5 AWFUL Painting Mistakes to AVOID - DON'T RUIN Your PAINTINGS !

This video is an introduction for beginners who want to start painting. I’m going to tell you about what I think are the 5 crucial mistakes to avoid, as a beginner. More importantly, I want to show you that there are no that many things that can truly cause big problems, so, hopefully, this video will encourage to just get starting and see what happens.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:33 Water in the paint
06:15 Too much oil / too little oil
11:01 Lean over fat problems
13:33 Touching a semi-dry area
16:10 Varnishing too early
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I am an artist living and working in France. I learned the techniques of the Atelier of the Nineteenth century and now I try to share some of my knowledge with the rest of the world, because I think that beauty still has an important role to play in artistic creation. I do mostly drawing and oil painting, and my goal is always to provide techniques, thoughts and explanations that can be useful to anyone, from beginners to more advanced artists.
The material I use most of the time (not necessarily in this video) :
Drawing
Equipement
✓ Kneaded eraser
✓ Plumb line
✓ Small mirror
✓ An old synthetic brush
✓ Masking tape
✓ Cutter
✓ Sandpaper or sanding block
✓ Mahlstick or Hand rest (DIY)
✓ Level ruler
Graphite
✓ Pencils 2H, HB and 2B
Charcoal
✓ If available: Nitram charcoals (H, HB and B)
✓ Square charcoals
✓ Natural charcoal box
Black and white chalk
✓ Sketch pencil Conté white
✓ Square Conté noir : HB and 2B
✓ Chalk or pencil holder
✓ Pencil sketch Conté Pierre noire : H and HB
Sanguine
✓ Sketch pencil Conté : Blood and blood Medici
✓ Crayon Polychromos Faber-Castel : sanguine
✓ Sketch pencil Conté white
Oil painting
Palette
(Extra-fine paint, recommended brands depending on availability: Lefranc Bourgeois, Winsor and Newton, Royal Talens Rembrandt)
✓ Titanium white PW6
✓ Yellow ochre PY42
✓ Burnt Sienna PR101 or PBr7
✓ Venetian red or English red PR101
✓ Permanent Alizarin crimson (Attention: do not use the traditional pigment, which is not very light-fast) PV19 or PR177 or Quinacridone Rose PV19
✓ Cobalt teal blue PG50
✓ French ultramarine blue PB29
✓ Raw umber PBr7
✓ Burnt umber PBr7
✓ Ivory Black PBk9
Brushes
✓ About ten filbert hog bristle brushes sizes n° 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12
✓ Some flat brushes
✓ Round sable brush or round Kolinsky sable n° 4, 8, 10, 12 (from the size of the nail (about one inch) or synthetic imitation
Medium
✓ Linseed stand oil
✓ Odourless mineral spirits
✓ Safflower oil
Surface
✓ Linen canvas, fine grain universal coating
✓ For studies : Canson oil-acrylic oil paper Figueras
Others
✓ Palette
✓ Foam and spalter brushes
✓ Palette knife
✓ A few small pots, containers, jars...
✓ Paper towels
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Thanks for watching !

[@Jopp7in]

Im not exactly a beginner but certainly not a pro and this was incredibly informative. Thanks.

[@megalorain]

Right! I've taken art classes and this guy is still helpful. Loved the advice to keep learning! 🔥 Happy painting!

[@mayuliholcomb3201]

I am a beginner. I did Not know any of this. Thank You so very much for all this information and your other videos. Because of you, my journey in oil painting will not be so difficult as it could have been. I will be forever grateful for your guidance.

[@FlorentFargesarts]

You are so welcome!

[@Mido1025_J]

Hi, Thank you for uploading this amazing video!. My worst mistake is that I varnished a painting after few days of painting, I thought it would be dry to touch within few days and I would be able to varnish it but I was wrong ,and had some of the paint in the background lifting off of the canvas. It was one of the scariest experiences I have ever had with a painting 💔🤣!.

[@kevinhawley4992]

I say this every time to you... but this one takes the cake... well, actually avoids the cake...that I've been making on some retouches and then scratch my head. I REALLY appreciate you taking my work up a notch with this video. 🙏. 🤘👽 LOVE your work!

