Oil Painting Made Easy: Your First Landscape Masterpiece

Welcome to this step-by-step oil painting landscape demo, where I'll guide you through creating a landscape from start to finish. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this tutorial will walk you through each phase of the process. #oilpaintingdemonstration #oilpaintingforbeginners #landscapepainting #landscapepaintingforbeginners

In this video, you will learn:
1. How to Sketch Your Composition: Outline the basic shapes and structure of the landscape. Focus on balance and composition while identifying your "Center of Interest."
2. How painting a preliminary small study is useful in refining your composition.
3. Why an Underpainting is Useful: Learn the importance of establishing your base colors and tones to set the foundation for your landscape.
4. Building Up Layers: Watch as we gradually build up layers of paint, adding depth and texture to bring the landscape to life. You’ll see how to work from background to foreground, focusing on creating realistic skies, and lush greenery.
5. Detailing and Finishing Touches: Discover techniques for adding fine details, like highlights and texture.
6. How to use light and shadow to enhance the realism of your scene.

The color palette I use for landscapes is a split primary (cools and warms):
Titanium White
Cadmium Lemon
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Red Light
Permanent Alizarin Crimson
Rembrandt's Transparent Red Oxide
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Viridian
And sometimes Pthalo Blue