PAINT TALK: How to PRACTICE oil painting with NO TIME

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Hi, I am the son of two artists and began painting in my hometown of Richmond, Virginia before I could walk. I was a rare combination of artist and athlete so I moved to Los Angeles in 2008 to play football for USC. I left the team my sophomore year to focus on painting and filmmaking, applying the same focus and discipline from my football career to my art. I primarily work in oils, and spend most free days painting "en plein air" in my new home of Sarasota Florida.

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[Mladen_Art]

As you say 50% of oilpainting is to know how to draw, in the last couple of years i really mastered drawing and since i getting to oil painting is very easy for me to make the sketch, buth now my focus is color mixing, your videos and Mix draw paint videos are helping me a lot specially with color mixing, value and color keep going you are the GOAT 💪👌

[frankovitchgrimowski]

‘The process’, good reminder for me. Thanks again.

[ratulpaul]

For those who cannot buy Brush Dip, here is the recipe: 98ml safflower oil + 2ml clove oil. You can get clove oil from any medical shop. I have been using this Brush Dip for some time, it's life saver.

[gautambarua]

I just love listening to your paint speak.. Sometimes I just listen while drawing. (My top on time saving 😃)

[dotunmakun]

I'm just curious about what the issue is with the 8 people that disliked this rather helpful video. Must have been they disliked the video in error. Thank you for the video sir

[bradad]

Yes, going about your daily life and thinking about how you'd paint things you see - I can relate to that.

[sujanithtottempudi]

I'm drawing everyday currently 30minutes after dinner while talking to family after dinner as painting takes time

[dez]

I follow Carder also and have started oil painting using a limited palette and the great brush dip as well. I like your pov and instruction vids also since I don't get much time to paint (married😉👈). You address a lot of the same issues I have come across and I enjoy watching the resolutions while I ponder getting my time at the easel. Thanks for the great vids. A lot of people need to see these bc they are a wealth of information for newbies and wannabes. Keep up the great work.

[giovannisiano]

Good, straight forward, sincere and practical suggestions!

[neu-ter]

I'm practicing right now. I've gotten myself a sketchbook I spray paint the papers to make them ready to accept their oil and roughing in my sketches and I'm getting at it!!! I'm getting at it I say!!! Thank you so much for all of your help!!

[timcat]

I tend to paint between 11am and 5pm and that really works well for me.

[Anni_Mau]

In addition to what you said :)

I formed a whatsapp groupchat with some friends that started out as us doing "inktober" and really helped us all to keep motivated and do ~something~ every day. We finished october and made up our own prompts for november and now december. It is so motivating to just have a prompt to do every day and to have someone to show the results to and see how much you can improve just by doing it consistently and not necessarily having to think about what to paint.

Because I found it hard to get into the right headspace when you don't feel especially creative or inspired by anything. Looking up the word of the day gave me a starting point to develop an idea quickly. And without the tiny bit of pressure to "have to" do something it's also easy to say - i can just do it tomorrow...

So yeah I think that's a good idea for people who struggle to just sit down and paint a little something at least - make a list of words (some more abstract like 'helpful' or 'mischievous' for example and then maybe some more precise ones like 'tea' or 'glove' or whatever really helps me to mix things up and gives me enough creative freedom to make it fun but also provides a framework that helps me to sit down quicker and just do it.

It doesn't have to be a masterpiece every time but really made me experiment more with different techniques and styles and mediums as well. Haven't been this creative and active since I left school 10 years ago probably - now I've been doing all kinds of things again from pencil drawing, ink, markers to aquarelle and oil and even tried digital painting finally.

And it takes me anywhere from 10 minutes to a few hours every day - depends on how much time I have and how motivated I am and all these other factors... but doing it every day really helps to pick up a pencil again the next days. You just have to start!

Sorry this turned into a rant - I got excited :D

[williammcmanus]

Always a good day when you see the notification that there is a new video from Paint Coach!

[ratulpaul]

Absolutely agree with drawing. I was on the same boat. I spend good amount time with drawing now a days, I do more when I am not painting.

[MikeSweeneyMedia]

Yep.. watch painting videos incessantly in my spare time. It helps in surprising ways. Like you said, so does drawing. My progression was the opposite. I went drawing to oils then to pastels and then watercolors. Love them all but oil is my favorite at this time :). Great short video.

[johnsth]

There’s some really great advice in this video. I’m impressed. Thank you Chris!

[CreativeLivingChannel]

Thank you...nailed me. I have been learning to enjoy the process more and more...a good reminder!!

[cadillacman]

The good thing about oil, it doesn’t dry fast 🎨

[cashoomilk]

truly a coach in painting. each video helps me learn something new as you give me a different perspective on things, literally!! amazing and informative video as always

[daveweir]

I LOVED this episode, so many helpful tips! For me I have to push off the 'not feeling like' it or 'I don't feel ready...' But, once I have a wet canvas I can't stay away from it. Now I have 2 going and a that's great to because if I get stuck on one I can switch to the other .