Painting Oscar
Painting Oscar the Dog
- 3h 12min
Learn to create fluffy, textured fur in this narrated demonstration of painting Oscar the dog. A portrait of a dog is still a portrait, and requires careful paint application to create the effect of painterly, soft fur. Learn how to work with your paints and brushes to suggest detail without labouring over it.
This course is divided into three lessons: the underpainting, a live demonstration of a partial first pass, and finishing the painting.
Lesson Previews
- 44min
A real-time demonstration of creating an underpainting, or imprimatura, and painting the background. No narration.
- 1h 13min
The recording of a live painting session. Nicole demonstrates painting the first pass of Oscar’s portrait, narrating throughout and answering participant questions.
- 1h 15min
In this narrated demonstration, Nicole finishes the first pass of the painting, and builds detail and precision to complete the portrait.
What you'll learn
- How to choose which brush to use
- How to paint fur in a painterly but realistic way
- Creating depth through careful application of oil paint
- Balancing softness with detail
- How to paint a portrait of a dog in oil paint