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LILY - PAINTING DEMO

Oil Painting Lessons/Demos

Contemporary Art

OIL PAINTING LESSON/DEMO

by Beatriz Socorro

Oil Painting Lesson and Demo - Lily

Before you begin...

If this is your first visit,  please go to and read:
1. PAINTING TIPS 
2.  ART NOTES
3.  TULIP DEMO
4. GETTING STARTED

It doesn´t matter if you don´t have the same colors in your palette as I do. Experiment with the colors you already have and you might come up with something even nicer.

STEP 1  

After transferring the sketch onto the canvas,  fill in the background with a purple wash.

For this painting I used violet.

After applying the wash to your canvas, wait for it to dry well to the touch before going any further...unless, of course, you´re in the mood to experiment.

STEP 1 - Oil Painting Lesson and Demo - Lily

NOW LET IT DRY WELL TO THE  TOUCH BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER.

STEP 2 

Remember we´re painting with layers in these first demos. So, unless you purposely want the "cracked look",  be sure to use the medium mixtures as described in the TULIP DEMO. 

If this is your first visit, I suggest you copy the medium mixtures so that you don´t have to be going back and forth.

For this step, I start with the flower. Since this is the first coat for the flower, I used the corresponding medium mixture.

Flower:  Mix Carmin + barely a touch of Prussian Blue + lots of White to get a very light lavender color.  Apply this to the darker areas of the flower.

For the lighter areas, use White + barely a pinch of the lavender mixture.

If you look again at the TULIP DEMO and the POPPY DEMO you will notice that I only paint the darkest and lightest areas. It looks like painting by numbers. I leave a very small space between the two tones of color.

Then very softly and gently blend-in the two. This gives the middle tone.

Leaves: To obtain the Blue for the leaves use a mixture of Cobalt Blue + White + a pinch of Prussian Blue.

If you don´t have these colors in your palette experiment with what you do have.

For Green, mix Chrome Green + Cobalt Blue + White

Using the same technique as the flower. fill in the leaves.

Background: Notice, that I start to paint from the center of the canvas and work my way out. This way, if I accidentally lay my hand on the canvas, I won´t smear the paint all over the place.  Constantly check your arm and hands to be sure you don´t have paint on them.

For the background, use different tones of Cadmium Red Deep + Light Yellow.

Now fill in the background.

STEP 2 - Oil Painting Lesson and Demo - Lily

It is important to remember that you have to use different medium mixtures for each layer. For example, at this stage the background already has 2 layers, whereas the flower and the leaves only have one. Be sure to keep track of your layers. Write them down, if need be.

NOW LET IT DRY WELL TO THE TOUCH BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER.

STEP 3 

To further define the shadow areas in the flower, mix Light Yellow + White + barely a pinch of Cadmium Red Deep.

This time, for the lighter areas, use pure white.

Remember to add the right medium mixture for each  layer.

Now apply the paint to the parts that you want to be the lightest and then do the same for the darker areas.

Next, gently and softly blend in the edges of the two colors to obtain the midlle tone.

Remember that (if you mess up or don´t like something) since the underlying paint is already dry, you can remove the fresh paint with a dab of turpentine on a paper towel. However, do not rub hard  or you could damage the previous layer.

Leaves: Use darker and lighter tones of the same color mixtures as in the previous layer but this time add Light Yellow to the color mixture that you will use for the lighter areas.

Using the same technique as with the the flower, define the light and then the dark areas of the leaves.

STEP 3 - Oil Painting Lesson and Demo - Lily

NOW LET IT DRY WELL TO THE TOUCH.

Step 4

Flower: Add a thin glaze of Green to the areas where the shadows are the deepest. For this, use pure linseed oil as a medium. Remember, the more layers the more oil you need.

Leaves: Using  the same colors as the previous layer (but in deeper and lighter tones) add a glaze to the lights and darks.

To give a feeling of depth, make the leaf in the foreground slightly lighter than the rest. This makes the leaf come forward, while the rest recede.

The down-side is that linseed oil takes longer to dry and has a tendency for yellowing with time. But for this painting. a little bit of yellowing in the white will do just fine.

STEP 4 - Oil Painting Lesson and Demo - Lily

BE CERTAIN THAT IT IS VERY DRY TO THE TOUCH BEFORE ADDING IN THE FLOWER STAMENS.

STEP 5

Before you paint-in the stamens, lightly outline them directly on your painting with a charcoal stick. Don´t press hard, try not to press at all.

Very lightly sketch where you want the stamens to be. If you don't like the way it looks, wash off the charcoal with a paper towel dipped in very diluted dish-soap. Gently dry with a clean paper towel and try again.

