What a simple but indeed helpful technique for the newbies in oil painting. Starting from thin to thick is a good way of combining your colors or painting over it where it it doesn't look dirty and you got the combination you wanted. Wiping your brush well on a paper towel, and stroking your paint brush lightly so you could build another color on top of it without messing it up is really helpful. Using this technique where you only need a paint brush (a specific type of paint brush), paint thinner, and types of colors you can now make an art.
@@jacksparrowarrrr Isnt thin over thick (like Bob Ross also teaches) the other way around? He always uses thick paint and then adds the details and highlights over the thick paint with thin paint. "Thin paint sticks to thick paint" is a phrase he says over and over in his videos...
Bit rude...art is subjective. Try remember that also this may not reflect overall skill it's a demonstration. However I'm new to this channel so I could be inaccurate.
Absolutely love the tips!! You're killing me with the swallowing though, it's so loud everytime I hear it I get a little chuckle. Mic quality on point✨😂
Where did you learn to tell others what to do. Sounded pretty disrespectful to characterize him with pejorative terms for athletes. Playing D-1 football for USC is a tremendous accomplishment. And his art also speaks for itself.
@@12juslookin they literally never insulted him. Comprehend before you make assumptions. The "ily" literally means "I love you" OBVIOUSLY they weren't insulting him. He DOES look like a frat guy.
@@johnkanzler6646 so true! I’ve started taking a monoprint of my palette when I’m done, it’s often more satisfying to stare at than the painting. Maybe I should cut out the middleman and go for abstract expressionism.
My problem is i go to do some highlights with pure white and it just mixes and muddles regardless the difference of consistency. Ive been trying oils after doing acrylics for so long and its such a learning curve
EDIT: I am TOTALLY WRONG. This is because I misunderstood what the person "teaching" me about fat/lean was trying to explain. I'll keep my original comment so others realize the wrong I was stating, BUT directly below I will now explain "Fat over Lean" in the way it's properly applied: "Fat over Lean" refers to mixing other substances in to your base tube paint to get different consistencies. You want to have the bottom layers to be Lean, then progressively get "fatter" as you add more layers. This is because when all the layers of paint cures/dries, it'll prevent long term cracking and other issues. For Lean, you use spirits (turpentine, solvent, etc) so it thins out the paint. Proportions of the "most" you can mix in is left to interpretation, but most say no more than 20% Lean spirits compared to a given amount of base tube paint. This mix will give you runny watery oil paint, and it'll lose some of its pigmentation becoming duller. You want to use the "Lean" layer to lay down directly on top of your totally dried gesso and/or acrylic underpaints. Compared to Fatter mixes (and even base tube paint), Lean layers dry very fast, usually a few hours. For Fat, you use oils like Linseed or Safflower oil (as well as other mediums). The highest proportion you can add to this is anything you want, BUT too much oil will wash out your pigments a little, and will make the painted layer dry MUCH slower (maybe a few days to a week!). You want to use "Fat" layers as the later layers most on top. So the idea is: Lean layers dry first, then fat layers dry last. If the Lower layers dry slower than top layers, it'll tear the top layers apart, causing the cracking I talked about. We don't want this. Some suggestions in terms of layering suggested is this, very unfortunately-long and time-consuming painting schedule. Times vary, so experiment: + Canvas: bottom most structure + Base Layer: Gesso. Apply, wait to dry (about 24 hours), sand to smoothness with 600-800 grit paper & wipe off dust, apply Gesso again, wait to dry, sand to smoothness, apply one more Gesso layer, wait to dry, optional sand. + Layer A (optional): Acrylic paint. You can optionally apply acrylic paint under oil paint, but you need to wait until it completely dries. Usually wait a full day after you paint the last acrylic paint layer. Do NOT use glossy mediums. Ultra Matte and Flat mediums mixed in the acrylic paint is fine. + Layer 1: Lean Layer. Mix around 20% Lean in to base tube paint. Put it on the canvas. Consider this your background layer, or an undertone layer. Allow to dry, probably half a day. + Layer 2: Less Lean Layers. Depending on how many layers you want, you can mix less and less Lean in the base tube paint. Either let each layer dry to the touch, or mix together so long as original color layers are not obstructed. + Layer 3: Base Tube Paint Layer: Take paint straight from the tube mixing nothing inside it. Paint on, and mix or place down paint as you see fit. This layer takes about 1-3 days to dry, maybe longer. + Layer 4: Less Fat Layers: Now begin slowly adding more linseed oil in to the base tube paint. Do this each layer. Note that the more linseed oil you add, the "thinner" and more "transparent" the base paint will seem. Good for blending, but takes a LONGER time to dry the more linseed oil you use. For these layers, it'll take about 3-7 days to dry. + Layer 5: More Fat Layers: This is where you mix way more than 10-20% fat in to the base tube paint. It'll take about 4-10 days to dry. Note: What's not specified is usually a "new" layer can be applied when the prior layer is "touch dry." So gently press your finger or something on the layer of paint. If it feels like dried plastic and doesn't leave too much of an oil paint mark, then it's "dry touch" and another layer can be placed on. Note the inside of that prior layer of paint is not totally dry, so over time it will slowly continue to dry, which is why Fat over Lean method is so important, because it takes this in to account and prevents cracking. - One thing someone told me was to use something called fat. Doublecheck my advice, but from what I understand, if you have color 1, put down a thin layer of fat, then put down color 2 over where you put the fat, itll somehow block layer 1 from mixing with layer 2. Not sure if you need to wait for layer 1 to dry first, or if you can't put multiple layers of paint fat over each other ex. layer 1, fat, layer 2, fat, layer 3, etc etc, but its something someone suggested to me for oil painting and preventing mixing of two colors. -
@@vincentmarotta9800 I don't know what your original comment said, but I just wanted to add there's fat over lean and then there's thick over thin. Those are different concepts in case someone needs to hear this, because both the original comment and the video are more about the thick over thin concept.
