Creating a Classical Still Life Oil Painting
November 4, 2015 | Posted in TRADITIONAL ART AND PAINTING | By sockii
On this page I will go step-by-step through the oil painting techniques I used to complete this painting: choosing and adjusting my reference photo, roughing out a charcoal sketch, completing a verdaccio underpainting and then adding color through glazing and opaque color application.
Tips for Painting Realistic Flesh Tones in Oil
September 26, 2015 | Posted in TRADITIONAL ART AND PAINTING | By sockii
Ask any artist who does portrait or figure painting and they will tell you that mixing and applying realistic flesh tones is one of the hardest challenges they face…