Learn How To Paint: Oban Skies. Seascape In Oils

This is a fun little oil painting with early morning pink clouds over the Isle of Mull headland in northern Scotland.

What you'll learn

How to start an oil painting. Each lesson has step-by-step guidance on how to start this oil study. The lesson videos offer full tuition at every stage.

How to soften Clouds. To achieve realism in a sky you need to soften your brush marks as clouds don't have sharp or hard edges. Learn how by simply watching.

The importance of premixing your colours. This will speed up the painting process and make everything easier for you. Learn the importance of adding greys.

How to apply oil colour. Learn how to correctly apply colour so you are effetely covering the canvas with the right amount of paint.

Requirements

This oil painting course is designed for complete beginners with little or no previous experience in oil painting. You will be shown every step of the painting process with easy-to-follow tuition along with a printable materials list and painting guide.

All materials required to complete this course are listed in the printable project guide including a high-resolution image for you to print.

Description

Learn from an experienced teacher and the skills of a professional artist with over 5 decades of knowledgeA series of five tutorial video lessons with full step by step guidance in how to paint this colourful early dawn sky with the moon shining through the pink clouds.  The five video lessons combine to make up a 1 hour 41 minutes tutorial with full tuition at every stage of the painting process.Every project that we publish has a printable guide explaining everything in detail from the materials required through to and including instructions on how to progress through each stage.Included within the printable guide is a high-resolution photograph.  In this project it's a photo I took on the highest point on the Island of Easdale just south of Oban looking over at the Isle of Mull headland in the distance.  It was a really colourful early morning full of pink clouds against a cool blue grey sky.Project Video Lessons that guide you with 5 decades of drawing and painting experience at the Martin Close Art School.My step-by-step lesson videos will unveil drawing and painting techniques used by the master painters of the Renaissance. I show you how to use these historic techniques to produce modern styled drawings and paintings.Our painting projects are full of techniques in how to paint, with easy-to-follow video lessons that you can view in your own time replaying each lesson until you're happy to move on. In this way you can learn without any pressure and in the comfort of your own home.For full access to all our projects and video lessons visit the Martin Close Art SchoolLearn how to draw and paint amazing Still Life, Forests, Seas, Skies and En Plein Air the easy way.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Overview Video showing you 6 minutes of small clips from all 5 lesson videos

Lecture 2 Lesson 1

Lecture 3 Lesson 2

Lecture 4 Lesson 3

Lecture 5 Lesson 4

Lecture 6 Lesson 5

Due to the step-by-step video tuition this is an easy first oil painting study for beginners of all ages and ability levels.,It's also a great fun painting to do if you're an intermediate or an advanced painter. I would suggest for those with more experience to use a larger canvas as this is always a greater challenge.