Oil painting demonstration by David Shevlino
A demonstration from start to finish of an oil painting I did of two Sumo wrestlers. http://mysite.verizon.net/davidshevlino
Duration : 0:8:45
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Tags: art, artist, demo, Demonstration, fine, oil, painter, painting, Shevlino, sketch
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April 4th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
If you want an even …
If you want an even paint surface, don’t look at what I’m doing. You’d probably be better off with a more conventional paint application. I generally tolerate a very uneven paint surface while working, but when the painting is finished I varnish them to even everything out.
April 4th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
The painting I …
The painting I tried it on once remained shiny in the background where I hadn’t applied a 2nd layer of paint, resulting in an uneven surface. Your painting was beautiful. thanks.
April 4th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Really nice …
Really nice documentation/narration of your process. Excellent short.
Cheryl Knowles-Harrigan PAFA 85 – Painting/Printmaking
April 4th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Thanks – I’m going …
Thanks – I’m going to try this method then
April 4th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Superb!
David, both …
Superb!
David, both the painting and the film are absolutely wonderful!!!
April 4th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Great video – …
Great video – thanks!!
It seems like you first get general color/shade and most importantly direction of the strokes right (while staying anatomically correct), and then you add light/dark different intensities of color on top? And then “correct’/adjust with the background color to get the shapes back?
I’m OK with animal fur, but skin and especially skin color still is my enemy..
*sigh* I’ve still got so far to go and so much to learn – I wish I was there yet. It’s really fun, but hard too!