Oil and portrait painting: 5 essential tips for beginners - Ben Lustenhouwer

Portrait painting tips for beginners who want to start in oil paint.
In this short video I give you 5 tips to pay attention to. Of course there are many more.

It is my intention to publish everything I know about portrait painting.

I painted this demonstration on piece of heavy duty linnen, I applied three layers
of gesso that I made a bit off-white with black and yellow ochre acrylics.
The canvas was stapled on a piece of chipboard.
Once finished I will cut the painting and glue it on a piece of plywood.

My palette from left to right.

Titanium White, Talens/Rembrandt 105
Cadmium Lemmon Yellow, Talens/Rembrandt 207
Yellow Ochre, Talens/Rembrandt 227
Cadmium Red Deep, Talens/Rembrandt 306
Terra Rosa, Winsor & Newton 635
Transparent Oxide Red, Talens/Rembrandt 378
Alizarine Crimson, Winsor & Newton 004
Chromium Oxide Green, Talens/Rembrandt 668
Viridian Green, Talens/Rembrandt 616
Cerulean Blue, Talens/Rembrandt 534
Ultramarine Blue, Talens/Rembrandt 505
Ivory Black, Talens/Rembrandt 701

Mixtures
1 Titanium White + Cadmium Red Deep + Cerulean Blue
2 Titanium White+ Terra Rosa + Yellow Ochre
3 Cadmium red Deep + Viridian Green
4 Transparent Oxide Red + Viridian Green

Later I added 3 steps of neutral grays:
Ivory Black +Yellow Ochre+Titanium White

A Mauve mixture:
Ultramarine Blue + Alizarine Crimson + Titanium White

To rinse brushes. “Titan Disolvente Sin Olor “
(This might be available in only Spain. Any odorless Spirit will do like Talens 090)

I did not use any medium in this painting

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[kalervohamalainen]

Why is the teaching of the artist excellent? I'll tell you. He's an adult, he doesn't need nerve-racking music in the background. He reduces what he wants to say. His English is clear. And he clearly has an understanding of what art and painting are. - Thank you! Greetings from Finland, Europe.

[molveni]

“There are 50 ways to leave your painting” is a quote to a lovely Paul Simon song :) excellent video, thank you!

[coopergurl]

always happy when I see a video from you !

[donnavorbach]

You are a wonderful artist and in structor,

[fineartist]

Excellent artist and teacher, two extremely rare talents in one person...

[simonebonnefemme]

You are not only a great teacher but also a mentor. Thank you.

[LidyaMorozova]

The value of these tips is actually some real wisdom. When you're a beginner it is so easy to get down on yourself and forget that painting is a constant push and pull, constant editing, being able to detect problems, which is a skill and it is not easy. I imagine I will spend the rest of my life refining those skills lol. "Every professional artist starts as an amateur" thank you Mr. Ben :)

[sonyas]

You're teaching art and also philosophy. Your tips can be applied to art practice beyond portrait and oil painting. Thank you, Ben :)

[EsmaD-bh]

Thanks for choose Turkish language for subtitle. I like your videos. Its truly inspirational. Shows us how we can accomplish painting if we realy work hard for it.

[stelio]

It's so good to see you again! I like your descriptions "keep it simple" and i love your humor between the lines "even i can make mistakes" thanks a lot for all Ben!

[LoreaGandiaga]

I’ve never painted and I feel so overwhelmed and discouraged not knowing where to start or what to do at all. The few videos of yours I have watched so far have made me feel so much better, you really break it down so easily and show how the process is difficult even for pros. Thank you for sharing and I will be watching as many of your videos as possible!

[nikun]

thank you so much for sharing your knowledges, you helped me a lot i am truly indebted to you TT.

[claireryan]

You tell it straight and I appreciate your teachings! Thank you.

[RiccardoDeSantisArt]

I'm an italian (and not professional) artist, i'm trying to reproduce the oil effect with some of my paintings, but with digital softwares. This video is an absolute masterpiece for me, it's very helpful. It seems to me that you are a really genuine person, with the TRUE desire to help others. Thanks Ben, you really are a good man.

[shahzadqurashi]

Hello sir, glad to see u, another great tutorial, wow !

[amykeever]

Thank you so much for this ! Just finding you after a day of being terribly discouraged and wondering if I can paint portraits after being a professional artist in another medium - I will check out your others videos and know that my desire is to grow in this ! Thank you!!!

[marciahodges]

You are such an inspiration and giving artist. I pray you are blessed in every way.

[gallagrrr]

Great advice! I know my painting has already failed if I am tempted to fiddle with details 😅

[patriciareid]

Ben I gave up on myself and my art when I finished college. I found myself so stressed I began to dread the one thing that ever gave me a sense of peace and purpose. Last night I was watching landscape artist of the year and next up you tube suggested your videos which I watched with delight. You have inspired me to try again. Your gentle encouragment and simplicity of instruction is invaluable Thank you.

[RAHIWAadeyNayGdiniyu]

I do take pic of my art and analyze it throughout my day. I’m glad that is one of the way