[@ltwig476]

I never put my left over palette in the fridge. Oil dries because it is exposed to air. I cover my palette with Saran Wrap or wax paper when I'm too lazy or tired to deal with the Saran Wrap sticking to itself. When I pull the wax paper off, it pulls up more paint than the Saran Wrap and never seals the paint as well. If I'm sure that I'm painting the very next morning, I never cover or do anything with my palette. That is one of the beauties of using walnut oil and mulling your own pigments without other additives. However, I have marked tubes of both linseed and walnut. I use faster drying linseed for the 1st composition layer and on occasion 2nd layers, depending on how many layers I want a particular painting to reflect. I also can mix my walnut oil paints into my linseed mixed hue for more gradual change, mostly for wet into wet. When my painting is finished, it is most always walnut oil and pure pigment (with no other additives) setting on top. Walnut oil can take two weeks for just the surface to dry, much longer to dry completely through before any type of sealant or varnish. Sometimes I like to paint into a tacky partially dry paint, where I can drag a brush or knife for an effect. Painting wet into wet takes a lot of practice. Typically folks get to blending way too much. Think of it as picking up a few particles from beneath. Do a little, stand back and see what effect is going on, then proceed as necessary. Never be afraid to scrape the shit off if it doesn't satisfy. That is one of the beauties of oil painting. It prevents having to sand off dried paint and re-oiling. Fixing it later with thick paint over thick paint will always look like unprofessional shit on shit. With exception of some abstract work. Whenever you paint oil over a slick surface without binding tooth, your'e asking for future peeling or cracking. If you're oiling out and a little paint is coming off when you wipe it with a soft cloth, you are fairly safe to paint over without peeling.

[@amdelk_art]

You’re a great teacher.

[@rosalieclementson9452]

no such thing as a silly or stupid explanations of questions...your videos are great and these details are important and very helpful, thank you.

[@leojablonski2309]

Really, really appreciate your explanations of a tedious subject..bloopers. It shows you really care. That is the mark of a true master instructor !

[@chriskramer9311]

Just found your channel. You have a great presentation and are very easy to follow along with. Thank you for taking the time to create these knowledge-filled productions :)

[@SmitaChatterjee1222]

So useful. Thank you so much 🙏

[@deledition6335]

great lesons as usual. Thanks

[@paulharford2560]

Thankyou for your invaluable lessons.

[@catherinecervas3726]

The NOVA television special you’re in aired tonight-it was great to see your contribution! Happy Holidays! Thank you for your work : )

[@Bindismom]

A wealth of knowledge. I really appreciate this. I’ve made several of these mistakes. Thank you.

[@smiley_crafts]

Great explanation of the “why?” for the Fat Over Lean Rule! Thank you!!

[@janetmatthews5564]

Thankyou such useful information 😊

[@dihsaraldihsar1968]

Very educative video

[@DutchCreekRanch1]

Thank you

[@edzejandehaan9265]

Water in my paint is not really a problem for me. Of course it helps that my medium of choice is watercolor🤣

[@AurelUrban]

I started painting last year and just learned about the too much oil thing... I've used oil as a glazing medium before, and sometimes I would end up still painting over it with thicker paint... I guess it's time to make a mixed medium huh...

[@rhapsodyangel2]

Is it always/sometimes necessary to varnish? I have been oiling out and it leaves a nice sheen that after a year still looks fine. Can that be enough too? I notice my paintings can go quite matt but I think that is because I use paints without medium.

[@renatobfa]

Hey Farges, for us who want to avoid solvents on the studio air, won't the 50%/50% medium be a problem? I usually paint with only walnutt oil as medium and only add a few drops for a inch of paint extrusion, so its fairly solid still. I know that this limits how fluid i can get but thats not a problem for my style of painting, i dont usually do washes. Thank you

[@stizelswik3694]

Some I knew, some I did not. THANK YOU!

[@lifeismusicparnadonkers]

Help Florent Fargas i see so mutch for oil painting that i lost the basics of what you need thanks for this video

[@artsalivestudio]

Hi. My worst mistake is that I mixed "something" with my paint and as a result, the paint was still "mostly wet" some 4 months after I finished. The bad part is - I can't remember WHAT I mixed with it! It did finally dry and I am now VERY VERY careful about what I mix with my oils.

[@susannerauch8237]

I did that one time!

[@ladyethyme]

Clove oil . It’s great but yeah-your painting will stay wet for at least a year.