Hey so i just got everything it’s on its way, and i just wanted to clarify this since I’m watching non stop tutorials. My plan is obviously after liquid white to prep the canvas, go with oil+gamsol for the first layer, oil and linseed oil , then straight oil (obvios variance in between etc). Just want to make sure that when i start painting i make as little mistakes as possible lol thanks for your videos man!
Don't waste your money on Gamsol. Mix Terp with linseed oil and a splash of damar varnish, about a 6:3:1 ratio, If you don't have the damar , just leave it out.
The actual way to solve that is to wait for the blue paint to dry and then paint over it. That's why some pieces take years to make, but it's the correct way
Thank you so much, I've been trying to get into painting using oil paint because I love art but never tried oil paint before. Just picked up brushes paint and some canvases to do this, so thanks for the tips and keep it up, other artists are too confusing.
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I'm so new but Ihave recently started publishing some videos too, 'cause I wasn't able to see long videos or the videos which people make mistakes and fix them. That's why I like seeing these kind of videos, thank u :)
this is like the only pro with acrylics, (aside from the price) is that they dry so much faster and it doesn’t take a century to dry and having to use thinners
Hi! I want to ask a question, but it may take some time to read it in video, so I'll be very-very happy if you сould answer me here 😳. Sorry if I did a mistake, because English isn't my native language, but i tried hard to explain the situation correctly: The artists I know say that they never feel the difficulty, but only the pleasure of painting(they're not very famous, not very experienced and wasnt learning in art schools; theyre painting in naive style, but its still a huge work that brings them money). When I paint with oils(more realistically), I always feel like I’m pushing my limits. It's almost physically difficult, I feel like my brain is boiling. And my work is almost always divided into stages: 1) shit 2) shit 3) I thought it couldn't be worse, but here we are 4) maybe all my previous 'wins' was just a randomness? 5) *some magic happens at the 90% of process* 6) perfection, it must have been drawn by the spirit of Leonardo da Vinci, which had taken the control over my body when I was at that 90%
Maybe I'm doing something wrong? I don’t feel that the process of painting is getting easier, I work hard and it rarely gives me pleasure (only at the end). I love the result and I feel really satisfied by the work I did, but where is the pleasure and lack of difficulties that everyone is talking about? Ty so much for attention!
He's done a video (I think) on the "ugly stages of paintings". All the layering, planning and prepping makes for something that's not gonna be pretty through the entire painting process, thus that 90% point. And as for not fully enjoying it, maybe take a different approach to painting. Unlike the paint coach, try mixing lots of paint beforehand with a palette knife. Ooooor do it all in one sitting, go faster, try different approaches. Or maybe oil isn't for you at this point of your life. Acrylic, I feel, has treated me well once I knew how to manipulate it.
I have the same art process... :) embracing ugliness seems to be helpful and not worrying about the outcome - not judging all the time - but well, easy to say :) good luck!
Really helpful tips, have really been appreciating and soaking up a lot from your videos man. Thanks for putting the time and effort into spreading the knowledge and experiential wisdom, Chris. One question coming off this vid-what would you recommend if someone was interested in gaining quick reps for wet on wet abstract expressionism type work? Is this possible to do in one sitting without having to first plan things out/do some thin layers underneath? Better suited for acrylics given their dry time?
