Hall Groat II Oil Painting: Volume IV --Tools, Practices & Principles--Instructional DVD (AVAILABLE!)

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American artist, Hall Groat II, in his unique instructional DVD series demonstrates oil painting tools, practices, and principals. In volume #4 he presents two hours of fully narrated demonstrations that introduce a variety of fundamental concepts that are essential for learning how to paint in a traditional realist oil painting style! The two hours of solid instruction include a concise demonstration on how to specifically mix all 12 of the colors found on the color wheel
in a variety of tones, tints and shades, in addition to a presentation on how to successfully use the traditional color wheel! Hall also presents in great depth the exact oil paint colors he uses and how they are strategically arranged on his palette. He then describes in great detail the various types of oil painting brushes that are used by artists, in addition to properly using the traditional palette knife and glass scraper! Also, included is a thorough presentation on professionally stretching and sizing cotton canvas, which includes magnificent close-up details of the most ideal technique for neatly folding canvas corners. Hall also presents the traditional elements and principals of design, and how concepts such as balance, rhythm, repetition, and scale, serve as the foundation for unity, harmony, variation, hierarchy, and proportion. A dynamic presentation on how the the art element: value, is integral to the overall success of a traditional realist painting is also covered.