How to paint FAST 🎨 OIL PAINTING IN ONE LAYER

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Hello my loves, are you a procrastinator like me? Do you often find yourself rushing at the last minute before an impending deadline? Well you’ve stumbled across the right video for you! In this video, I will talk about how I finished this oil painting for an upcoming gallery show in just four days using only one main layer. Oil painting sometimes gets a bad rap for taking too long to dry, resulting in a slow process that can be stressful if you have a tight deadline or if you’re just eager to make progress on your painting but have to force yourself to wait around for the most recent layer to dry. But with the right preparation and technique, oil painting doesn’t always have to be slow. Today I will share my tips on how to paint fast and I hope you find it useful!
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Thanks so much for watching,
Happy

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A B O U T M E

I'm an oil painter/illustrator/cat mom living in Seattle. I am in love with oil painting, but I also dabble in drawing, watercolor, colored pencil, and always looking to learn new mediums! I post my painting and illustration time lapses, art tutorials for beginners (including oil painting techniques, drawing techniques, and art career advice), and various artist studio vlogs for your enjoyment. ❤️

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[loverlei]

I honestly never knew there was any other way then the wet on wet method. Every oil painter I ever met would hyperventilate if their oil painting was drying.

[AutomHatter]

Something I am loving about your videos is how much change your artwork is making! You don’t paint the same thing over and over again, and while it helps you grow as an artist it also keeps your videos fresh and interesting! Thanks Happy!

[emmadonaghyart]

Oh my goodness! I think I'm going to give oil paints a go! I love this method....doesn't seem as daunting as waiting days for layers to dry! I like the 'colouring book' approach!! Thank you!! :-) Beautiful work xxx

[TaniaPomalesArt]

This is how I've painted for over 10 years. It definitely helps get a lot of work done in a much shorter timeline. This painting is gorgeous!

[evasarts]

Love your amazing advice, I'm still working up the courage to start oil painting after listening to your tips and recommendations...I think I'm ready to jump in. Creating my concept on photo shop sounds quite helpful ✨️ thank you for your fantastic advice and your painting is absolutely gorgeous as always.

[SoTenshi]

I actually LOVE oils BECAUSE they take so long to dry, I find it gives me more time to work with the shading and blend it well, that and it's just so nice and smooth when you want it to be. I still have the first oil painting I did back in high school, which was about 16 or 17 years ago; it's terrible but I don't think I'll ever get rid of it. Anywho I can't wait to see the finished product of this, I think it's just so pretty the petals look so nice and delicate and the face works very well with them.

[SeekAndYeShallFindGod]

You're an excellent teacher and a great artist.

[fuzzydragons]

she turned out lovely 😀 the little bee is a great touch

[rachealgetscreative]

She's wonderful. I love that she has freckles, which makes sense for a sun-kissed flower lady. :)

[puppetmasterr]

im so glad im not the only one who “cheats” with digitally modifying reference photos lol

[hannahquinteroart]

I love the concept of your painting! Absolutely beautiful!

[ageloe]

Really cool! I’ve seen a lot of people using the window washing method you mentioned but I’ve never known the name for it. It’s nice to put a name to the technique!

[iMakaylaMayday]

You’re amazing and a huge inspiration to me 🥰

[sablemoreno]

[Edit: I was reading an oil painting book I got at a thrift store, by JM Parramon and one of the solvent/mediums he mentions is a combination of turpentine and linseed oil. He described it as which is more in the mixture depends on what you need ie longer dry time or shorter. I immediately thought of this when you mentioned mixing gel and linseed oil.
It's a good book, though I haven't gotten the chance to test out the tutorials just yet.

I haven't heard of the gel you mentioned before so I've now started a list of techniques and mediums/paints I need to try when I get time to sit and practice.]

I can't visualize at all, like someone mentioned not being able to visualize color, so I'd have to have the whole reference colored and ready as if it was the finished piece.
I do this already with most of my pieces for my own sanity, though I'm still practicing cutting the layers down. I still range from at least 2 or more for acrylic though I haven't actually had the chance for a full oil painting yet.
My color mixing also isn't quite up to snuff yet so I have some more practice to go before I go for a full oil painting

[annalilyrose]

i love 😭💗 the process is so impressive to watch

[raniyuna]

I exactly do this method for years before I found this video and I can only agree with it...👌🏻😅❤️ But it's little bit crazy because there is no much space for making mistakes.😄

[Fers_Ibarra]

Thanks so much Happy for share all your learning in oils and Art in general ☺️🎨💛✨

[ankitshukla]

Happy this is so ravishing, magical 🔮 I love the style of your 🎨 art, you're are greatest inspiration

[plantagenant]

To the best of my knowledge, Rublev Oleogel is just linseed oil mixed with fumed silica....so adding linseed oil isn't introducing a new ingredient, it's just increasing the ratio of linseed oil to silica, making the gel flow more.

[alexiswilliams]

Such a beautiful painting I absolutely love the concept