[@wolfsonn4061]

Water and oil where is the problem? There are a number of mediums just for that Winsor Newton Artisan - Schmincke W - Lukas medium 7 - just a drop of the stuff and you are good to go - or just do it like the old masters make Oil Tempera - you can use it with normal oil paints and there is no difficulty to go back to pure oil - never use thinner, it not only thins the paint it will dissolve the not dry paint, and your brush will keep picking up paint - get thinner into your blender brush, and you are in for absolute chaos - and if you what to go for a little experiment here is a tip from me - do not use thinner on your Brushes - to clean them use a slow drying oil like poppy oil - or baby oil. And when it is time to give them the ultimate cleaning, just use normal soap and water

[@sumeleyden3350]

These are watermixable paints….molecule changes to accept the paint. Oil dries by oxidation. I just put it in one of those tiny jam jars. Without air, it doesn’t dry Also, cheap vegetable oil is great for cleaning brushes. Start by wiping excess oil paint off with towel or rag. Work bristles into a bit of vegetable oil. Wipe with towel. Repeat, until clear. Then use natural soap and give bristles a good wash. At end, shape wet bristles with your hand. Let the brush dry upside down in a jar. No toxics needed.

[@Jules_Pew]

Worst thing I did was accidentally pick up a tube of acrylic paint and mix it with oils. Scrapped the painting when I noticed the stray tube. It was a large canvas, but hadn't got that far painting then.

[@jacearcher1604]

WHAT ABOUT THE NEW WATER MIXABLE OIL PAINT?

[@cherylbutler446]

Yes, that is what I use as well.

[@FlorentFargesarts]

😱😱😱Tell me your worst Painting Mistake Story. What's the worst thing you've done in one of your paintings ? 😱😱😱 😊Thanks for watching, remember to like and subscribe and, as always, joy and inspiration to you all my friends ! 😊

[@bumblebeeamos5584]

Hi Florent... excellent advice indeed 👍🏿 In line with your question, my answer is also seeking your advice ☺ My worst mistake is try to amend a portrait painting but for some reason, I started to get what I can only describe as 'amendment lines' continually showing up through the painting. The is especially true at times when one is amending an 'outer outline', so one one of my painting I decided to sandpaper the amendment line which I found irritating 😱 To cut a long story short, my process took off the lines, but I ended up exposing the underlying oil paint which clearly hadn't dried properly. Disaster!! I ended up having to restart on a new canvas! May I ask how you deal with amendment lines? Not sure if that's the technical term to use, but I hope you get the idea. Looking forward to your response

[@lifeismusicparnadonkers]

Hello Florent Fargas. I have in my amazone list for oil painting: linseed oil,gamsol solvent free fluid or gamsol solvent free gel, a metal cleaning tin to clean my oil painting brushes and the pebeo oil paints to start painting. Is this all i need to start oil painting? I love you,re video,s😊👍🏾🖐🏾👋🏾

[@aletareid8494]

I didn't know about water to that extent! Does leaving the paint too long and using it a day or so later cause any issues?

[@troyingram716]

I like it in the forest where even the destructive things I do eventually have a constructive effect.

[@BrightLightFineArt]

How can I fix a sticky surface on parts of the surface on finished paintings. Even after years the painting surface feels sticky. What do you suggest

[@Aetherius88]

Regarding the fat over lean rule, what about glazing? Suppose I have a layer or thick paint as my last layer applied with a pallet knife and after it became dry to the touch I apply a thin glaze on top. Would this risk cracking? If so, does that mean I have to wait like 6 months to glaze?

[@lifeismusicparnadonkers]

Hello Florent Fargas. My hands can,t stand terpentine. Wen the miniral spirit touch my hands they get red itchy and i have pain for days,weeks even mounds. I saw a product that is save to use. Its called Gamsol solvence-free fluid. I,ll use that instant of terpentine to clean my brushes? It is a cleaning medium for you,re brushes right. I an New at oil painting 😅

[@ElizabethSeaborn]

Question, do you HAVE to varnish?

[@lifeismusicparnadonkers]

Do i need linseed oil? I wanna buy oil paints in tubes. I love this video. I learn so mutch about oil painting and what not to do. Merci Florent Fargas😊👍🏾🖐🏾👋🏾

[@joywilliams1236]

Yes linseed oil is the medium you mix with the paint to make it flow easier. Don't mix more that 25 percent or it will be way too slippery. Best to dip brush in the medium on your palette and then into you paint color. I used stand oil which is a refined linseed oil as regular linseed oil can yellow very light colors as it ages. Hope this helps. By the way my medium recipe is 3 parts Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits, 1 part stand oil and 1 part walnut oil (that give it a high gloss finish)

[@lelandpodoll9628]

Do all oil paintings need to be varnished

[@stevendevolder942]

what if you have a fat layer that is completely dry ,5 years old , can u overpaint it with leaner paint ?.

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Yes you can, try not to use paint too lean (or too fat for that matter) or it will have a hard time adhering. Use retouching varnish to make sure you get a nice adhesion of the new paint.

