
In case you are interested to see where I paint, teach and record my instructional videos,
I created this short video tour of my studio.
Toning a canvas is a very good idea if you are an oil, acrylic or tempera painter. It helps the painting process. You can also create different effects with it, if you experiment and use different colors for the toning. I will go into that in more detail in later lectures.
Learn to paint form, create the illusion of 3 dimension by using the correct values.
I demonstrate how to match items from nature.
This lecture will be about two different approaches to start any painting. Students are encouraged to follow along and later practice on their own. These methods are ideal for all mediums, except watercolor.
In this section, students can watch and practice the 4 foundational elements of painting, using a simple subject.
Reference photos are downloadable.
Starting with a simple block-in process of this still life master study, of Emil Carlsen's painting. Master studies are an excellent way of learning and practicing each foundational elements of painting. This type of exercise will also strengthen your technical skills in painting.
I designed this course to help complete beginners who'd like to learn to paint a simple, easy to understand and straightforward way.
Everything is distilled down to the most essential elements of painting for a faster and easier learning experience.
I strongly believe that no talent is necessary to paint beautiful paintings. Painting is a skill that can be learned if you have the right tools, the right teacher and you are willing to put in practice what you learn.
I've taught countless online and in-person courses over a decade, and this experience helped me to understand what guidance beginner painting students need to achieve success in painting.
This simple beginners painting course contains all of the core elements, from color mixing, design, sketching, value shades and specific steps of painting from start to finish.
The class is divided into larger main units for each of the core painting material, and than further divided into smaller painting segments that will help you to schedule your learning and the time that you would like to dedicate to practice each element of beginner painting.
There are also practice suggestions, which is an essential part of learning to paint. The more time you can dedicate to practice what you learn the better you will get at painting.
Doesn't matter what medium you will choose, whether acrylics painting, oil painting, or tempera is your favorite, this beginner course will give you all the foundations you need to start painting in a realistic way. The course is demonstrated with oil paints.