An Indispensable Brush

An Indispensable Brush

In this post, I’m going to discuss the importance of liner brushes for creating fine details and achieving more realistic artworks. We’re nearing the completion of the artwork. Vamos a hacer por ultimo un árbol en contraluz, ya que tenemos al sol en la parte de atrás. Vamos a usar Marrón de Garranza que es…

The First Step When Painting

The First Step When Painting

In this post, we explain the importance of starting a painting from the background and moving forward, avoiding errors and saving time. In this case, we’re going to create a light and simple background to emphasize what we’ll have in the foreground, which is a bouquet of flowers. We’ll try to make a very simple…

TWO RANDOM COLOR PALETTES

TWO RANDOM COLOR PALETTES

Today, I want to share with you two color palettes that can be very useful if you’re planning an upcoming artwork. Let’s start with the first one. Autumn Landscape For this artwork, we will use Titanium White, Medium Yellow, Naples Yellow, Indian Red, Burnt Sienna, Ivory Black. On the cool side, we have Cerulean Blue…

SHADOWS PROJECTED IN ONE MINUTE

SHADOWS PROJECTED IN ONE MINUTE

This is a small fragment from the “Oil Masters Masters” training. If you would like to learn more about this course, click on the following link: 👉 https://academy.oilpaintingsecrets.com/s/oil-painting-masters/ In this post, we explain how to quickly and easily add projected lights to your paintings or artistic works We are going to work with projected shadows….

TECHNIQUE FOR TRANSPARENCIES II

TECHNIQUE FOR TRANSPARENCIES II

In this post, we will continue exploring the technique for achieving transparencies. We will focus on refining the lights and shadows of the still life. As mentioned in the previous post, it is advisable to let the artwork dry gradually. This prevents colors from blending together, allowing us to achieve more intense highlights characteristic of…

STIPPLING TECHNIQUE

STIPPLING TECHNIQUE

In this article, you will learn how to focus or blur elements in the background of your artwork in order to control their depth and differentiate them from foreground objects. The advantage of this method is that you can paint the background of your artwork in a detailed and realistic manner, and those details will…