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ORBIT, 2019. Nicole Sleeth, oil on linen, 185.42 X ORBIT, 2019. Nicole Sleeth, oil on linen, 185.42 X 119.4 cm / 73 X 47 in.
ROSE-TIPPED (detail), 2020. Nicole Sleeth, oil on ROSE-TIPPED (detail), 2020. Nicole Sleeth, oil on linen, 188 X 127 cm / 74 X 50 in
AUGUST (detail), 2019. Nicole Sleeth, oil on linen AUGUST (detail), 2019. Nicole Sleeth, oil on linen, 193 X 116.8 cm / 76 X 46 in.
CENTRE, 2019. Nicole Sleeth, oil on linen, 198.1 X CENTRE, 2019. Nicole Sleeth, oil on linen, 198.1 X 114.3 cm / 78 X 45 in.
ORBIT (detail), 2019. Nicole Sleeth, oil on linen, ORBIT (detail), 2019. Nicole Sleeth, oil on linen, 185.42 X 119.4 cm / 73 X 47 in.
AUGUST (detail), 2019. Nicole Sleeth, oil on linen AUGUST (detail), 2019. Nicole Sleeth, oil on linen, 193 X 116.8 cm / 76 X 46 in.
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Learn tips on how to start and complete a charcoal drawing in these excerpts from my 9-part "Charcoal Shading: Understanding Values and Form" course!  From beginning with a sketch to determine the three basic values, to blocking in the background and working from dark to light, you'll see the drawing progress and learn techniques for your own practice.

To register for the entire course, visit https://nicolesleethatelier.com/register/shading/

In the full course, you'll learn:
- How to use charcoal as a medium
- How to see, correct, compare, and understand values and form
- Tools to help simplify values and build a strong start to your drawing
- What are edges? Why are they important?
- A three-step checklist to finishing a charcoal drawing and creating the illusion of depth 

Timestamps:

00:00 three basic values in pencil
00:26 three basic values in charcoal
01:37 adding more values
05:07 starting the second pass
09:14 finishing details
14:30 summary


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Creating a Charcoal Drawing from Start to Finish
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With so many different shapes, bristle materials, and sizes, how do you choose the right oil painting brush for your work?  Learn about considerations for choosing brushes that will help support your painting goals regarding texture, detail, and size.

Part 1: Brush Options https://youtu.be/8TjbgO2BZT4
Part 2: Brush Shape and Paint Application https://youtu.be/hPVV95YwM2Q
Part 3: Practical Application 

Visit https://nicolesleethatelier.com/choosing-the-right-oil-painting-brush/ to see all three parts immediately, in one video.

Timestamps:

00:00 synthetic brushes for small painting
00:45 bristle filbert brush for skin texture
01:23 using a variety of brushes for detail effects
02:57 how to decide which brush to use
03:31 using the biggest brush possible
05:28 consider texture
06:43 summary

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How to Choose the Right Oil Paint Brushes - Practical Application (Part 3)
YouTube Video UCwfz7pMXFFr_lOiJeQHU8iw_qjzC4525liw
With so many different shapes, bristle materials, and sizes, how do you choose the right oil painting brush for your work?  Learn about considerations for choosing brushes that will help support your painting goals regarding texture, detail, and size.
Part 1: Brush Options https://youtu.be/8TjbgO2BZT4
Part 2: Brush Shape and Paint Application
Part 3: Practical Application (coming soon!)

Visit https://nicolesleethatelier.com/choosing-the-right-oil-painting-brush/ to see all three parts immediately, in one video.

Timestamps:
00:00 intro
00:16 comparing brush sizes
00:42 filbert hog bristle size 8
01:08 how to hold the brush
01:33 looking at filbert brush stroke
01:47 flat hog bristle brush size 10
02:51 old filbert bristle brush
03:59 sable filbert brush
04:55 flat synthetic brush
05:26 round bristle brush
06:00 fan brush - bristle and sable
07:04 flat brush size 12
07:51 bright bristle brush
08:43 user-friendly brushes and summary

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Brush Shape and Paint Application - How to Choose the Right Oil Paint Brushes Part 2
YouTube Video UCwfz7pMXFFr_lOiJeQHU8iw_hPVV95YwM2Q
With so many different shapes, bristle materials, and sizes, how do you choose the right oil painting brush for your work?  Learn about considerations for choosing brushes that will help support your painting goals regarding texture, detail, and size.

Part 1: Brush Options
Part 2: Brush Shape and Paint Application (next week!)
Part 3: Practical Application (coming soon!)

Visit https://nicolesleethatelier.com/choosing-the-right-oil-painting-brush/ to see all three parts immediately, in one video.


Timestamps:
00:00 intro
00:18 bristle types
01:17 brush shapes
01:34 brush quality

✦ For more painting and drawing lessons, explore the Atelier: https://nicolesleethatelier.com

✦ Nicole Sleeth's paintings: https://nicolesleeth.com

✦ Shop: https://nicolesleeth.com/shop

✦ Follow Me:

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Facebook: http://facebook.com/NicoleSleethFineArt
How to Choose the Right Oil Paint Brushes - Part 1: Brush Options
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Excerpts from lesson 2 of "Painting Nova", a nearly 8-hour (!!) course that follows the progression of my 65" x 45" oil painting, Nova, from start to finish.

