10 Basic Oil Painting Tips You Should Know

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[Chris-pyig]

You are one of the few YouTubers who get right into it, no BS, no intro. Love that. Surprisingly, I watch most of your videos from start to end, even though you don't keep the best stuff for the end. In other videos, I just scroll forward, because I know there's a lot of blah blah first. Please keep it like that, it's great, unique and makes your videos so recommendable to others.

[charliehatch]

That value over colour tip is legit. If you don’t believe me, try a colour blind test in digital art where you mix up a palette, set to grey scale, paint using only light and dark value, then remove the grey scale filter; and enjoy

[kevinhawley]

always keeping it simple... thanks as always! 🤘👽 You couldn't have made learning to paint any easier.

[VappuRechardt]

I stumbled on your channel and just kept watching. I'm a painter who did mostly print /textile design for years and just recently got back into fine arts. Your videos are good memory refreshers for what I learned in art school. A friend wants to learn to paint, I need to send your link to him!

[kathywhalley]

Thank you Chris, this is one of your best videos. Keep it simple and clear. I've learned o much from you over the years, more than for the 4 years that I have completed at art school!

[WhittleDude]

I love your channel here. So helpful. Watching your commissions video. You talked about clients who want the painting to look like a photograph. I explain to them I'm a painter not a photographer and show the the difference.

[coddmodd]

Good tips. I like the one about doing the shape and blends first then the texture. But all of them are good reminders when your reintroducing yourself to the medium.

[BarBaraWhorleyCrawfordESS]

Thank you so much. I love you teaching style. ❤

[misja]

Great video, one of your best, very clear, concise and to the point. I discovered your channel a few months ago, you inspired me to try oilpaint. Keep up the great techniques and colors👍

[ashoknegi]

I'm a self-taught artist and I majorly do charcoal work ( mainly portraits) I always loved oil painting and my charcoal art was often a recreation of renaissance or old oil paintings. I took it upon myself to learn oil paint and opted for an additional 6 subjects in 11 as painting. Though the school doesn't provide classes for the 6th subject I was adamant on learning. This video helped me a TON. this was pure gold and I felt so enlightened about oil painting basics and when and where to start. THANKS FOR THE VIDEO!

[leabole]

This is one of the best videos with oil paintings tips I have ever seen! Thank you!! :)

[mitchmenzmer]

Wow! Painting 101 in 10 minutes! Great stuff, great review! Thank-you for all the information!

[hilary]

Would love to find a really vivid purple. Have tried mixing so many blues and reds but can’t get the vivid colour I can get with acrylics but not in oils. Thank you for all the brilliant videos. Very clear and easy to understand.

[marieliholbert]

you are an amazing coach! so grateful to have found you

[oliviaharrison]

I watched the video and thought wow I really don't get this. I have so much to learn. And DEFINITELY need to start with the basics!

[letsclimb]

You are a seriously good coach. Thank you

[Ryzzythestly]

CHRIS, You're the one who made me improve soooo much thxxxx❤

[charalambisch.]

Thank you so much. Going back to basic from time to time helps a lot. Keep forgetting how important it is.

[Lily-uvuu]

Great tips. I needed a reminder of the tips I learned in great community college course I took a long time ago. Most art courses I take have me painting from photos ugh and they don’t use constructive criticism. I need critiques

[ch-handle]

Thank you for the tips! You make it easy to understand, I paid more attention to you in here, than my teacher in an oil painting class I took lol.