Oil Techniques: Experimenting with Black and White

If you want to try out a new painting medium, start with black and white. By ignoring color at first, you can concentrate on the basic mechanics of paint mixing and application. James Gurney demonstrates a variety of methods of paint application, using black and white oil paint to simplify and clarify each approach, and then applies those techniques to three paintings of T.rex that he produced for Ranger Rick Magazine. Some are time-honored painting techniques, such as glazing, scumbling, and oiling up. Others are tips and tricks that Gurney has developed from almost 40 years of professional work, including pre-texturing, side-dragging, and palette-knife blending. Learning these secrets helps you achieve a rich and realistic paint surface, regardless of the subject matter you prefer to paint.

"UNCONVENTIONAL OIL TECHNIQUES" with J.G. Voiceover
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BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO:
Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/201...
Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/201...

BOOKS:
Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: https://amzn.to/2JhWtfc
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: https://amzn.to/2LbVHhc
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: https://amzn.to/2xyamRM

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