Part Five - Fundamentals of Oil Painting
What you'll learn
- The Fifth and last part of Fundamentals of Oil Painting lasts 109 minutes.
- Explains and shows everything the art student needs to know about the practice of portraiture and figure.
- Explains and shows the difference between the approach to drawing versus painting, changing the way of seeing things.
- Teaches the segregation of tones and colors, the initial massing, the color temperature and schemes, the planes, the facial features, the hands and feet.
- It also includes several portrait demonstrations.
Requirements
- No experience needed; you will learn all you need to know.
Description
Originally in Spanish and now available in English, the best and most comprehensive 5-part video course on oil painting by Puerto Rican Artist Alejandro De Jesús. Over seven- and one-half hours of video, explained in simple words. It contains elementary, intermediate and advanced levels of instruction. This course has been used by students and artists around the world. It provides the beginner as well as the advanced student with a wealth of valuable solutions, techniques, and recommendations. The experienced artist will also find many, very useful ideas that will serve as a reference in your craft as a painter.
Some of the topics covered in this course are color theory, human skin color, face and figure, eyes, skin temperature, tones and values, edges, color scale limitations, texture, light temperature, color vibration, pre-mixed palette vs free palette, linear and aerial perspective, scumbling, composition, painting opposites, concept, loose painting vs. tight painting, aesthetics, hierarchy, light, and shadow, the pattern of tones and colors, color schemes, planes, impasto and much more.
Alejandro De Jesús taught drawing and painting for 28 years to children and adults in his studio in Caguas, Puerto Rico. His works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Puerto Rico and the United States. His drawings and paintings are in public and private collections. Some of his works can be seen in Caguas Art Museum in Puerto Rico.
The Fifth and last part of Fundamentals of Oil Painting lasts 109 minutes. It includes the practice of portraiture and figure. The difference between the approach to drawing versus painting, changing the way of seeing things, the segregation of tones and colors, the initial massing, the color temperature and schemes, the planes, the facial features, the hands, feet and several demonstrations.
Who this course is for:
- All Levels
Instructor
- 4.7 Instructor Rating
- 230 Reviews
- 341 Students
- 10 Courses
English - Inglés
Alejandro De Jesús studied at the San Juan Art Students League, the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, and the School of Plastic Arts. He graduated with honors from the University of Puerto Rico. He also studied at the Art Student's League of New York and Famous Artists Schools in Westport, Connecticut. In 1987 he received an award for his oil painting: The Hat Seller at La Liga de Arte de San Juan. This work and his oil painting entitled La Clase were acquired by the Caguas Museum of Art to become part of its permanent collection. In his commitment to artistic education, he taught drawing and painting to children and adults for 28 years in his studio in Caguas, Puerto Rico. He is the author of the course: Fundamentos de la Pintura al Oleo in 5 videos and of the book under the same title. Both works have been translated into English. His favorite medium is oil, but he also uses pastel, charcoal, and acrylic. Alejandro's work has been widely exhibited in group and solo shows throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Some of his paintings are in private and public collections. His paintings can be seen in the permanent salon of the Caguas Art Museum.
Español - Spanish
Alejandro De Jesús estudió en la Liga de Estudiantes de Arte de San Juan, el Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña y la Escuela de Artes Plásticas. Se graduó con honores de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. También estudió en Art Student's League de Nueva York y Famous Artists Schools en Westport, Connecticut. En 1987 recibió un premio por su pintura al óleo: El Vendedor de Sombreros en La Liga de Arte de San Juan. Esta obra y su pintura al óleo titulada La Clase fueron adquiridas por el Museo de Arte de Caguas para formar parte de su colección permanente. En su compromiso con la educación artística, enseñó dibujo y pintura a niños y adultos por 28 años en su estudio en Caguas, Puerto Rico. Es autor del curso: Fundamentos de la Pintura al Oleo en 5 videos y del libro bajo el mismo título. Este último fue traducido al inglés y publicado por Amazon y Barnes & Noble. Su medio favorito es el óleo, pero también utiliza el pastel, el carbón y el acrílico. El trabajo de Alejandro se ha exhibido ampliamente en exposiciones grupales e individuales en los Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico. Sus pinturas han sido adquiridas por el sector privado y público. Algunas de sus pinturas se pueden ver en la sala permanente del Museo de arte de Caguas.