[@kaliofthedolls]

Hi Florent, I keep trying to buy your course via my credit card or paypal but it just says "you weren't charged" and tells me to contact support at gumroad, which I did, but just wanted to give you a heads up as well. I'd really like to watch your course!! Also, as long as I've got you, you wouldn't happen to have a discount code for a struggling artist? :) I tried "third edition" but it said it was invalid. Love your posts, looking forward to your course.

[@MrDan3808]

I've been learning to draw for the past couple years and am keen on learning to paint. I was just wondering if you have any advice for people with colorblindness. Levels of colorblindness vary. I'm "red/green color deficient," how might this affect my painting practice and progress, I'm especially nervous about mixing colors. Thanks!

[@ladyx9630]

How amazing that you are doing this! Good luck 😉🌸

[@jegr3398]

There's a channel here on KZbin called Colorblind Painter that's pretty good too

[@brooke850]

Any suggestions for doing my very first Large painting? I’m nervous to let paint dry like you say in-between painting sessions as I won’t be able to finish it all in one weekend. I’m not even sure how long it will take. Tips?? Thank you!! :)

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Sure, first block in and then divide into as many areas that you feel comfortable you can cover in one session but don’t worry about letting dry btw sessions. Take as many weekends as necessary.

[@brooke850]

@@FlorentFargesarts thank you so much!! It’s a canvas we had custom made for above our fireplace. I’ve been putting it off as I’ve been sort of nervous to do it as it’s is so large. That advice helps, thank you!! :)

[@cynthiamarston2208]

My worst ( and there are many!) is actually when mixing for a color with “ winton windsor newton” from China. As a beginner I bought red blue yellow black white. I ended up with gobs and gobs of the ugliest color I have ever experienced. I hated it so much and had so much if it. Number one. I quit the student line of oils. Number two I followed the Color Theory and do have the poster….which i sadly dont know how to read to any advantage but its there for when i do or my brain finally understands its purpose beyond complimentary color and creating a neutral ( gray) with them….

[@bllawlk]

Omg! I have 1 big tube of white not yet opened.

[@wolfsonn4061]

That isn't the problem using Winton Winsor Newton - this will happen with nearly every oil paint brand - " If you do not choose the right colors you will never be able to mix secondaries" this will happen even with expensive brands - If you want to go with primary colors and mix your secondaries you must know if a color is on the warm side or the cold ( that is what the color Wheel is for) - for a three-color palette you need 2 blue tones ( ultramarine and Phthalo Blue) - 2 red tones ( Cadmium Red and Chinacridonrosa) - 1 yellow light ( Cadmium yellow ) - Burnt Umbra or Raw Umbra - 1 Black (Bone Black) And remember it is not the paint that makes a painting it's the artist who has learned to use the paint. And for more visit Mix Draw Paint on KZbin

[@cynthiamarston2208]

@@wolfsonn4061 well I could have used a TON of red from my China stuff to maybe get there but decided to quit before I used all 200 of it to get what I wanted! I won’t be buying cheap paint with fillers ever again. Ive seen many of Mix Draw Paint. He really knows how to plan and lay it down and get wonderful art work done with very few stokes. Of course not everything everyone says can be the gospel in the teaching world. Hes got a ton of great knowledge

[@loati94]

I use winton and I can loudly say the paint is not the problem lol By you comments I can clearly say you have no idea how color works so why blame the paint?

[@cynthiamarston2208]

@@loati94 I do well with my replacement brands. It’s the Chinese thing. I think what I got was just a label and inside was just mostly filler. Since when does red not change a color??? Lol. Like being in the twilight zone.

[@Artinsane]

hi florent plzz aslo make video about morden art vs classic art

[@bhavyadon]

Means realism Vs abstraction

[@WaverleyWanderer]

Not realising water mixable oil paint simply dissolves when it rains.

[@lifeismusicparnadonkers]

I am New to oil painting so it sounds not so silly to me

[@claremarley9181]

Very informative, but would have helped if you added oil paint in the title. I'm not going to be working with oil paint.

[@jocelynesorribes48]

Bonsoir ..dommage que vous parliez en anglais et que les sous-titres sois aussi en anglais

[@ChrisAcheson]

De Kooning actually added water to some of his colors for effect. Have a look here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGjWe5KNg86GqNU

[@Audion]

🖌️🎨✅

[@RoyaBarrette]

This guy literally looks like Paul Gaugin!!! lollllll

[@frankino12]

Jejeje real

[@pringlel]

Why the piano?

[@ksp8452]

God's love jesus died for our sin. Repent

[@sinansaglam7727]

im just sick of advertising in your vids

[@randomcole619]

How do you think any content creator makes a living? You can fast forward…

[@MelanieMaguire]

Thank you