Oil Painting Basics Tutorial For Beginners | Realistic Apple

How to paint a realistic apple, for beginners and anyone looking into trying oil painting!

Gamblin Student Grade Introductory Set:

Galkyd Painting Medium & Gamsol:

The Basics Of Oil Painting:

How to Prime Wood Panels For Oil Painting:

Underpainting explained for beginners:

Oil painting for beginners, how to blend oil paint:

I am an artist residing in sunny, warm [humid] florida! My paintings are heavily inspired by nature and its beauty. I work primarily in oil, and sometimes watercolor. The vast majority of what I share here on youtube involves my creation process: paintings, drawings, time lapses, tips, and occasionally artist vlogs, where I share bits of my life as an artist. Creating art is my greatest passion and I'm thankful for the chance to share it with you. ♥

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All music in this video is by Amarante:

[TerryMcGearyScotland]

As a beginner I am rapidly appreciating exactly as you say: observe and recreate what you see, at least for realism. It takes a while to get used to the high level of detail you need to be aware off, and I'm still trying to get good at that. I am more into water colour and (forced in class!) acrylic. Thanks for helping prepare me for oils!

[halfabee]

PineApple. People do not know how lucky they are to have youtube. I tried to learn Oil painting in 1965 - 1968. As a young teenager and really made a mess. Did not no what I was doing and gave up. Now just retiring and find all the resources available to learn how to paint. Hence very pleased to find you on youtube.

[ByCatJ]

I always wanted to paint and you made it seem much less intimidating. I painted my first landscape right after subscribing :)

[Quigimon]

*Pineapples*
This was probably one of my favorite videos. There was a lot to take away from your process. Also the fact of how you mentioned continuing to work on things that may have already been well enough only to mess them up and have to fix them again. Too many people see YT videos where art is done in one masterful stroke and its perfect. This brings home the point that art isnt at all like that. Thank you for an awesome demomstration.

[heatherkubik]

Pineapples... I'm about to start oil painting again after about 20 years... OMG, I feel really old now... But I tried oil paints in High School and someone I care about a lot told me I had no talent for it, so I stopped. I should have kept going because I really enjoyed it, and I liked what I made. My hubby is amazing though and encourages me in my art, so I decided to give it another go now that I am older, lol. I love your art, I've been watching some of your videos and some from other oil painters for inspiration... I have everything I need now, just trying to get up the guts to start! Thank you for sharing your art with us!

[rosemarypaton]

Hi Lena, Greetings to your pineapples too. An excellent demonstration and narrative. You are extremely generous with your detailed information and reasons behind your strokes. This video would be of immense benefit to anyone starting out in oils and should have more prominence amongst Youtube art videos. I hope to see much more of your work.

[playerunknown]

Girl I was just looking up how to paint stuff easy with oils and then you upload this 😂😂😂 THANK YOU ILY

[bethl]

I'm in love with glass, and paper backing for the palette, and pineapples. You do make this look less intimidating, and I'm working through the beginner videos because I ADORE how you are showing oils blend. I think I enjoyed that with acrylics only to find I couldn't use any of it before it dried. So now I'm hyped. Thank you for the video and work put into producing this!

[elainerobinson]

Fabulous detailed explanation of color choices, mixing colors, and applying. I'm a rank beginner, and the equipment explanation was very helpful. Amazing how you got the waxy look of the apple! Fantastic tutorial. Thank you for very much for taking the time to do this!

[sofiachernylo]

Hi Lena, pineapples! You were born to do this! Not only oil painting but teaching people. I started a week ago, and so far (don’t want to be friend any others 😄) your videos were least condescending, most helpful, and inspiring! You get it !!! - meaning you realize many people’s urge to express themselves, not to create a perfect realistic painting. Thank you - without your videos - I’m serious - I probably would not get as dark to realistic painting as painting an apple ☺️. YOU made it look like possible and fun! Thank you..

[nicoleh]

Awesome! I finally did my first oil painting following along to this video (with the reference printed out too). It was so helpful getting me started on mixing colors because I had no idea where to start with that. I was expecting a step by step tutorial (like paint nite) but it wasn't and now I'm so GLAD it wasn't! I learned so much more this way. Thank you Lena!

[KweenTAC]

This is the perfect video. I have been so blocked in simply starting painting with oil. Step by step video with access to the same reference photo. Thank you, thank you, thank you 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[tamaramurphy]

Wow I really needed this long video ... I really want to sign up to Lena's patreon but I am a student and can't afford it right now ... So this long process videos helps much

[annshaw]

This was very helpful as I have recently returned to oil painting after 30 years of watercolors! I needed a refresher on technique and it was very well worth it! Pineapples!

[adonartnook]

Amazing work, i'm also an artist but stop doing paintings for about 2 decades, now i have to start all over again.

[CaptPeteRowney]

Pine... apples... Can't thank you enough. I'm new to painting and your videos are the best that I've seen. They have become a reference for me.
You nailed it with this one. Videography, editing, lighting are fantastic. But what makes it stand out is your commentary. It's amazing! It's incredibly helpful and encouraging not to only see you work, but actually hear what your thought process is at that moment. I love that I can see how you view and correct stuff and hear your thought process along with it! There are a million painting vids on YouTube but I think that your attention to detail not just to the how-to but the why-and--the-reason I'm doing it is why your vids stand apart. You are a born teacher. It's obvious that you put your heart and soul into what you do. Please keep doing what you're doing, you're great at it.

[CarolAnnsArt]

I should add that I really admire Realism - the detail is incredible.

[ranjanvaghasiya]

You are very good teacher for beginners👍👍👏👏👏👏 please keep more videos on YouTube for beginners🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[kristinsearight]

I signed my 9 year old up for an oil painting class for 10 and up. It starts in 2 weeks and we’re surprising her with her own paints and such. I’m just here to see what kind of mess we are in for 😂

[myjorosa]

I'm a true beginner and have been afraid to try painting in oil. You have encouraged me to try. Thank you and your video is wonderful.