This oil painting tutorial demonstration(~ 3 hours) covers a full seated portrait from concept to completion. Steve Carpenter begins with a charcoal under drawing which provides an in depth study of a charcoal rendering. With the drawing as a base Steve begins to paint with transparent paint, covering the surface with color and establishing blocks of color and value. Next he makes decisions regarding the palette, design considerations, and the main area of interest in the oil painting. The remainder of the video explores portraitur...
This oil painting tutorial demonstration(~ 3 hours) covers a full seated portrait from concept to completion. Steve Carpenter begins with a charcoal under drawing which provides an in depth study of a charcoal rendering. With the drawing as a base Steve begins to paint with transparent paint, covering the surface with color and establishing blocks of color and value. Next he makes decisions regarding the palette, design considerations, and the main area of interest in the oil painting. The remainder of the video explores portraiture, addressing fabric, building color intensity, working the background, highlight and dark values, and other refinements necessary to complete the painting.
