Welcome!

In this video series, artist Paul Richmond breaks down the fundamentals of oil painting with a palette knife into 10-minute exercises that will help you learn the skills of this popular technique. Students will create one original painting from start-to-finish during this course, each lesson containing another step in the process.

Video Lessons

• Introduction
• Materials
• Project
• Lesson 1: Sketch Using a Grid
• Lesson 2: Underpainting
• Lesson 3: Starting the Background
• Lesson 4: Finishing the Background
• Lesson 5: Blocking In Dark Shadows
• Lesson 6: Blocking in Medium Tones
• Lesson 7: Blocking in Light Tones
• Lesson 8: Blocking in Highlights
• Lesson 9: Adding in Cool Tones
• Lesson 10: Painting the Eyes
• Lesson 11: Touch Ups and Detail
• Lesson 12: Painting the Ground
• Lesson 13: Final Touches on the Face
• Lesson 14: Final Touches on the Horns
• Lesson 15: Final Touches on the Body
• Closing Thoughts

Materials

These are the recommended materials for this course. It isn't necessary that you have these exact brands, and you are welcome to work with other mediums if you'd prefer. The topics covered in this workshop can be practiced with any 2D medium of your choice.

• One stretched canvas (Paul will be using 12" x 16")
• Oil paints
• Liquin Original 
• Odorless Turpenoid
• Brushes, palette knife, and palette
• Glass jar
• Paper towels or rags
• Pencil
• Eraser
• Ruler

Reference Photos

About the Instructor