There are drying oils you can use a a medium. Also I use oil because I like that I can mix the colors on the canvas before they dry. It just takes time to learn the best way to apply and blend them on the canvas. Just gotta jump in and make painting full of mistakes on the road to handling the medium of oil. Don’t be afraid to make a mess and throw a piece away and start over.

I’m glad you enjoyed it. I would love to make more videos, I just don’t have time anymore. I do have a few ideas though.

I have never used water soluble oils but I have heard good things about them. Thanks for sharing.

When I was an illustrator and worked mostly on illustration board i used the ruling pen a lot. They were particularly good if you need to paint a circle. Could just insert it in the compass, load it with paint and spin a perfect circle. I have tried it on canvas but the texture doesn’t allow for a very clean line. I usually just concentrate hard and paint circles by hand now. Thanks for that tip though. It is a great idea for when working on a smooth surface.

@@pink3blue6 Thank you. Hope you find it useful.

@@phillipm6481 I sure do. You can see them on my site www.car-noir.com

@@dssaura Thank you. I appreciate it.

I always use a liner brush. They have extra long hairs. You should be able to find them at any art store. Also depending on the length of line you may need to refill your brush. Hope that helps.

@@DtroitDinosaur Thank you

@@maryjostrain9295 Glad you enjoyed it.

Gled you enjoyed it.

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@@ojuolapeamusa813 sure I’ll take a look at it. [email protected]

You are so welcome!

Thank you. I hope you find it helpful.

@@CindyBaertson Hi Cindy. I would say it’s really an exercise for training your eye to discern tonal values more accurately. Think of it like a musician doing scales. Being able to judge the tones in your pieces is the key to most problems. I quite often do paintings in sepia and the practice is the same. It may help you to go ahead and do some preliminary exercises in whatever color you want to use just so you are warmed up before you start your painting. Preliminary work is never wasted time. Hope that helps.

@@cedricwilford Thank you. I hope you found it helpful.

Hhhmmm... I'm sorry I cannot help with your issue. I've never used oil pastels on this kind of paper. I would have thought it would work as well. I had no problems using paint on it. Might you be able to coat the paper with something like matte medium or workable fixative? Please share if you find a solution.

@@DtroitDinosaur many thanks, it sounds like too much work. I'll finish this drawing and see how it seals

@@JonesFlores Thank you for the kind words. I hope you get a lot out of the videos.

Thanks for sharing that. Always good to have more information.

@@DtroitDinosaur agreed! Also I didn't wanna seem rude it's just that the notion of warm light and cool shadows(+the opposite) as well as complementary light and shadow isn't inherent, its a nice thing to do for visual appeal, so it's still rather useful, I hope I don't seem disrespectful or anything cuz I do respect you as you are far more experienced and just in general, you make amazing videos with a lot of great insights

Depending on how young the kids are you may be surprised how they pick up the technique. It might be easier for them to have it flat on a table rather than upright. This way they don’t have to support the ruler and handle the brush. They can just hold the ruler in place and use the brush. Hopefully they will have fun trying to learn it. Painting circles is a tricky one. I don’t really have any good advice for painting circles other than lots of practice. In the past Ive used a draftsman’s inking compass loaded with paint but that wouldn’t be for kids. Might be able to use a cup or a can to stroke the paint around. Sorry I’m not much help with this part.

Thanks a bunch. I use "Liner" brushes. You can get them at any art supply or craft store. They hold a lot of paint.

@@Brightsupernova Hey that is a great idea. Or two half moons. If you test that idea please share your results. Thanks a bunch for sharing that terrific hack. Love it.

I hope you found it helpful. :)

@@margieartist Thank you. Hope it helps.

Great question! First of all I would say study great design. Spend time on line looking at great masters paintings, vintage movie posters, graphic design. Fill your social media feed with artists whose work moves you. When you find a piece of art that moves you save it to a file. Then spend some time analyzing it to figure out WHY it moves you. Don't worry about rules or golden ratios or anything like that, just focus on art that moves you and try to figure out why and then try to incorporate that into your own work. Also become an avid observer of light and the way it acts. I'm sorry for the long answer. I don't feel it is even a complete answer. We could spend hours on this. But I think it's a good place to start. Hope that helps. Jim

Usted es bienvenido. (I hope that Spanish is correct.)

Hey that's great. Also I sometimes convert color reference to B&W. Thanks for the tip.

@@mongolmcphee7791 Thank you.

@@waleezeart4295 Hey terrific tip! Thank you for sharing. I’m going to try it.

Thank you. I liken it to musicians practicing scales. Have to do it to stay sharp.