Once you´re satisfied with the results,  use a a glaze of the same Green color you have been using all along  and with a very thin brush, paint the stamens.

CONGRATULATIONS! YOU´RE DONE!

STEP 5 - Oil Painting Lesson and Demo - Lily

 I hope you enjoyed it.  God Bless!!

Beatriz Socorro

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OIL PAINTING VIDEOS 1

Oil Painting Lessons/Demos/Videos
Contemporary Art



While I work on my other paintings, I would like to share with you some of my favorite youtube free painting videos:

1. MANECO ARAUJO - a touch of Samba from Brazil
   1. Painting Roses
   2. Rose from my Grandmother´s Garden

2. JON HOUGLUM has several great free videos. You will learn much from this top notch artist. Loaded with information. I suggest you check them all out.
J. Houglum videos

2.  ROY LANG - Foamburst
     Part 1
     Part 2
     Part 3

3. BOB DAVIS - President´s Putt
    Part 1
    Part 2
    Part 3

Note: For some strange reason my blog refuses to publish the letter C like sebra or c like El Sorro. So, if you see it missing in some places, it´s not a spelling mistake. It´s just some prank that google is playing on me.

I hope these videos are helpful to you.
If this is your first visit, be sure to check the archives.

Enjoy and God Bless !

Beatriz Socorro

POPPY - PAINTING DEMO

Painting Demos/Lessons

Contemporary Art

Oil Painting Demo 

by Beatriz Socorro

Oil Painting Demo - Yellow Poppy

Note: If this is your first visit, please go to the June archives and read "Painting Tips", "Art Notes" and the "Pink Tulip Demo" before you proceed with this demo.

STEP 1 - After transferring the drawing to the canvas, block in  the colors using the same medium for the first layer as we did in the Pink Tulip Demo.

I suggest you copy the medium mixtures used for each layer so that you don´t waste time going back and forth (they are posted in the June archives under Painting Tips) .
The colors I used for this painting are:

Background:  different shades of:  ultramarine + carmin + violet + white

Flower: cadmium yellow pale + white

Leaves: viridian green + yellow ochre.

STEP 1 - Oil Painting Demo Yellow Poppy

Now let it dry and go to work on another painting.

STEP 2 - Once the first layer is dry, fill in the dark and light shades of the flower. Now do the leaves. At this stage, it will look a lot like a "paint-by-numbers".

For the three different shades of color in the flower, I used:

Light: cadmium yellow pale + white

Medium: cadmium yellow pale + yellow ochre

Dark: cadmium yellow deep + yellow ochre.

If you don´t have these colors in your palette, experiment with the colors you do have and see what you can come up with. Mix your test colors in waxy paper, write down the colors you are mixing (preferably with a permanent ink marker) and save for future reference.

Remember that, after you allow a layer of paint to dry, the next layer requires additional oil medium to prevent cracking.

Next, gently and softly blend in the colors.

STEP 2 - Oil Painting Demo Yellow Poppy

Now, you could either let the painting dry or you can proceed to the next step.

STEP 3 -  I felt that the background was too bland so  I added some pure orange to the dry background. I also darkened the center of the flower with pure violet.

By "pure" I mean that I did not mix the color with any other.

STEP 3 - Oil Painting Demo Yellow Tulip

Now allow to dry.

STEP 4:  Using almost pure white (barely add some cadmium yellow to the white) outline the edges of the petals.

Using the same colors (greens, yellows and white), add the stamens to the center of the flower.

STEP 4 - Oil Painting Demo Yellow Poppy

I felt that the orange touching the yellow was distracting from the flower. As you can see,  I made some changes to the background.

STEP 4 - Yellow Poppy

Being the Virgo that I am, now I feel that the stamens in the center are too light and pop out at me. I have to fix that but first I have to wait for it to dry, otherwise, I know for sure that I´ll end up making a mess.

STEP 5 - The painting is now dry and  I can fix the center. To subdue the colors, I glazed over it with pure violet. To make the glaze, I added linseed oil to the violet paint until it became almost transparent. This will take a long time to dry. So hang your painting somewhere and forget about it for a few days.

Look at the above picture and notice that your eyes stick to the center of the flower...even if you try to look somewhere else. Now, look at the picture below and notice that your eyes are now free to move around.

STEP 5 - Yellow Poppy Oil Painting
9x12 Canvas Board

I don´t know which of the two backgrounds I prefer. Which one do you like best?

If you find spelling mistakes, it's because Blogger wants to do my spell checks in spanish even though I have instructed it repeatedly to use the english language. It obviously has a mind of its own and has decided that, since I am in Mexico, my spell check should be in spanish.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check the archives.

God Bless!!

Beatriz Socorro