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Learn to paint a landscape in ONE easy lesson!
"I dream a painting and then I paint my dream" — Vincent Van Gogh
Joan A Brown | Free step-by-step oil painting lesson - No.1
Other Materials
Optional:
Liquid White or, Magic White to prepare canvas
Paper and pen/pencil for note taking, i.e.
questions for the artist.
» Disposable oil paint palette
» Small shallow container to mix/hold
mixing medium (small yogurt container
works well or, any small tin can).
» Used margarine container to wash our
brushes in
» Paint Thinner
» Small amount of Linseed oil
» Paper towels for cleaning up
» Bar of Soap or liquid dish soap for
cleaning up
Preparation
Step 1: Setting up your pallet
Squeeze generous amounts of each color along the top edge of palette as illustrated.
Twice as much white as we will use more of it than the other colors. Fig.1, 2
Fig.2
White
Black
Blue
Yellow
Fig.1