Art Vlog | Soft and Hard Edges | Alla Prima Oil Painting

🎨 Art Vlog: Mastering Soft and Hard Edges in Alla Prima Oil Painting

Join me in this art vlog as I dive into the exciting world of alla prima oil painting! In this session, I’ll explore the dynamic interplay between soft edges and hard edges to create depth, dimension, and focus in my painting. Watch as I bring a composition to life using bold brushstrokes, intuitive mark-making, and spontaneous realism techniques.

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, this video is packed with tips on:

-How to balance soft transitions and sharp details in your work.
-The importance of edge control in creating dynamic compositions.
-Essential tools and techniques for alla prima (wet-on-wet) oil painting.
-This is perfect for fans of contemporary realism, spontaneous realism, and those wanting to learn representational painting techniques with a fresh and non-traditional approach.

🖌️ Materials Used:
Oil paints
Palette knives
Brushes
Squeegee
Catalyst Silicone
Princeton Silicone Brushes

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
2:05 - Preliminary painting
7:40 - Brush mark/ Squeegee marks
9:20 - Edge demo
12:30 - Close up
16:30 - Painting the tree
18:50 - Background
21:30 - Hard edges
24:10 - Final details

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Let me know in the comments: Do you prefer painting with soft or hard edges? How do you decide where to place them in your artwork?

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[corinneingersoll]

Great video of your process. Thank you for sharing your tools and process. Can’t wait for more!

[kjw]

Thank you to your children for getting you to share your talent. Wonderful demo. Thank you

[ingridgoyarts]

Amazing beautiful, and so thankfull that you share 🙏🍀

[lindalewis]

I loved watching this - really beautiful work!

[CatWezel]

👏So beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us here on YT 😁💝 I love abstract realism with portraits and/off animals 😉Are you painting on paper here?

[jenniferkayes]

Thank you for sharing!! Edges are one of my focus areas this next year! I make a yearly goal (it will often evolve or change though). Beautiful painting!

[patrickhoy]

A wonderfully scintillating effect, closely resembling mosaics. The various mark making tools used randomely and applied instinctively, then smuged for softness. he great use of the brushes as sharp or pressed angular marks is so clever. Mark making into little tonal partnerships is superb. A truly woderful lesson. Rosie Hoy New Zealand

[CherylMarshall-qqed]

Gorgeous
Thank you so much for sharing your process ❤

[tanya.sviatlichnaya]

Thank you for this useful art lesson! Your art stumbled me and your explanations are of incredible value. Waiting for new ones!

[corinnaoliver]

thank you- well done and well explained

[papendha]

Thanks for this beautiful video to demonstrate the process. I am now inspired to try this technique.

[denisemossman]

beautiful, thanks so much for sharing

[lisalisa]

Beautiful portrait- I love this style - It reminds me of one of my favorite artists, Bessie MacNicol, I can’t wait to try this technique ❤️ Thank you for so generously sharing your process.

[Wallybear]

Instructive and inspirational, thank you for sharing

[kandifish]

a series of videos with neocolor1 &2's would be great!!🤓

[t-daze]

A very sweet pose and love the abstract qualities of your painting.

[sharonmcvanel]

Your work is absolutely exquisite! You are incredibly talented and your commentary is so helpful. I eagerly look forward to your future videos. I know this is on paper, but do you usually work on canvas?

[rolfarnquist]

Wow! Beautiful! You are very talented and so instinctively good with color. Thanks for sharing. Curious… about how long did it take you to complete this painting from start to finish? Thank you again!