Realistic Oil Painting: Explore Your Artistic Spirit
A course by Pati Rigon , Multidisciplinary Artist
Explore the materials and techniques to paint a realistic oil painting from scratch that conveys your personality
Explore the materials and techniques to paint a realistic oil painting from scratch that conveys your personality
Realistic painting allows the artist to depict the world from their perspective while also giving the piece its own characteristic mark. Multidisciplinary artist Pati Rigon started out as a self-taught oil painter and is now a recognized professional who has exhibited both nationally and internationally, as well as been awarded the Prêio de Artista Destaque no XIII Salão Latino-Americano de Artes Plásticas.
In this course, learn the techniques for creating realistic oil paintings. With Pati as your guide, familiarize yourself with the materials and learn the practical and theoretical bases for painting in this medium and explore your artistic side.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 22 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (125)
- 2,714 students
- 16 lessons (2h 36m)
- 22 additional resources (9 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Portuguese
- Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a medium-sized realistic oil on canvas portrait from a photo using the techniques you learn in this course.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is great for both intermediate and professional painters, as well as illustrators, graphic artists, and anyone interested in going on an adventure through the world of oil painting.
Requirements and materials
Basic notions of painting are necessary for this course.
In terms of materials, you need oil paints, solvents, a canvas, a high-resolution camera, and a computer with access to an image editing software.
Reviews
A course by Pati Rigon
Multidisciplinary artist Pati Rigon works with a diverse range of techniques and mediums including oil painting, illustration, graffiti, and tattooing. For her, art is also a form of dialogue that breathes poetry and beauty into the world.
Trained in design, her career began as a self-taught plastic artist. She has taken part in both individual and group exhibitions across Brazil and internationally, and was awarded the 2015 Prêmio de Artista Destaque no XIII Salão Latino-Americano de Artes Plásticas.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Who am I?
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What inspires me?
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U2
Materials and first brushstrokes
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Materials: canvases, brushes and solvents
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Materials: paints and color palette
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First exercises: gradients
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First exercises: volume, light and shadow
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U3
Get to work
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In search of the theme
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Transferring the design to the canvas
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Painting: skin and eyeshadow 1
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Painting: skin and eyeshadow 2
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Painting: hair and fluidity
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Painting: details 1
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Painting: details 2
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Painting: details 3
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U4
final care
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Drying and conservation
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Dissemination of work
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FP
Final project
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Realistic Oil Painting: Explore Your Artistic Spirit
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mariamoreno
Un buen curso para abordar el óleo como técnica de precisión y para educar la mirada. Muy recomendable si te interesa el realismo y el hiperrealismo.
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ingles_atualizado
Eu amei o curso! Acho que algumas etapas poderiam ser melhor explicadas! Anciosa para novos cursos!
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hermososgenes46
Estupendo curso
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stefania.gueli
bello e divertente
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caio_felipe_costa_ferreira
Muito bom!
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