Doesn't using transparent paints make it more difficult? I was getting the same effects recently but I thought the reason was the transparency of the paint, I tried adding some opaque white (since the color was incidentally also orangey, though on somewhat dark red, not dark blue). The yellow I have is really transparent. I don't want to buy an opaque yellow now because I have too much paint for my needs anyway. (Also I'm using water soluble oil paints, it's a modern invention, it's not acrylic paints as one might think. I think my lack of experience is more important than that detail though: they were made by experts to be as oil-like as possible, after all).
Just came here to refresh and pick up on new ideas cus im stuck in a painters block... buuuut i just gotta say you should have framed that papertowel mountain scenery sky line .
Very helpful & thank you 😇 Can you make a video on identifying color values (those which are subtle in hue) & how to deconstruct it while painting a portrait ?
@@LuTheFoxx the point you're trying to make is real yet it doesn't apply here, the concept is simple and he could have explained it faster and better but preferred to get the video to the suspicious time of 10 minutes (the preferred minimum monetization lenght). if you want your personal battle to be defending people that do poor jobs, have fun, but before you do choose who you want to do it for.
@@LuTheFoxx when you'll grow up i hope you as well will discover that quality and brevity are important. For now even these little battles are a good way to learn how to find your position in the world, but expect better from others.
Sometimes I think I should have multiple terps containers for cleanup and thining by color. Thx for the tip on Rosemary's brushes. Real pros with a superior product.
Why not let the paint dry first, then aply the other paint? Or just put them side by side and not blend them? (you still need to follow the rule of thick paint over thin)
@Myshā yes but if you're patient enough, with a very fine and delicate art piece it could be worth it to just wait if you arent skilled (like me im still learning)
My dad wanted a white chicken on a fence and told me to paint it, he did the back ground a THICK green, and idk how to paint white over dark thick green without making a green chicken
It's really a good idea to rub the brush bristles GENTLY back and forth on your hand on brushes before you purchase them. Remember, m the packaged brushes, medium to regular firmness for oil brushes folks.
Why not just lay the full length of that brush more horizontal to the canvas as you lay down the paint over top. You are coming in with the brush at like a 45 deg angle. When the full length of that brush handles is more horizontal to the canvas and pulled across it helps to lessen bristle push. Of course proper paint loading is required. Try it.
Could you do the blue and wait for it to dry then paint over? Like if you wanted a sold blue background and then paint over that. I’ve never touched oils. I just bought paints and am going to do my first attempt soon. They are very different then acrylic and water base paints 😅
Yes you could do that, but 1. Typical oils take so long to dry that it might not be feasible (although eg some landscape painters will block in background colour then wait a day or more for it to dry), and 2. If you wanted to blend the edges of your top colour with your bottom colour, then you couldn't do that because your background colour would be dry Acrylics dry much faster than oils though, a wait-to-dry approach would be much more convenient with acrylics
@@danielj.sharpe1869 and for that reason you can use acrylics first to block in bg colors or even the whole painting and then go over it in oil. That's my favorite way of doing it because I also tend to paint thick witb acrylics and very thin with oils but I don't always have the time to basically paint the same painting twice (like rn with my exams unfortunately)
How often should I change my gamsol/turp? I have two jars with wire racks that I cycle through letting one jar settle and then just use the “settled” jar, been painting with oils for four months and have never changed the turp.
Very useful tips. I have a question. I use very high quality chunking hog bruses and keep them soaked in turpentine overnight for days on end when I work a picture. Would this be perhaps damaging the bristles? What's the alternative?
@@chiefd13 thanks for the tip. Yes I did some research and now keep them dipped in a tray of safflower oil mixed with a few drops of clove oil (which is drying retarder) , in between working sessions.
I have a question! I've been painting with oil for a little while so I'm not a newbie but on the other hand I've never been taught, I am self taught. What is the difference between paint thinner and linseed oil? I thought the linseed oil was a form of thinner so what are the differences and why do I need both?
The oil is a medium, the thinner is a solvent. Solvent "destroys" paint, medium makes pigment go less concentrated. Thinner is toxic, oil is not. You rather don't use thinner at all.
That's why I love acrylics, I don't know these problems at all. And if I want longer drying times, I add acrylic retarder. I can adjust the drying time from few minutes to half an hour or so, absoltely no problem. Everything without inhaling unhealthy paint thinner. Personally I don't see any reason for me to use oil paint instead of acrylic. So many disadvantages.
I’m interested in what knowledge you have, I’d like to try and paint, have no knowledge other than feelings, I’ve just inherited my grans brushes etc, heavy task on my shoulders if I am to paint to her standard, she was from Bavaria , German speaking born 1930, she was related to non other than Gustav Klimt ! Should I even try ?
