Cobra Water Mixable Oils - Lesson 6 - Alla Prima & Layered Painting

In this lesson, Don introduces some painting techniques you can use when painting with Cobra. Showing us what the difference is between the "alla prima" and "layered painting" techniques.

Cobra Water Mixable Oil Colours provide a perfect oil paint result with a uniform drying time and degree of gloss. Painting with Cobra paints is much like painting with traditional oils. The paint can be applied using all the usual oil paint techniques. The colour, as well as the brush stroke or applied texture, retains its full expression after the paint has dried; the paint remains as it was when applied.

[sfchemist]

Excellent instructor who explains the subject matter in a clear and concise manner.

[gallande]

Absolutely great, last painting I did was about 3 years ago with W & N water sol. Oils. Since then I have been woodworking. Having seen this I will be back painting with Cobra ! Brilliantly clear and do -able. Thank you for this demo.

[CreiveSignWorks]

fantastic....i was not aware of the 'fat over lean' term!
thanks for the useful info! cheers!

[alisannsmookler]

What ground do you recommend for using the Cobra water mixable oil colours? Acrylic gesso?

[beece]

Interesting! I may try this! Thanks for sharing your talent and info on this product.

[tumsaoulla]

Good teacher! Many thanks for such understandable explanations and, moreover, applicable.

[rcsart]

I prefer to paint in layers and sruggle with Cobra paints. They are nice to use, but take so long to dry compared to my usual 'conventional' oils.
I gave up a year ago as it slowed down the process to the point it becomes frustrating. I still have one on my easel, but my studio is not big enough to accommodate more than a few 'work in progress' paintings, especially larger sizes.

[SynchroDiaries]

Excellent explanation. Thank you so much!

[teerex]

Your tutorials are very informative and inspiring. Which brushes could I use with water mixable oils? For example. could I use brushes for acrylic paints or maybe even water colour brushes or do they HAVE to be brushes for oils? Thank you

[prasanth]

I use cobra water mixable oil and it's great, could anyone recommend me the best brushes "type" to use with these paints...!

[karenobrien]

Did you wet your canvas also when you refer to wet on wet? I'm assuming you didn't but wanted to check.

[tammyhong]

Thanks for a really great instructional video, I just wish your camera person zoomed in while you were actually painting.

[gallifreyantauri]

Thank you so much for this clear, concise explanation of "fat over lean".

I have a painting I did about 5 years ago with water-mixable oil but stopped working on it due to some problems that cropped up. Can I now begin to paint over it again and if so, should I had oil to the paint or would I be able to use water with it? Thanks for your advice.

[pablo_p_art]

Excellent video. However, I have a question: many painters, even manufacturers, advice to avoid water as thinner for water mixable oils and use thinner instead. What are your thoughts about it?

[suz]

Can I use Cobra with Bob Ross liquid white ?

[ninogrieco]

I have been using water mix able oils For a while, the problem is the opacity of the painting when it dries ...and it gets worse with time.

[michaelstevens]

use it neat and wait a month for it to dry.

[beedeeuniko]

Fat over lean can be misunderstood as „prefer fat over lean“ ... I use „fat on top of lean“ which is unambiguous 😁

[artfortheheartpainter]

Nice clouds..good tips..but, if you don't want to allow the viewer's to see your method of painting the clouds don't show it...why is the cam showing an above image and from the side..? Why would we want to watch looking down..come on...you artists all have tricks of the trade...they make us believe that they are teaching a method...but, believe me...they will NEVER give up their real signature methods...even when you pay!!..