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Landscape Oil Painting

Presented by Stephen R. Moore

Landscape oil paintings are a great way to express your creativity and artistic talent. Learn how to paint a landscape with oil paints in this free art lesson video.

Series Summary

Painting is the art of using a pigmented medium to create a picture of reality filtered through the imagination, the senses, emotions, and life experience. Artists the world over have multiplied the uses of painting as a vital mode of human expression, whether recording history, retelling myth and legend, expressing religious fervor, or exploring the unknown. From early history to the present, we have records of men and women making graphic representations of their world, showing their understanding and their curiosity. In this free video series, our expert artist will show you how to make a landscape oil painting. This complicated art takes practice and instructions from an expert is usually necessary. You will learn how to pick and prepare your oil paints and paint brushes, as well as how to pick a subject for your oil painting, in this case a landscape. You will then get step by step instructions on sketching out your oil painting, blocking colors and adding large portions of paint to the canvas. You will get tips on adding detail and highlights as well. If you love oil painting and want to try your hand at a landscape picture, let our expert take you through the steps.

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Picking Oil Paint Brushes

Good paint brushes are important for oil painting. Learn how to pick quality oil paint brushes in this free art lesson video.

Preparing for Oil Painting

Before you begin an oil painting, learn how to prepare the canvas and workspace with expert tips from an artist in this free art lesson video.

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