Here I show the entire process of creating an acrylic underpainting, while answering a variety of questions and comments about the art world, realism, oil painting, my art journey so far and more. Read below to find your topic of interest.
Intro: (0:00)
Whether it's safe to roll paintings: (1:03)
How I learnt painting: (2:02)
House paints for fine art?: (4:36)
How long a painting takes: (6:23)
How I achieve accurate proportions: (10:27)
How I mix colours: (12:09)
Whether art school is necessary: (13:34)
Do I use my own references?: (17:17)
Do I start with an acrylic background?: (19:30)
How my paints dry so quickly: (20:11)
How to learn from me: (21:11)
When did I start painting?:(22:11)
Achieving airbrush-like consistency with oils: (22:56)
Whether I offer apprenticeships: (25:23)
The kind of brushes I use: (26:34)
I should turn to Christ and paint for him: (27:50)
Do i mix the underpainting colours many times over?: (29:23)
Doing a show about Black American painters: (30:19)
Creating smaller studies before painting, live drawing, etc: (33:12)
Final stretch, thanks for watching: (40:00)
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