After a week I have to sumbit my folio.. a thousand of billions mistakes I've made at my drawing on the canvas and suddenly this vid choose to pop out today ???? WHY JUST WHY !! Why RUclips is torturing me like this, why don't RUclips cooperate in the beginning !! 😭😭😭 I've been struggling for a month and a half and this video pop out today 🗿 well at least I'm proud of the results 😂💅🏼
So totally new to oil paint today and didn't know how thick it really was compared to using acrylic for the past year lol. What kind of oil paint thinner is used? What brand? Please help lol
I might have a different question. How do you approach painting big areas (with no detail) or backgrounds and such? I block it in and then don't know what to do with it. Don't know how to create a texture or color change that would feel natural (especially in portrait painting).
Thing is that oil painting isn't fast technique to do it most fast...it's not race. I wait for that it will became dry or I paint these places separated without applying one color on second color.
Huh, I'm finding it tricky to add the highlight colors to trees and bushes when following Bob Ross. Whenever I try to add lighter shades over something dark, my brush picks up the paint on the canvas! I've only painted two oil paintings and really have no clue what I'm doing lol. Would this mean I need to paint the darker objects with medium added to them?
When you wanna finish it but you remember it still needs to dry
What a simple but indeed helpful technique for the newbies in oil painting. Starting from thin to thick is a good way of combining your colors or painting over it where it it doesn't look dirty and you got the combination you wanted. Wiping your brush well on a paper towel, and stroking your paint brush lightly so you could build another color on top of it without messing it up is really helpful. Using this technique where you only need a paint brush (a specific type of paint brush), paint thinner, and types of colors you can now make an art.
This is the first time I watched a tutorial on thin over thick that demonstrated clearly why. Thank you. I will mend my unwise ways
Wet on wet method! Bob Ross!
@@jacksparrowarrrr Isnt thin over thick (like Bob Ross also teaches) the other way around? He always uses thick paint and then adds the details and highlights over the thick paint with thin paint. "Thin paint sticks to thick paint" is a phrase he says over and over in his videos...
This is the worst attempt at painting the Swedish flag I've ever seen
LOL
😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
Bit rude...art is subjective. Try remember that also this may not reflect overall skill it's a demonstration. However I'm new to this channel so I could be inaccurate.
@@Sinner1660 Everyone else can see it's an obvious joke; why not you?
Absolutely love the tips!! You're killing me with the swallowing though, it's so loud everytime I hear it I get a little chuckle. Mic quality on point✨😂
Omg I thought i was the only oneeeee. I can't deal
I really hope my daughter is going to enjoy this video when I play it loud on the TV as she’s coming in from school lol
You’re like a frat dude gym coach that got into painting ily 🤟
Why do you even care it’s not about him
@@12juslookin they didn't insult him or anything chill
Where did you learn to tell others what to do. Sounded pretty disrespectful to characterize him with pejorative terms for athletes. Playing D-1 football for USC is a tremendous accomplishment. And his art also speaks for itself.
@@12juslookin they literally never insulted him. Comprehend before you make assumptions. The "ily" literally means "I love you" OBVIOUSLY they weren't insulting him. He DOES look like a frat guy.
Explain what a frat dude “looks” like. In detail.
Even the mess you've made on the paper towel turned into art! That was really helpful thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Ha I was thinking the same
Ikr! Like an abstract Monet! 😂
The palette always looks nice at the end. I save some of mine even 🤓
@@johnkanzler6646 so true! I’ve started taking a monoprint of my palette when I’m done, it’s often more satisfying to stare at than the painting. Maybe I should cut out the middleman and go for abstract expressionism.
My problem is i go to do some highlights with pure white and it just mixes and muddles regardless the difference of consistency. Ive been trying oils after doing acrylics for so long and its such a learning curve
EDIT: I am TOTALLY WRONG. This is because I misunderstood what the person "teaching" me about fat/lean was trying to explain. I'll keep my original comment so others realize the wrong I was stating, BUT directly below I will now explain "Fat over Lean" in the way it's properly applied:
"Fat over Lean" refers to mixing other substances in to your base tube paint to get different consistencies. You want to have the bottom layers to be Lean, then progressively get "fatter" as you add more layers. This is because when all the layers of paint cures/dries, it'll prevent long term cracking and other issues.
For Lean, you use spirits (turpentine, solvent, etc) so it thins out the paint. Proportions of the "most" you can mix in is left to interpretation, but most say no more than 20% Lean spirits compared to a given amount of base tube paint. This mix will give you runny watery oil paint, and it'll lose some of its pigmentation becoming duller.
You want to use the "Lean" layer to lay down directly on top of your totally dried gesso and/or acrylic underpaints. Compared to Fatter mixes (and even base tube paint), Lean layers dry very fast, usually a few hours.
