Lilac Oil Painting Tutorial 🌿 How to Paint Flowers with Oil on Paper

Loosen up your brushstrokes with this beginner friendly oil painting tutorial starring my favourite spring flowers that are just so unapologetically pretty...lilacs! In this next instalment in my Botanical Sketchbook series of flowers, I'll be teaching you how to paint some lovely, loose lilacs using oil. I'm using oil paints on paper, but you can use any medium you want, on any surface you'd like. Just modify the instructions accordingly; if you're painting on a canvas instead of paper, you won't be doing the same kind of acrylic ink tone and writing, and if you're painting in acrylic you'll need to softly blend the colours on the palette instead of the paper, since the dry time is so fast.

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General materials:

Paints:

Acrylic Inks:

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:29 Getting started: our palette colours and materials
01:08 Adding the drawing
02:16 Adding ballpoint pen
02:49 Adding writing
03:20 Toning the pages with ink and fixing a mistake
04:58 Sealing the pages with shellac
05:40 Mixing your colours
06:11 Starting the painting
07:01 Mixing Greens
07:26 Adding Foliage
08:54 Adding Details
09:41 How to keep your brushstrokes loose
10:57 Adding more writing in metallic ink
12:40 Final Reveal

[MarianneVanderDussen]

Don't forget to use the code, and happy painting!

[lindalamb]

I thought that was hilarious when you talked about keeping the painting loose. If that is loose I'd be interested in your uptight version 😂 you are an ABSOLUTE WIZARD!! Gorgeous 😍

[janinafisher]

I did a lilac painting recently, trying out a new style. This video reminds me of the lily of the valley I painted following your journal painting last year, which I followed with one of hollyhocks, which I never fully finished. I wanted to do a third to hang together in my home, and I think the lilacs are a great idea! So thanks for the inspiration to finish these!

[jichaelmorgan]

Amazing channel, thank you thank you thank you!!🤗

[TheLucindamaria]

So lovely. I can smell them. I might take a break from the peonies, and try this—perhaps just a small bit of it. Thank you so much for your videos!

[gabischmidt]

Hello Marianne, this sketchbook is so special! Like poetry:) I love it. It's certainly nice when you take it off the shelf and see what you've already conjured up in it. Magic! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful work. Have a nice day. Gabi from Germany:))

[nevineyildiz]

Hey Marianne, your lilacs are beautiful as always you did a great job! ❤

[AshB_Watercolors]

Oh yay! I just now saw that there was a new video!

[tusk]

I have been using "Blue RIDGE MT" oil paints. seems a number of well known artist like the paints. better than some of the old masters. I just started, some artist list colors hard to get, a,quinacridone majenta, they like the cremnite white to give winter scenery that more misty look with a bit of yellow to get a glow, of light . I have not tried to paint a winter scenery yet. may do it when I do some Canadian Geese., or crossbills. They use this white instead of titanium, because titanium can be a bit too bright I love lilacs Miss Kim Japanese smaller in size. and blooms later, but think it has a stronger lingering on the air smell, Did find in North USA, WI it is susceptible to disease/ insect.I made mistake too dark when using Acrylic. instead of oil. but found I could use "DOLLAR TREE" stain remover, for rugs, and material. GREAT for a $1.25 . However did not try with oil, except to get OIL spells while cooking and WORKS wonders, no lightening of the material, and stain came out, . I am a detail person. To do the birds, and animals strange find easier to do, but the detail on flowers and their leaves takes longer. Maybe because each leaf is different and due to light and shadow. colors change ENJOYED your Tutorial.

[coolinva]

Thanks for the tutorial and very nice. Question: can I use Drawing Paper for dry media for acrylic paintings? and do you add some water into the acrylic when painting on the paper? Thanks for the help.