How to Layer Oil Paint Right
Vložit
- čas přidán 12. 04. 2020
- In this video I use a chart to demonstrate how the thickness of my paint changes through a painting. I discuss when I use paint thinner, linseed oil, and nothing at all. I find this is a common problem for beginners. They start their painting off way to thick and have no room to build up the paint. Now this lesson is mainly geared toward working wet into wet or alla prima. Hope you enjoy!
Patreon - / paintcoach
Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color - amzn.to/39z7gum
Proportional Divider - amzn.to/3dWsyWp
Materials I suggest for beginners:
Arches Oil Paper - amzn.to/3azV9P0
Gamsol Paint thinner - amzn.to/3dyJzWf
Non Toxic paint thinner - amzn.to/39rWVAJ
Linseed Oil Medium - amzn.to/2o1HgGq
Oil Paint I recommend for beginners: amzn.to/2XHOCvL
Titanium White, Cadmium Red Hue, Cadmium Lemon, French Ultramarine, Yellow Ochre, Cerulean blue
My easel - amzn.to/2tEvhRq
Canvas Pad - amzn.to/35fMFsW
Stretched Canvas - amzn.to/3dGCvqW
Best Brushes Ever! www.rosemaryandco.com
Apron - amzn.to/2xn1EGl
Lighting
Ring Light - amzn.to/2QX44S9
light above easel - amzn.to/35w3QXz
Camera - amzn.to/2FMd7QU
Hi, I am the son of two artists and began painting in my hometown of Richmond, Virginia before I could walk. I was a rare combination of artist and athlete so I moved to Los Angeles in 2008 to play football for USC. I left the team my sophomore year to focus on painting and filmmaking, applying the same focus and discipline from my football career to my art. I primarily work in oils, and spend most free days painting "en plein air" in my new home of Sarasota Florida.
DISCLAIMER: Links in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you.
Instagram: FORZA43
www.chrisfornataro.com
I don't know why every beginners video doesn't start with this.. This is exactly what I needed to know. Thanks!
I have been so confused trying to move from Acrylics to oils, this video explains SO much. Thanks!
Oh my god, thank you SO much ❤ I also struggled a lot with layering my paint... now it all makes sense. I never had a video talk so clearly about it. Thank you a thousand times! I will create my own scale and experiment a little with the amounts.
Thanks! I was adding linseed medium to my final level, thinking it was 'fatter' than pure paint! Explains why I was ruining my final painting with the last layers!
Technically adding linseed oil does make it fatter. This is mainly talking about working thin to thick. Fat over lean is a separate concept that really only comes into play when you are painting over a long period of time and layers are drying between each stage. But for painting alla prima this video should help a lot in layering wet into wet paint.
Paint Coach I haven’t got the patience for fat over lean 🤣 It’s always wet over wet- can’t leave it alone once I start.
@@paintcoach omg I thought fat over lean applied all the time and was so confused with how to reconcile that with working thin to thick. Now it makes sense!
I thought the same for a long time
this is so true! Thanks man!
What can I say... Nobody EVER explained this to me and so many times I've created slippery mess wondering what I've done wrong questioning the paint. I was actually getting excited watching this as you've unlocked something really important for me. Thank you so much for taking the time to post this and for great explanation.
Glad it was helpful!
this is probably the clearest explanation I've ever heard thanks for sharing your expertise!
I’m just starting out and this has saved me probably years of struggle. Thank you!
Great explanation Chris and I think this is the reason why I am struggling with my paintings. I am definitely starting like level 4-5 so little room to make it thicker. Thank you for this excellent video! I really learn a lot with your channel so it's very appreciated
in all your videos you’re answering questions that i didn’t even know i had in such an easy way to understand. you sir, are a legend. thankyou
Glad to hear that
Thank you I am going to try this exercise! Can’t wait to try it. I’ve never had such a clear explanation. It probably will change my life and I won’t struggle with linseed oil. 😊
You can do it!
Wow this info would’ve helped SO MUCH when I tried oil painting years ago😩 I swore off oils bc it was a mess, but I think I’ll try again now using your advice. Your videos are so helpful! Thank you for explaining things so clearly
I never comment on videos but had to for this one! This is by far one of the most helpful videos I've ever seen for beginning painters like me! Thank you thank you. If I ever come across anyone else who struggles with layering, I will definitely refer them to this video right away!
Dude you are the absolute best at explaining things well done
Thank you for this video! I had really been struggling with getting started with oil paints, they felt a complete mystery to me. Your video has placed me onto the tracks so that I can begin my journey!
