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Sunrises are one of the most popular subjects for painters. Learn how to paint a sunrise with oil paints in this free series of painting lessons from an experienced painter.
There are 15 videos in this series:
Sunrises are a very popular painting subject. Learn about the brushes and paints needed for a painting of a sunrise in this free oil painting lesson from our experienced painter.
Use a photo as a model for your sunrise painting. Learn how to find a photograph for a painting of a sunrise in this free oil painting lesson from our experienced painter.
Apply thin layer of paint to canvas to act as base for your painting. Learn how to prepare a canvas for a painting of a sunrise in this free oil painting lesson from our experienced painter.
Sketch a guide for your painting colors. Learn how to do a preliminary drawing for a painting of a sunrise in this free oil painting lesson from our experienced painter.
Oil paints have complimentary colors. Learn about creating colors for a painting of a sunrise in this free oil painting lesson from our experienced painter.
Use round brush to add oil paint colors. Learn how mix paints for a painting of a sunrise in this free oil painting lesson from our experienced painter.
Move oil paint around your canvas with a dry brush. Learn how to move paint around with a dry brush when painting a sunrise in this free oil painting lesson from our experienced painter.
Mix colors to create a point of interest in your painting. Learn how to create the right orange pattern for a painting of a sunrise in this free oil painting lesson from our experienced painter.
Deepen other pigments with violet paint. Learn how to create a violet effect for a painting of a sunrise in this free oil painting lesson from our experienced painter.
Lighten other pigments with white paint. Learn how to create intense pigment for a painting of a sunrise in this free oil painting lesson from our experienced painter.
Create streaks of color for oil painting sunrise. Learn how to overlay a gold color for a painting of a sunrise in this free oil painting lesson from our experienced painter.
Match you painting colors to those of your photo. Learn how to blend colors for a painting of a sunrise in this free oil painting lesson from our experienced painter.
Use yellow paint for sunrise highlights. Learn how to bring attention to parts of your painting of a sunrise in this free oil painting lesson from our experienced painter.
Use gray paint to swallow other colors. Learn how to add gray to a painting of a sunrise in this free oil painting lesson from our experienced painter.
Use gray for shadow areas in painting. Learn how to add details for a painting of a sunrise in this free oil painting lesson from our experienced painter.
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 painting of a sunrise. Our expert will demonstrate basic painting techniques such as sketching underpainting and color mixing and take you through each step of the creation of an oil painting of a sunrise. Learn how to select which paints you will be using, then how to create the effect you are looking for. Use white to make colors brighter and gray to make them less intense. Watch this series and become a better painter!
Matt Cail Matt Cail is a painter, makeup artist and cartoonist who grew up drawing Dracula. While in college, he acted in, directed and designed the University of Washington's campus haunted house. During this time, Cail also began to create oil paintings. <BR /><BR />Cail currently offers his art through two commercial websites: www.homepaintings.biz and www.horrorart.biz, where he takes commissions, sells paintings, caricatures, and other drawings. He draws cartoons and comic strips, which are online at www.horrorcomicstrip.com.dkdk
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