For Fat, you use oils like Linseed or Safflower oil (as well as other mediums). The highest proportion you can add to this is anything you want, BUT too much oil will wash out your pigments a little, and will make the painted layer dry MUCH slower (maybe a few days to a week!).
You want to use "Fat" layers as the later layers most on top. So the idea is: Lean layers dry first, then fat layers dry last. If the Lower layers dry slower than top layers, it'll tear the top layers apart, causing the cracking I talked about. We don't want this.
Some suggestions in terms of layering suggested is this, very unfortunately-long and time-consuming painting schedule. Times vary, so experiment:
+ Canvas: bottom most structure
+ Base Layer: Gesso. Apply, wait to dry (about 24 hours), sand to smoothness with 600-800 grit paper & wipe off dust, apply Gesso again, wait to dry, sand to smoothness, apply one more Gesso layer, wait to dry, optional sand.
+ Layer A (optional): Acrylic paint. You can optionally apply acrylic paint under oil paint, but you need to wait until it completely dries. Usually wait a full day after you paint the last acrylic paint layer. Do NOT use glossy mediums. Ultra Matte and Flat mediums mixed in the acrylic paint is fine.
+ Layer 1: Lean Layer. Mix around 20% Lean in to base tube paint. Put it on the canvas. Consider this your background layer, or an undertone layer. Allow to dry, probably half a day.
+ Layer 2: Less Lean Layers. Depending on how many layers you want, you can mix less and less Lean in the base tube paint. Either let each layer dry to the touch, or mix together so long as original color layers are not obstructed.
+ Layer 3: Base Tube Paint Layer: Take paint straight from the tube mixing nothing inside it. Paint on, and mix or place down paint as you see fit. This layer takes about 1-3 days to dry, maybe longer.
+ Layer 4: Less Fat Layers: Now begin slowly adding more linseed oil in to the base tube paint. Do this each layer. Note that the more linseed oil you add, the "thinner" and more "transparent" the base paint will seem. Good for blending, but takes a LONGER time to dry the more linseed oil you use. For these layers, it'll take about 3-7 days to dry.
+ Layer 5: More Fat Layers: This is where you mix way more than 10-20% fat in to the base tube paint. It'll take about 4-10 days to dry.
Note: What's not specified is usually a "new" layer can be applied when the prior layer is "touch dry." So gently press your finger or something on the layer of paint. If it feels like dried plastic and doesn't leave too much of an oil paint mark, then it's "dry touch" and another layer can be placed on. Note the inside of that prior layer of paint is not totally dry, so over time it will slowly continue to dry, which is why Fat over Lean method is so important, because it takes this in to account and prevents cracking.
- One thing someone told me was to use something called fat. Doublecheck my advice, but from what I understand, if you have color 1, put down a thin layer of fat, then put down color 2 over where you put the fat, itll somehow block layer 1 from mixing with layer 2. Not sure if you need to wait for layer 1 to dry first, or if you can't put multiple layers of paint fat over each other ex. layer 1, fat, layer 2, fat, layer 3, etc etc, but its something someone suggested to me for oil painting and preventing mixing of two colors. -
@@vincentmarotta9800 I don't know what your original comment said, but I just wanted to add there's fat over lean and then there's thick over thin. Those are different concepts in case someone needs to hear this, because both the original comment and the video are more about the thick over thin concept.
When you make oil painting tutorial on the left, and by accident create abstract masterpiece on your kitchen towel on the right :D
Just started my masters and I had no idea where all these flaws in my painting process were coming from during oil class. This helped. Thanks!
Hey so i just got everything it’s on its way, and i just wanted to clarify this since I’m watching non stop tutorials. My plan is obviously after liquid white to prep the canvas, go with oil+gamsol for the first layer, oil and linseed oil , then straight oil (obvios variance in between etc). Just want to make sure that when i start painting i make as little mistakes as possible lol thanks for your videos man!
there’s never any mistakes. Only happy accidents.
You can't make mistakes in art. All there is is awkward phases. Eventually everything gets there.
So how did this end up going for you?
Don't waste your money on Gamsol. Mix Terp with linseed oil and a splash of damar varnish, about a 6:3:1 ratio, If you don't have the damar , just leave it out.
I'm an art student out here at 4 AM getting educated and reflecting on my recent paintings haha
The actual way to solve that is to wait for the blue paint to dry and then paint over it.
That's why some pieces take years to make, but it's the correct way
and that is why oils are so difficult to paint ... time consuming ... and all the mess you make ... and not forget to clean the brushes
Thank you so much, I've been trying to get into painting using oil paint because I love art but never tried oil paint before. Just picked up brushes paint and some canvases to do this, so thanks for the tips and keep it up, other artists are too confusing.
