OIL PAINTING 1 - Process From Start to Finish

[asdfkie]

damn i gotta stop watching painting videos when working out.

[Thenarufan1]

wow u realllyyyy nailed the colors :O !!! :D

[artistchronicle]

Integrity and Monica, thanks for the positive comments!

[MonicaKn17]

I liked the egg.

[IntegrityCake]

I started watching your video because I needed help becoming familiar with oil painting - I kept watching because you are very informative AND hilarious! Can't wait to see more videos, and thanks for putting them out here :)

[artistchronicle]

I must confess, wheelman, that I'm not creative with names either. It's something I need to work on, for sure. Signing is personal for every artist. Some artists don't sign the front of their paintings at all. I guess the thinking is that it will detract from the most important thing - the painting. At the other extreme, I recently saw a bold signature that was about an inch high on what couldn't have been much bigger than 20x30 inches. I like to keep it subtle, so sign pretty small and light.

[wheelmanstan]

I'll never understand why such creativity is used to create a great painting but hardly ever used in naming it, lol I see it in a lot of online competitions I have entered kinda lame. But in your case, I think it makes sense. Since an egg with oranges is not NORMAL. Lol good job but I hope your other paintings have more attractive names.

Oh yeah, no one ever talks about where to sign a painting, I mean sometimes it makes or breaks a paintings composition if done carelessly, am I right?

[larauc]

Wow! I've never understood the interest in still life as a subject, but I liked the irony you added to it and you're obviously a great painter. And it was a really useful video, especially for someone who normally just slops the paint on and then gets frustrated when things get messy. Don't know if I have the patience to mend my ways though.

[artistchronicle]

Thanks, akasha!

[akasha1211]

I love the way your videos are done! Very kewl

[artistchronicle]

Thanks for your comments peachy and workshop! And, wheel, I personally don't like using Ivory, Mars or any other blacks from the tube because they contain carbon and so dry flat and tend to dull a painting when mixed with colors. Instead, I'll mix complimentary colors. Good color combinations for black are Dioxazine Purple with Thalo Green, or Alyzarin Crimson with Viridian Green. Gamblin sells, "Chromatic Black," which has no carbon. I think that's what I used for this painting's background.

[OilPaintingWorkshop]

Great video...Daniel

[peachy6969]

Why an egg with oranges? I thought the answer was ...because.

[wheelmanstan]

Oranges and an egg is brilliant. I am so tired of seeing bowls with fruit, you reinvented the game, lol. Now I have an idea for my first still life, thanks.

Also I like the way the eye is drawn to the oranges and they pull you into the egg, you almost expect to see a velociraptor hatch out of that thing.

What did you use on the background? Raw umber, is there any black in there? Is it bad to use Ivory Black in backgrounds?

[artistchronicle]

Mr - blending wet-in-wet. I will sometimes mix up a 50/50 combination of the two colors on my palette, too. So, on the canvas I'll put down one color, the second color, and the 50/50 mixture in between those two. Then blend all three wet-in-wet with strokes that are in a direction perpendicular to the three colors. Sort of like cross-hatching with the paint, if that makes sense. If I need a really smooth transition I sometimes use a sable fan brush for the blending.

[Mirmidon87]

very nice tutorial. Can you tell me how do you make that nice and smooth transition from one color to the next one ?? for example from light orange to the dark brown ??

[artistchronicle]

Hmm, that's right, Warlock, I never DID get back to you guys on that, did I? :)

[BenivolentWarlock]

I was sceptical at first. "Why egg with oranges?" but when he didn't expain it, I was now like "Wow I love that painting"

[MegaJaceFace]

You are so good! I wish I could grow the balls to try oil painting but I'm afraid! I've painted with acrylics for so long that I want to try oils but not really sure how to get a true start, from beginning to end. I tried and failed!

[artistchronicle]

Good luck w your first oil, Kitzka90! Let me know if you have questons. Also, fyi, I just started a monthly enewsletter. Visit my ArtistChronicle site to subscribe.

[artistchronicle]

Thanks artistsvlog. I like your videos. Honesty and sincerity really shines through.

[Kitzka90]

Going to watch a couple more of your video's and then try my very first oil. Thank you so much for posting these!

[theartistsvlog]

Thankfull.......:-)

[artistchronicle]

Hi Regal. Thanks for favoriting my Painting 1 video! You pose quite a question. My guess is that you're creative in most everything you do right now... whether the end result is a piece of artwork or something related to law. My only advice is to take the time to put your creative focus back onto art. For ideas take a class, read a book, watch a video. Then get some supplies and start makin' art!

[Nimesh996]

coool

[RegalLineage]

You're awesome. I used to have an amazing creative artistic side when I was young...so much so that I received invitations to a local art school at a much younger age than those enrolled...however, once I grew up and went to college and didn't practice my art, I lost it...working in law firms caused me to lose every grasp possible on being loose and free with creativity...any ideas on how I can get it back?

[artistchronicle]

Lol, Curly. That's it! How'd you guess??

[curlyhead94]

aww, why didn't you show the process of painting the egg? You probably stuck a photo of an egg on the canvas, that's must be the reason...

