painting using Shapes and Value by Rose Gennaro All levels – Beginner to Advanced

Created byRose Gennaro

Last updated 4/2023

English

What you'll learn

How to see the different gradations of value and apply it to your painting, first in black and white and then in color.
Learn how create a basic Value Scale in Black and White.
How to use the Grid Method to transfer a drawing/photo/subject onto a larger canvas.
Learn how to set up your palette and mix paints.
Create an underpainting in black and white using the value scale.
Paint over the black and white underpainting in color – with step-by-step instruction.
Learn about painting mediums and glazing.
Learn brush techniques and how to blend.
Tips about materials: Paints, Brushes, Palettes and Mediums.
This lesson is packed with learning terms, techniques and step-by-step instruction to guide you in achieving an outstanding Still Life Painting!

Course content

1 section • 23 lectures • 11h 19m total length

Introduction0:34
See resources folder for all the downloadable materials needed for this course.
Materials3:51
During this lesson you will learn about the materials needed to complete the course.
Brush Cleaning5:13
In this Lecture you will be shown how to clean your paint brushes.
Value Scale28:41
During this lesson you will learn all about value scales.
Grid Lessons9:52
In this lesson you will learn how to transfer a smaller photo onto a larger canvas.
Drawing Image on Canvas22:21
Separating Values Into Shapes23:35
In this lesson you will learn how to separate values into shapes.
Underpainting Explained & Materials2:51
In this lesson you will learn what an underpainting is and the materials needed.
Black & White Painting Materials1:03:23
In this lesson you will learn what materials are needed to get started on the black and white underpainting.
Black & White Table Stand1:10:30
In this lesson you will will learn how to paint the table in black & white.
Black & White Pitcher & Flower32:05
In this lesson you will learn how to paint the pitcher & flower in black & white.
Black & White Apple19:27
In this lesson you will learn how to paint the apple in black & white.
Black & White Pear23:06
In this lesson you will learn how to paint the pear in black & white.
Black & White Milk Container56:02
In this lesson you will learn how to paint the milk container in black & white.
Color Painting Materials3:56
In this lesson you will learn what materials are needed to get started with the colour painting.
Colour Painting Background48:20
In this lesson you will learn how to paint the background in colour.
Colour Stand & Table41:47
In this lesson you will learn how to paint the Stand & Table in Colour.
Colour Painting Pitcher & Flower47:18
In this lesson you will learn how to paint the pitch & flower in Colour.
Colour Painting Apple28:08
In this lesson you will learn how to paint the apple in colour.
Colour Painting Lemon19:24
In this lesson you will learn how to paint the lemon in colour.
Colour Painting Pear32:50
In this lesson you will learn how to paint the pear in colour.
Colour Painting Milk Container1:12:28
In this lesson you will learn how to paint the milk container in colour.
Colour Fine Tuning23:31
In this lesson you will learn how to apply the finishing touches to your painting.

Requirements

To have a desire to learn how to paint in oils, to learn techniques and develop your own style of painting! Basic Oil Paints, Brushes, Palette, Painting Mediums and Canvas or Board (see Materials list).

Description

Embarking on this course will be an enriching experience for those who have a genuine passion and eagerness to delve into the world of oil painting, as it offers a comprehensive platform to not only acquire the fundamental techniques but also to cultivate your own artistic style, thereby unleashing your creativity to produce unique and captivating works of art.

In this course you will learn the following;

1. How to see the different gradations of value and apply it to your painting, first in black and

white and then in colour.

2. Learn how create a basic Value Scale in Black and White

3. How to use the Grid Method to transfer a drawing/photo/subject onto a larger canvas

4. Learn how to set up your palette and mix paints

5. Create an underpainting in black and white using the value scale

6. Paint over the black and white underpainting in colour – with step-by-step instruction

7. Learn about painting mediums and glazing

8. Learn brush techniques and how to blend

9. Tips about materials: Paints, Brushes, Palettes and Mediums

10. This lesson is packed with learning terms, techniques and step-by-step instruction to guide you

in achieving an outstanding Still Life Painting!

Who this course is for:

The course is for aspiring or experienced artists who have an interest in using painting still pictures.