From the Ground Up: Imprimatura
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From the Ground Up: Materials Overview
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From the Ground Up: Transferring the Drawing
To get started, choose your reference and create an outline drawing on a sheet of paper the same size as your canvas. For more notes on preparing a reference, please…
From the Ground Up: Introduction
A successful painting is not about the end product – it’s about the process. A deliberate, thoughtful approach that balances planning with experimental curiosity puts the focus on how you…
From the Ground Up: A Process-Based Approach to Oil Painting
A successful painting is not about the end product – it’s about the process. A deliberate, thoughtful approach that balances planning with experimental curiosity puts the focus on how you…
A Practical Approach to Drawing – Lesson 10: Line Weight Still Life
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A Practical Approach to Drawing – Lesson 9: Line Weight
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A Practical Approach to Drawing – Lesson 8: Putting it all Together
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A Practical Approach to Drawing – Lesson 7: Measuring
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A Practical Approach to Drawing – Lesson 6: Mirror
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A Practical Approach to Drawing – Lesson 5: Upside Down
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A Practical Approach to Drawing – Lesson 4: The Plumb Line
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A Practical Approach to Drawing – Lesson 3: Negative Space
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A Practical Approach to Drawing – Lesson 2: Lines
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How to Apply Oil Primer
Learn how and why to apply oil primer to a canvas.
Painting “Nova” – Study
In this lesson, Nicole paints a 12"x9" study for Nova. The first 30 minutes are narrated.
Eye – Timelapse First Pass
This video shows the first pass of painting an eye in a portrait. The orange part of the painting is the underpainting, or imprimatura, painted in Transparent Red Iron Oxide.…
Incline Lesson 4: Second Pass
In this video, Nicole starts and completes the second (and final) pass for “Incline”, a 12″ x 9″ oil painting. The video is narrated throughout, and a full colour list…