My name is Edward Javier and I am studying the Oil Painting Course with tutor Alan Dedman. Here is a step by step of my latest painting. I have picked still life for this exercise. Below is my setup….
Materials
A4 size Acrylic paper
White Gesso
Raw Sienna & Middle Grey Acrylic for priming
Acrylic brush for priming
Oil paints (Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Red, Burnt Umber, Titanium White)
Paper towel
Oil Painting brushes
Turpentine & Refined Linseed oil
Using burnt umber & lemon yellow mixed with turpentine, I marked where the subjects will be placed in the painting. Then I proceed to fill in the initial tones using cadmium red and lemon yellow. I kept this layer thin by adding few drops of turpentine into the paint.
After completing the initial tone of my subject, I started painting the background noting that the right side of the background is slightly darker than the right and the base is the brightest.
After the Initial tone dries, I started adding more red and orange to give the subject deeper colours. Then I proceeded to add the crease on the background. I try to keep the edges smooth to give it a soft feel.
Once dried, I added the stalks of the apples. I also added more white into the reflections of the fruits. I mixed red, yellow, a bit of titanium white and a bit of linseed oil for the detail of the apples. I used burnt umber, yellow and titanium white for the texture of the murcott. Below is the final outcome :
