Do you constantly create mud in your oil paintings? Does blending get out of control, colors smear where they don’t belong, and even adding more paint isn’t solving the problem? You might be using your brush wrong!!
This video shows you 4 main ways to hold and use a brush when painting in oils, and multiple applications for these techniques. The first one is probably how you’re using your brush now: The fourth one is seriously the key to leveling up your painting skills.
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TIMESTAMPS:
2:20 - Brush I'm using for the demo
3:43 - Beginning of demo
4:00 - Brush technique #1: Licking
5:30 - Not the best blending technique
6:30 - Definitely do NOT blend this way!
7:10 - Brush technique #2: Carving
12:50 - Brush technique #3: Scrubbing
14:25 - Scrubbing to scumble
18:15 - Scrubbing to glaze
21:35 - Brush technique #4: The Best Way!
23:30 - Description of the overhand hold
24:20 - Laying paint over wet paint (ie avoiding mud)
27:45 - Completely changing the color over wet paint
31:08 - Blending with overhand hold
34:00 - Smoothing edges with overhand hold
36:15 - The big takeaway
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29 сен 2024