I'm so new but Ihave recently started publishing some videos too, 'cause I wasn't able to see long videos or the videos which people make mistakes and fix them. That's why I like seeing these kind of videos, thank u :)
When I want to go over a color, I wipe off the paint with a q tip. Then I can paint the new color. Or, I just let it dry. I never use thinner.
Letting oil painting dry? I know u gotta wait like 5 days for that to dry
@@dolanaxoxi1124 how about a hairdryer?can we use that?just curious tho
Isn't more convenient to leave spaces and block in forms to save time and paint? Like one area is assumed to be blue, other is orange etc...
no, Painting on top adds texture and makes sure no white spaces are added. Also so there aren’t random thin spots in the piece
He addressed that in the video. It's an option.
Love it this is exactly what I needed to know I’ve started painting after 38 yrs I usually do pour painting which is quick thanks
this is like the only pro with acrylics, (aside from the price) is that they dry so much faster and it doesn’t take a century to dry and having to use thinners
Hi! I want to ask a question, but it may take some time to read it in video, so I'll be very-very happy if you сould answer me here 😳. Sorry if I did a mistake, because English isn't my native language, but i tried hard to explain the situation correctly:
The artists I know say that they never feel the difficulty, but only the pleasure of painting(they're not very famous, not very experienced and wasnt learning in art schools; theyre painting in naive style, but its still a huge work that brings them money).
When I paint with oils(more realistically), I always feel like I’m pushing my limits. It's almost physically difficult, I feel like my brain is boiling. And my work is almost always divided into stages:
1) shit
2) shit
3) I thought it couldn't be worse, but here we are
4) maybe all my previous 'wins' was just a randomness?
5) *some magic happens at the 90% of process*
6) perfection, it must have been drawn by the spirit of Leonardo da Vinci, which had taken the control over my body when I was at that 90%
Maybe I'm doing something wrong? I don’t feel that the process of painting is getting easier, I work hard and it rarely gives me pleasure (only at the end). I love the result and I feel really satisfied by the work I did, but where is the pleasure and lack of difficulties that everyone is talking about?
Ty so much for attention!
He's done a video (I think) on the "ugly stages of paintings". All the layering, planning and prepping makes for something that's not gonna be pretty through the entire painting process, thus that 90% point.
And as for not fully enjoying it, maybe take a different approach to painting. Unlike the paint coach, try mixing lots of paint beforehand with a palette knife. Ooooor do it all in one sitting, go faster, try different approaches. Or maybe oil isn't for you at this point of your life. Acrylic, I feel, has treated me well once I knew how to manipulate it.
I will be answering this on tomorrow Paint Talk!
@@paintcoach KING 😤
I have the same art process... :) embracing ugliness seems to be helpful and not worrying about the outcome - not judging all the time - but well, easy to say :) good luck!
Really helpful tips, have really been appreciating and soaking up a lot from your videos man. Thanks for putting the time and effort into spreading the knowledge and experiential wisdom, Chris.
One question coming off this vid-what would you recommend if someone was interested in gaining quick reps for wet on wet abstract expressionism type work? Is this possible to do in one sitting without having to first plan things out/do some thin layers underneath? Better suited for acrylics given their dry time?
Use acrylics or gouache in these moments if you’re painting with oil
One of the best paintings iv'e seen all week. beautiful colors😊
The tissue is slowly turning into art.
Thank you so much for this video I was struggling with this soo much!!!
Scrub in the darks lay on the lights
You can paint over anything with enough drying time.
This is true
Doesn't using transparent paints make it more difficult? I was getting the same effects recently but I thought the reason was the transparency of the paint, I tried adding some opaque white (since the color was incidentally also orangey, though on somewhat dark red, not dark blue). The yellow I have is really transparent. I don't want to buy an opaque yellow now because I have too much paint for my needs anyway. (Also I'm using water soluble oil paints, it's a modern invention, it's not acrylic paints as one might think. I think my lack of experience is more important than that detail though: they were made by experts to be as oil-like as possible, after all).
Just came here to refresh and pick up on new ideas cus im stuck in a painters block... buuuut i just gotta say you should have framed that papertowel mountain scenery sky line .
Very helpful & thank you 😇 Can you make a video on identifying color values (those which are subtle in hue) & how to deconstruct it while painting a portrait ?
Sure thing!
Wow you really stretched a 30seconds video in a 10 minutes one...
wow almost as if not everyone learns at the same rate
@@LuTheFoxx the point you're trying to make is real yet it doesn't apply here, the concept is simple and he could have explained it faster and better but preferred to get the video to the suspicious time of 10 minutes (the preferred minimum monetization lenght). if you want your personal battle to be defending people that do poor jobs, have fun, but before you do choose who you want to do it for.
