Generally, a beginner will use a very limited choice of paint application techniques: the movement of the brush will most likely come from the fingers and the brush is generally held like a pencil, close to the ferrule, which limits the amplitude of the stroke. Very often the angle of the brush to the canvas is close to 90° and the pressure is usually stronger than necessary, such as for writing.
Obviously, we've all been there and it's completely normal to have a more limited range of techniques at the start. For a beginner, you see, painting is so new that it's reassuring to start with a paint handling technique that feels familiar, which is why the most common thing is to hold the brush like a pencil . Everyone knows how to write and draw with a pencil, so when you pick up a brush in your hand, it's natural to hold it like a pencil.
And let’s say it straight away, it’s okay! This way of holding the brush is perfectly suited to details and finishes, the only problem is… it can't all be about details and precision. Imagine visiting a museum and only being able to look at the paintings through a magnifying glass, it would be a very bad experience because you would miss the whole context.
Chapters:
00:00 The problem most beginners face
01:45 78,732 ways to apply the same color in the same place
06:44 Break
07:11 Control the amount of paint in your brush
07:45 Visualize your brushstroke
08:53 Not happy? Scratch it!
09:03 Tight versus loose
10:35 a.m. Use the full potential of each brush
11:07 Choose the right brush
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I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor by Chris Zabriskie and That Fourth Grade Kid Who Really Loved the Denver Broncos – licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/honor/
Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/
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The equipment I use most often (not necessarily in this video):
Drawing
Equipment
Kneaded gum
Plumb-line
Small mirror
An old synthetic brush
Masking tape
Cutter
Sandpaper or sanding block
Mahlstick or hand rest (DIY)
Level rule
Graphite
2H, HB and 2B pencils
coal
If available: Nitram coals (H, HB and B)
Square charcoals
Natural charcoal box
Black and white chalk
Conté white sketch pencil
Black Conté square: HB and 2B
Chalk or pencil holder
Conté black stone pencil sketch: H and HB
Sanguine
Conté drawing pencil: Blood and Medici blood
Faber-Castel Polychromos pencil: sanguine
White Conté drawing pencil
Oil painting
Palette
(Extra-fine paint, recommended brands depending on availability: Lefranc Bourgeois, Winsor et Newton, Royal Talens Rembrandt)
Titanium white PW6
Yellow ocher PY42
Burnt sienna PR101 or PBr7
Venetian red or English red PR101
Alizarin purple permanent (Caution: do not use the traditional pigment, not very lightfast) PV19 or PR177 or Quinacridone Rose PV19
Cobalt Teal Blue PG50
French Ultramarine Blue PB29
Raw umber PBr7
Burnt Umber PBr7
Ivory Black PBk9
Paint brushes
A dozen filbert pig hair brushes sizes n 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12
Some flat brushes
Round Sable or Kolinsky Sable Brush No. 4, 8, 10, 12 (from nail size (approximately one inch) or synthetic imitation
AVERAGE
Stand flaxseed oil
Odorless mineral spirits
Safflower oil
Surface
Linen canvas, universal fine grain coating
For studies: Canson Figueras oil-acrylic paper
Others
Palette
Foam and spalter brushes
Teardrop-shaped palette knife, without shoulder
A few small pots, containers, jars…
Paper napkins
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