In Lesson 2, Painting the Study, you'll learn how and why to paint a study.  It's a step that I really enjoy, despite the extra time it takes, because it's so helpful in visualizing the final painting.  It also becomes a reference in its own right, which makes it easier to be less reliant on a photo reference (if that's what you're working from).

To watch the entire "Painting the Study" lesson, visit https://nicolesleethatelier.com/register/painting-nova-study/

To watch the entire "Painting Nova" course, visit https://nicolesleethatelier.com/register/painting-nova/

Timestamps:
00:00 intro
00:28 Using premixed paint to begin the study
01:26 Underpainting/imprimatura and colour relationships
02:58 Freshness in a study vs expectations
04:30 Working out problems through the study
06:00 Wrapping up/sped up painting

✦ For more painting and drawing lessons, explore the Atelier: https://nicolesleethatelier.com

✦ Nicole Sleeth's paintings: https://nicolesleeth.com

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Painting a Study as Preparation for a Large Painting
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Excerpts from Lesson 4 in my 9-part course Charcoal Shading: Understanding Values and Form

Value is the lightness or darkness of a colour.  Understanding values and form is the key to making your drawings and paintings look three dimensional.  When learning about shading, the first step is to learn how to accurately perceive values.  Start with simple greyscale exercises to train your eye to see and compare values.

Full lesson available here: https://nicolesleethatelier.com/register/shading4/
Entire course available here: https://nicolesleethatelier.com/register/shading/

✦ For more painting and drawing lessons, explore the Atelier: https://nicolesleethatelier.com

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Values/Tones for Beginners - Exercise for Learning How to See Values Accurately
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Excerpts from lesson 4 of my 7-part course, "Paint as Flesh: Secrets to Painting the Illusion of Skin".  

Learn how how to create realistic skintones and flesh with oil paint.  Using effective, expressive brushwork is a huge part of painting, resulting in believable flesh, clear colour, and interesting mark-making.  Work WITH the texture of paint to create beautiful figurative paintings.

This course is one of my favourites, because it covers all the elements that go into creating realistic skin tones in oil paint.  Learn about form, colour theory, colour temperature, brushwork, colour harmony, and more in the full course.

To register for the full course, visit https://nicolesleethatelier.com/register/skin/

Timestamps:
00:00 intro
00:18 Apply "pieces of paint" to avoid muddy colour
00:25 Putting the right colour in the right place
01:30 Trust your mixed colours
02:23 How to choose an underpainting colour
03:21 Brushwork - how to actively use paint texture
04:50 Brush choices

✦ For more painting and drawing lessons, explore the Atelier: https://nicolesleethatelier.com

✦ Nicole Sleeth's paintings: https://nicolesleeth.com

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#painting #oilpaint #arttutorial
Brushwork for Shimmering Skin Tones - Painting Skin with Oil Paint
YouTube Video UCwfz7pMXFFr_lOiJeQHU8iw_V8Q9ZnrwG84
Welcome to this pencil portrait drawing demonstration!  This video shows excerpts from the full 3+ hour course.  In this course, you’ll learn how to start a portrait drawing, correct it, and add detail and shading. 

To register, visit https://nicolesleethatelier.com/register/drawing-a-portrait/

If you’ve ever come across major drawing errors late in your drawing, or wondered how to correct them or whether you should start again, this course is for you. 

More than halfway through the portrait, I realized that I hadn’t achieved a likeness, and had to make some major corrections.  It’s a fantastic learning experience – learn from my mistakes, and also learn how to correct a drawing when you realize it’s inaccurate.  

This course discusses simple portraiture anatomy, measuring, working from large to small, how to add shading, and more.

Timestamps:
00:00 intro
01:28 Part 1: Setting Up The Drawing
04:07 Part 2: Refining the Shapes
06:58 Part 3: Beginning the Shading
09:55 Part 4: Correcting the Drawing
12:53 Part 5: Building More Detail
14:42 Part 6: More Revisions and Finishing the Portrait

✦ For more painting and drawing lessons, explore the Atelier: https://nicolesleethatelier.com

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Drawing a Portrait in Pencil - Making Corrections for a Better Likeness
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Have you ever painted over a charcoal drawing on canvas, only to have your carefully made drawing disappear?  If you're wondering how to fix or seal your charcoal drawing on canvas before beginning your painting, learn how with this video.

What you'll learn:
- Why to use charcoal instead of graphite
- How to use paint and Gamblin Galkyd medium to fix your drawing
- Not to worry about smudges or erased lines on your canvas

Timestamps:
00:00 intro
00:19 starting with a charcoal drawing
00:56 why to use charcoal instead of graphite/pencil
01:26 how to fix the drawing to the canvas
01:56 mixing Galkyd with paint
02:19 tracing the drawing
04:16 24 hours later, drawing is dry/wrap up

✦ For more painting and drawing lessons, explore the Atelier: https://nicolesleethatelier.com

✦ Nicole Sleeth's paintings: https://nicolesleeth.com

✦ Shop: https://nicolesleeth.com/shop

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How to Fix/Seal A Charcoal Drawing on a Canvas
YouTube Video UCwfz7pMXFFr_lOiJeQHU8iw_gu3Ydv5NcRo
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