@@mirabletest its not a battle, sit down Knobpolean I know many people who would find this useful
@@LuTheFoxx when you'll grow up i hope you as well will discover that quality and brevity are important. For now even these little battles are a good way to learn how to find your position in the world, but expect better from others.
@@mirabletest your a gimp
Just practical and straightforward. Good job.
Sometimes I think I should have multiple terps containers for cleanup and thining by color. Thx for the tip on Rosemary's brushes. Real pros with a superior product.
What’s the difference between a paint thinner and a medium?
Awesome Video, Paint Coach! You’re the best.
Doesn't your brush get full of thinner, then make the paint too thin--even after you wipe the paint off?
No. I wipe it pretty good on the paper towel
@@paintcoach My paints always come out of the tube very dry. How do I prevent that?
Using medium like linseed oil will help. All colors can be different in consistency and medium helps you control the fluidity of the paint
I can’t even afford oil paint why am I here
😂😂 same
I found oil paints set with 12 colors in Walmart for $4.97
@@sophie_siesta_art it’s okay I wrote this comment when I was a brokie high schooler with no job , now I have lots of oil paints laying around lmao
Why not let the paint dry first, then aply the other paint? Or just put them side by side and not blend them? (you still need to follow the rule of thick paint over thin)
It takes ages for oils to dry tho?
@@Meowshaaa Yes it takes time 🙂
@Myshā yes but if you're patient enough, with a very fine and delicate art piece it could be worth it to just wait if you arent skilled (like me im still learning)
Can you show this but with painting something practical like a tree with layering colors. I don't often paint swedish flags in my paintings
Nice video and demonstration ,thank you👍👍
couldn't help but noticing the swallowing sound tho lols
i bought brushes and oil paint but forgot thinner lol
Man, I had to figure out the hard way to do that with acrylic. Just paint a different part for ten minutes, and then come back. Too much water.
The good thing about acrylic is that it dries fast which helps in these cases.
So nice painting my art friend..🖼🧑🏻🎨👍
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you for this paint and ASMR video in one! I enjoyed this 🤣
My dad wanted a white chicken on a fence and told me to paint it, he did the back ground a THICK green, and idk how to paint white over dark thick green without making a green chicken
so hypothetically does that mean softer brushes will blend nicer than the ones with stronger bristles?
It's really a good idea to rub the brush bristles GENTLY back and forth on your hand on brushes before you purchase them. Remember, m the packaged brushes, medium to regular firmness for oil brushes folks.
Mouth breather 😬good tutorial though! Very helpful
Thank you Chris, I really learn so much from your videos.
bro has the whole color wheel on his palette
Why not just lay the full length of that brush more horizontal to the canvas as you lay down the paint over top. You are coming in with the brush at like a 45 deg angle. When the full length of that brush handles is more horizontal to the canvas and pulled across it helps to lessen bristle push. Of course proper paint loading is required. Try it.
Fyi that purple brush is not a watercolor brush ;) That's a regular craft brush.
Could you do the blue and wait for it to dry then paint over? Like if you wanted a sold blue background and then paint over that. I’ve never touched oils. I just bought paints and am going to do my first attempt soon. They are very different then acrylic and water base paints 😅
It just takes so long to dry
Yes you could do that, but 1. Typical oils take so long to dry that it might not be feasible (although eg some landscape painters will block in background colour then wait a day or more for it to dry), and 2. If you wanted to blend the edges of your top colour with your bottom colour, then you couldn't do that because your background colour would be dry
Acrylics dry much faster than oils though, a wait-to-dry approach would be much more convenient with acrylics
@@danielj.sharpe1869 and for that reason you can use acrylics first to block in bg colors or even the whole painting and then go over it in oil. That's my favorite way of doing it because I also tend to paint thick witb acrylics and very thin with oils but I don't always have the time to basically paint the same painting twice (like rn with my exams unfortunately)
I was told to use some siccative in my paintings but I'm not really convinced, any thought on that? 🤔 Thank you for your really helpful videos! ☺👍
Found this useful 💯
Who else thinks the brush wipe cloth looks better than the actual painting 😅
Can you wipe off the paint on brush first then wash it instead of keep washing the brush?
How often should I change my gamsol/turp? I have two jars with wire racks that I cycle through letting one jar settle and then just use the “settled” jar, been painting with oils for four months and have never changed the turp.
I never change them
Very useful tips. I have a question. I use very high quality chunking hog bruses and keep them soaked in turpentine overnight for days on end when I work a picture. Would this be perhaps damaging the bristles? What's the alternative?
this will minimize their life time. it dries them out. keep them in some oil instead.