[artistchronicle]

That's what it takes, Kaylie... practice, so good for you! Don't stop practicing! I've been drawing and painting professionally for over 20 years and without that experience, tackling the paintings I'm doing these days would frustrate me to no end. I couldn't do what I do today, 20 years ago. It took the time, pushing through frustration, learning, growing. Practicing. ;) Let me know how the still life goes!

[KaylieMarieJay]

How long have you painted with oils because it is amazing I am practicing with oils but I am painting flowers now after seeing your video I am starting on still lifeI am afraid because it can be hard but I am gotta try now thanks to you.

[artistchronicle]

You're welcome, Ms!

[MsToootaaa]

thank you

[artistchronicle]

LOL, Gzacto! Practice, practice, practice, kh.

[khalda77]

hi ser i love what you did and i wish to do like you i would like to chat with you so you can teach me how to improve my painting and drawing :)

[gzacto]

Oh boy. This stuff could have saved my alot of money at RISD. And with less pretense.

[artistchronicle]

Thanks, Jean!!!

[JeanEmar3]

Great video by a great artist!

[artistchronicle]

Thanks, Merrill! I enjoyed viewing a few of your videos, btw!

[kazanjianm]

A great contribution to youtube arts!

-Merrill

[artistchronicle]

To answer your other question, pb... I have quite a few artist friends who are big fans of Liquin. It's a great product and will speed up drying time some. It's main purpose is as a medium to improve flow and texture of the paint. Also used for glazing. I prefer Gamblin products, myself. Galkyd and Neo Megilp come to mind.

If faster drying time is your main objective, try something made just for that purpose like Cobalt Dryer.

[artistchronicle]

Thanks pb! Right now, I'm a fan of toning with burnt sienna for most everything. But I've tried raw umber, too for portaits and figures, which works well. I've even tried terre verte, which gave an interesting effect. Experiment, try different colors and have fun.

[purplebanana19]

also i was thinkin of mixing som liquin with my usual medium to speed up the drying time of each layer. Have u ever tried it?

[purplebanana19]

omg its such a relief to see someone explain their technique rather than just do a time lapse vid that makes it look like..magic! I wish i'd found this earlier. Anyway, i was wondering what imprimature you would recommend for a portrait. I know that you use burnt sienna from your toning vid-would you make an exception for skin?

[artistchronicle]

Thanks, Sir Aldrech!

[SirAldrech]

Wow, thanks for the video. I like your sense of humor too.

[ravenandcrow]

Another great tutorial! Thanks!

[JeanEmar3]

Excellent video!

[artistchronicle]

Thanks, Jean!!!

[artistchronicle]

Hmm. When I use transparent paints over an underpainting, it gives a sort of glazing effect, without doing the textbook glazing technique. Unfortunately, the resulting luminous quality doesn't come across in video.

To match color, I suggest that you limit yourself to a palette of 6 to 8 colors. Then experiment and practice. In time you'll know what color mixtures will match the colors of your subject. That's a great idea for a future video, so thanks, T-Dog!

[Topdoginuk]

Very good.

Could you show the benefit of using transparent paints are as opposed to not doing so? I'd like to see what this luminous quality looks like.

The 'paint eraser looks interesting.

Please show demos of 'what is the colour? And how can I create from my paints'.

5 stars

[artistchronicle]

I do plan to chronicle the stages of my next larger painting in a series of videos, instead of just one. Right now, I'm enjoying the process of meeting and interviewing other artists. But probably around the first of November I'll begin that painting. Thanks for asking!

[DJSHADDY2K7]

i watch your video on your orange and egg painting it cool but i want to no if you be puting out a step by step video.

[artistchronicle]

Thanks!

[bobkat230]

You are blessed with several talents! You make me think I can paint what you are painting. I like the way you don't rush through instructions. I really, really like your humor.

[artistchronicle]

In the video I did mention using Cadmium Orange Light for the underpainting, but I mispoke. It was Grumbacher brand, Cadmium Yellow Orange. For shadows I mixed Raw Umber with that. But, that was just for the underpainting. Over that I painted a second coat using a color that I think only Gamblin carries, called Transparent Orange. I like to use transparent colors when I can so the underpainting will show through a bit. Helps give a luminous quality.

[bobkat230]

I found the colors for the painting. Thanks!

[artistchronicle]

You've earned the right to be "arrogant"... because your Joker oil painting is REALLY good! I'm sure you'll find a buyer. Best of luck to you!

[7676steve7676]

lmao this is hilerious

[SPLIMLETLET]

This is the kind of video that will actually help people learn how to paint. Well done!

[artistchronicle]

Thanks so much! And, what a great talent you have... I love the way you've combined images of your artwork with your music!

[SPLIMLETLET]

Thank you very much!

[artistchronicle]

You're very welcome. Thanks for subscribing! I checked out your digital self portrait, too... well done!

[iENJOYpaintingSTUFF]

awesome! Thank you very much for uploading this

[artistchronicle]

Hmmmm... I'm not sure why my website didn't work. If clicking on the link above doesn't take you there, try copying and pasting into your browser. Anyway, you are subscriber number 5... whoohoo! Thanks and congratulations. I appreciate your positive comments, too!

[pixieprncess]

Your website didn't work! :( Please let me know when it is up and running! Thanks! I enjoyed your video. you are very good. The piece you were showing was very uplifting! :)