Thanks Chris! A fantastic video that clearly explains the process for all us visual learners!
My pleasure!
My goodness!!! I started my art journey in reverse gear, painting first then learning basics. I've watched hundreds of youtube videos and this is absolutely the best video about thin to thick process. Thank you and I wish you get millions of subscribers :)
I wish I’d seen this video a while ago. I’ve been doing it wrong. Will go back to see how I can rework my painting 🖼 Thanks so much!! You’re a great teacher.
OMG I've been looking for this info for months. Alas, a clear explanation - THANK YOU.
Awesome! Glad it was helpful!
one of the most useful painting videos I have ever seen. thanks!
Great video. I think it changed my life forever!
Best explanation I’ve had. Can’t wait to start painting today!
this answers a lot of questions ive been having. I took a picture of where you go thin to thick and I'm gonna experiment with it today on a painting pad. I really like your approach, and you do really well on the presentations.
so i did the little study with the wash proceeding up to thick paint. Then I did a little leaf study with grapes using this and something just clicked and things started making sense. Thank you so much, you are awesome!
By far. The. Best. Video on this topic. I just needed a demo and a proper explanation. I can see where I've been going wrong. I was applying my last coat with a pallette knife for this very same reason. So now, i just need to remember this science! Thanks ❤️❤️
Thank you so much! I watch all your videos all the time.
Your vids are really helpfull to get the whole and at the same time enough undastanding for me! Thank you!
This video was super helpful, i’m in currently in my second year of being in art school and didn’t realise
I've been watching your videos for a while and this has been helping a lot, this video explanes why I've been having a hard time painting, I get them done but I'm fighting way to hard. Thanks!
Beautifully explained! Thanks a lot!
Like so many other comments, thank you, thank you. You’re the best coach ! I think I can finally get those highlights right !
Thank you for this video! I’m in my second year of studying fine art as a degree and never fully knew how to use oil paint correctly. I always tried to paint with just straight oil paint and always had a hard time doing so. Currently following these tips in the painting i’m doing right now :)))
Thats great! I hope this helps
Thank you !! This video was really helpful you answered some questions i didn’t even know i had, it also gave me motivation to go back and finish a painting i have abandoned ❤️
You got this!
This was so helpful. I’m just getting into oil painting, thanks so much
a lot of your videos are great info and helpful. much appreciated. you're talented too! I like your landscape impressions
Wow! So simple to see in demo, never really understood it before. Thank you.
Glad to hear that!
im so glad i watched this, and so inspiring . you say so much in a short space of time i couldn't keep up at times but im glad i could go back and listen to it again . im just starting out after leaving it behind 30 years ago but mainly used acrylics back then when i was a student but just getting back into oils and dont have time to go to a classes as i live in the country in the UK and so this is so helpful . thank you so much
You are so welcome!
This is so helpful!! Thank you!! No one ever explains this!
Thank you for making this video. It was very helpful and something I have been trying to figure out.
Brilliant simple coaching thanks!
Thabk you so much🥺😭 I've been looking for this kind of explanation fr the past days .
I'm so happy that I discovered yr channel..... thank yu for being so generous to us with ur advices,demonstration and yr detailed explanation 💕
You're very welcome!
Great video. Finally! An explanation of what goes into each of several layers ... All other people say is "block in" then "lay in a layer"...etc. Nobody else I've found says...okay the 4th layer is paint and less medium, etc., or provides an example test strip. THANKS!
Wow I just found your channel and it's pure gold! Subscribed and binging your videos :) Thank you for sharing your knowledge
Always informative! Thanks!
exactly what I needed thank you coach !! ;D
Happy to help!
THIS is exactly what I needed and at the perfect time!
You are so easy to understanding! Thanks!
This was a really superb video, been following your vids for a while don’t know how this one isn’t recommended more. That damn algorithm.
Those last lines, oil painting being substractive, captured the mind shift I’m fighting coming from watercolour. Great video 👍
this is the best painting youtube. hope more people find it.
This is gold! Super helpful. Thank you !! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
You're so welcome!
This is the best video i've seen so far thank you!
Wow, thanks!
oh my god. oilpaints have been the most frustrating thing ever i've done as an artist... one big reason is this. Now i want to go back and try again right away!😱🤩
This is super useful, thanks. I wish I'd seen it when I started painting 2 years ago!
Glad it was helpful!
Now this was comprehensive and cogent. Thaaaank you🍻
Just BRILLIANT!