@@chiefd13 thanks for the tip. Yes I did some research and now keep them dipped in a tray of safflower oil mixed with a few drops of clove oil (which is drying retarder) , in between working sessions.
What kind of bokita el mas grande is this?
Thanks for the tutorial, it helped a lot!
why do you clean your brush everytime?It is not needed.
Hey! Thank you!!
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This may apply to water media as well.
I have a question! I've been painting with oil for a little while so I'm not a newbie but on the other hand I've never been taught, I am self taught. What is the difference between paint thinner and linseed oil? I thought the linseed oil was a form of thinner so what are the differences and why do I need both?
The oil is a medium, the thinner is a solvent. Solvent "destroys" paint, medium makes pigment go less concentrated. Thinner is toxic, oil is not. You rather don't use thinner at all.
When you say medium, what does that mean? A mixture of the paint and the thing you use to clean the brush?
Medium is something like linseed oil
You're my inspiration, thank you so much ❤🙏
That's why I love acrylics, I don't know these problems at all. And if I want longer drying times, I add acrylic retarder. I can adjust the drying time from few minutes to half an hour or so, absoltely no problem. Everything without inhaling unhealthy paint thinner. Personally I don't see any reason for me to use oil paint instead of acrylic. So many disadvantages.
What water you just used when you dip water on the cup 🍵
love it, coach!
hey chris you forgot brush pressure
Amazing video 😇🤗
I’m interested in what knowledge you have, I’d like to try and paint, have no knowledge other than feelings, I’ve just inherited my grans brushes etc, heavy task on my shoulders if I am to paint to her standard, she was from Bavaria , German speaking born 1930, she was related to non other than Gustav Klimt !
Should I even try ?
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That last part about brush bristles !!
After a week I have to sumbit my folio.. a thousand of billions mistakes I've made at my drawing on the canvas and suddenly this vid choose to pop out today ???? WHY JUST WHY !! Why RUclips is torturing me like this, why don't RUclips cooperate in the beginning !! 😭😭😭 I've been struggling for a month and a half and this video pop out today 🗿 well at least I'm proud of the results 😂💅🏼
So totally new to oil paint today and didn't know how thick it really was compared to using acrylic for the past year lol. What kind of oil paint thinner is used? What brand? Please help lol
I'm relatively new to oil painting, but isnt that brush holding a boatload of thinner deep in the bristles?
crazy helpful as always, thanks so much
Very helpful thank you
Im sorry but I m directly asking .How to wash the used oil paint brushes .Some easy methods ?
When you said “throwing it back,” just know that’s exactly what I just did. I threw it BACK! 🍑🌀💥🤣
I might have a different question. How do you approach painting big areas (with no detail) or backgrounds and such? I block it in and then don't know what to do with it. Don't know how to create a texture or color change that would feel natural (especially in portrait painting).
This should help ruclips.net/video/8XZzzVP_xCA/видео.html
Why didn’t you wipe your brush with a towel before wetting it with diesel ?????? My artist dad would smack my head by now lmao.
Amazing video! Thanks for the help and one more thing… er du dansker?
What brush cleaner do you recommend to use to get off oil paint that wont eat your brushes? I used jasco brush cleaner wouldn’t recommend for sure.
Bob Ross says to do exactly the opposite. So now I'm confused.
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge 😊💕
why don't we just wait for the first layer dry first tho?
Bob ross told me a thin paint sticks to a thick paint, I dont believe you
I've been told to use sable brushes for oil painting, but aren't sable brushes better suited for watercolor?
Sable brushes are for watercolors. Acrylics fibers are best for oils as it doesn't soak up the paint and easier to clean up
this is not really an oil painting tutorial, you could have titled this video something like 'how to overlap colours - oil paint'
My God. This audio is pure torture for my misophonia. But then you had the hard swallow and I nearly chucked my phone through the window. I can’t.
When you demonstrated using linseed with the orange doesn’t the pile of paint you went to have the paint thinner in it as well ?
Very helpful tips thank you 😊 can you give me a brief of what’s the best brands to buy on brushes for oils ?
This is my beginner brush set ruclips.net/video/7jFsbxlQOT0/видео.html
Paint Coach thanks I’m going to watch this.
Thing is that oil painting isn't fast technique to do it most fast...it's not race. I wait for that it will became dry or I paint these places separated without applying one color on second color.
Huh, I'm finding it tricky to add the highlight colors to trees and bushes when following Bob Ross. Whenever I try to add lighter shades over something dark, my brush picks up the paint on the canvas! I've only painted two oil paintings and really have no clue what I'm doing lol. Would this mean I need to paint the darker objects with medium added to them?
So why does it say that we should start w dark then light?