Oil Painting for Beginners

Start by getting to know Alejandro Casanova, his craft, and his references. He also tells you about how he understands painting and the influences and authors he finds most interesting.

Next, take a tour of the most-used materials for oil painting, such as the paint itself, brushes, thinners, and accessories. Then, learn about tonal value with a simple black and white exercise.

Basic color concepts are the central theme of the next unit. Set up a small color circle to be used as a reference for your work and learn to correctly identify each color and its place on the palette.

Ready for the final project? First, Alejandro shows you how he created the final composition used as an example, and demonstrates the basic phases of his methodology for oil painting.

Paint some details following a different method, moving from the general to the fine details, and see how to apply final corrections. Finally, discover the types of varnish available and some different ways to apply it to your finished work.