Thank you so much man! Take love❤️
Thanks a lot for this video! I had a lot of problems with this.
Thanx alot you had helped me more then any one i watched
dammit!! I've been doing it backwards lol. No wonder why I've struggled so much. I've gotten to where I just block everything in with acrylic or just don't layer paint and try to just stick the exact color exactly where it belongs. Here in the next couple days I'm going to try the whole black & white underpainting with color glazing over it it's called .Grasailles or something
Lol I didn’t know you used thinner for acrylic.
I use black gesso. / white gesso.
I’m using oils . The acrylics dry so fast . So much still to learn.
This is exactly what I was looking for . Thank you very much
Glad it was helpful!
Brilliant video. 5 stars from me!
Great explanation 👌 thank you
man i love everything you say in this video arghh subscribed so fast thank you so much for the tips
This is exactly the video I've needed for years.
THANKS!
Very good information - although I personally prefer to mix the colour right at the start and put the different colours side by side, so I don`t have to really put another layer over a not yet dried layer of colour. The underpaint I do with acrylics that are not really very thinned out - that safes me time cause I don`t have to go over it again and again until I can grab my oils for the final layer ;-)
Eye opening information, thank u for the video 😊✌🏼
This is so helpful thank you!
Thanks man, it helps so much! Greeting from Vietnam
Amazing how long it took to figure this out! Glad i started watching these lessons however i only use oil. Poppy seed oil is the slowest drying so if its a multi day project heading for completion ( hopefully) rather than practice i use it. Otherwise linseed ( safflower or walnut which are a little slower drying than linseed). I mainly love straight paint but it rarely happens because some are too thick or even expensive even. Most paints use linseed oil but some use safflower and some poppyseed oil. I think it depends on color. You can mix oils. Maybe mix expensive with less expensive. Ha ha my life is changed you!
Thanks for this video! You have made my life so much easier!! Subbed and Liked good sir!
fantastic. you are very encouraging thank you
Thanks, I didn't know anything about layers until now
Great video thanks for the info!
every time you painted over the previous layer, i gasped. its almost magic
This is what i needed excellent video thank you
Very helpful. Thank you 😊
This is great, thank you!
Something you might address, is when we watch Bob Ross as he approaches the end of his paintings, he will say, "A thin paint will stick to a thick paint." So if he has an area of thick paint laid down and he wants to add a highlight or something similar, he will add a touch of paint thinner and then he is able to apply a thinner paint on top of the thick. So I guess it kind of goes both ways in the appropriate situations. Love your videos! Keep them coming!
Phuc this is exactly what my problem is. Thank you
So helpful & very clearly explained 😇👍
Glad you think so!
Very useful information thank you
THANK YOUUUU!!!!
I drove myself nuts this week, getting back behind the easel and using Galkyd to thin my paint… or should I say, oops, glaze. It was driving me bananas, and I didn’t know how to navigate my way out of the corner I’d painted myself into.
Linseed oil ftw!!
great advice, just what i need for the missing piece of the puzzle.
Well explained. Well shot. Well done.
Excellent video. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Great advice I’m just starting out with oils, this really helps me). Dave -uk
Very helpful, thanks...
thnks man this is exactly wat i need
Thank you!
Thank you!!
More options available between "Less Medium" and "Just Paint" is using quick-drying medium like Liquin.
The new layers would be "Less Medium" ; "Liquin & Paint" ; "Less Liquin & Paint" ; "Just Paint" etc etc. This adds more versatility to thick over thin ("slow dry over fast dry") since the Liquin/Gaklyd will speed up the chain reaction inside the paint that causes it to cure/dry.
Living your work!🙌👍🙏🙏⭐️😁😅🤗
Thank you so much bro i appreciate it
When blocking in with the initial turpsy wash, would you recommend allowing that to dry first before proceeding with next layers, or doesn't it matter? Most helpful video by the way
great video! thank you 🖤
No problem 😊
Althought it seems very simple on the video, that was very hard to do on the canvas.
You make greath programs. I apretiate and advice anyone.
Thanks a lot i needed this video 😊
Your welcome!
Thank you so much, finally i found the answer. It really helpfull, thank you so much 👍👍🙏
You are welcome 😊
Good one, thanks! I'm not a great fan of using linseed or other oils, just different quantities of mineral spirits ("thinner") as I build up layers. As a lot of artist quality oils have linseed or safflower oil in them already, I'm not sure how adding more oil can make them thinner. But I guess they do!
The first 10 seconds of this video is the best info i could have gotten
thanks coach