A Guide to Oil Painting | Jackson's Art

In this film, Lisa Takahashi covers everything you need to know about oil painting, including pigments, paper, palettes, and much more. Watch the film and find the list of contents below to navigate your way through the various topics that Lisa discusses.
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0:00 Introduction
Part One - Artist Oil Paint
0:22 What Is Artist Oil Paint?
2:43 How Do Oil Paints Differ from Other Fine Art Paints?
6:32 The History of Oil Painting
8:05 How to Choose Your Artist Oil Paint Colours
15:18 How to Tell the Difference Between High Grade and Low Grade Artist Oil Paints
17:22 An Explanation of Artist Oil Painting Terms
17:44 Understanding Transparency and Opacity in Artist Paint
18:50 Lightfastness Explained in Painting
19:55 What Does Permanence Mean in Artist Paint?
20:29 Understanding Pigment Numbers and Colour Names in Artist Paint
21:14 What Is the Difference Between Hue and Genuine Artist Paint?
22:06 What Extra Means When It’s Added to an Artist Colour Paint Name
23:17 What Does Staining Capacity Mean in Painting?
23:43 What Is Tinting Strength in Painting?
24:15 How Do Drying times Differ from Paint to Paint, and Colour to Colour?
24:58 Understanding Masstone and Undertone in Oil Painting
25:55 What Is the Fat Over Lean Principle in Oil Painting?
28:36 What Is Alla Prima Painting?
29:27 What Tube Sizes Are Available in Artist Oil Paints?
31:13 How to Minimise Paint Waste with a Tubewringer
31:48 How Oil Sticks Can Bring a Textural Drawn Element to Your Painting
33:46 What Are Water-mixable Artist Oil Paints? A Solvent-free Oil Painting Experience.
34:55 How Can Alkyd Artist Oil Paints Help Speed Drying?
Part Two - Oil Studio and Surface
35:34 How to Keep Your Artist Oil Painting Sessions Safe
37:35 What Is the Difference Between Artist Oil Mediums and Artist Oil Solvents?
40:06 How to Choose the Right Solvent for Your Artist Oil Painting Session
43:00 What Are the Best Artist Mediums to Use Whilst Oil Painting?
45:14 How to Choose the Right Artist Oil Painting Palette
46:17 How to Hold an Artist Kidney Painting Palette
47:25 What Are the Benefits of Using a Melamine Palette for Artist Oil Painting?
47:39 What Are the Benefits of Using a Tear off Palette for Artist Oil Painting?
48:14 Alternatives to a Purpose Made Artist Oil Painting Palette That You May Already Own
48:39 How Colour Mixing Can Help You to Get to Know How Pigments Behave
49:43 How to Keep Artist Oil Paint Wet for Longer
50:48 Why Palette Knives Are so Useful in Artist Oil Painting
53:06 The Benefit of Wearing an Apron for Artist Oil Painting
54:14 How to Choose the Right Easel for Your Artist Oil Painting Practice
56:43 How to Choose the Right Surface to Paint on for Artist Oil Painting
1:00:00 How the Surface You Paint on Can Influence the Artist Painting Process
1:02:00 What Is the Difference Between Gesso and Primer?
1:03:40 How to Use Gesso and Primers for Artist Oil Painting
Part Three - Oil Brushes
1:04:00 How to Choose the Right Artist Oil Painting Brushes for You
1:06:41 Understanding How to Care for Your Artist Oil Painting Brushes
1:08:58 How Using a Brush Egg Can Help Keep Your Brushes 'as New' for Longer
Part Four - Summary
1:10:26 Summary: What You Need to Get Started in Artist Oil Painting
1:12:42 Credits
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[@ryancarey1535]

What a great comprehensive introduction to oil painting!

[@ioanjaja3743]

What a wonderful person you are, I could listen to you for a whole day and not get bored. Thanks !

[@mshelthy]

Outstanding overview! Well done! Thank you! Wish I had this when I first started.

[@chelseasorrell6363]

She has the most pleasant voice, i could listen to her read the phone book. Please make more educational videos with her 🎉

[@greenrosespirituality7489]

This is so helpful and your lovely to learn from, very factual and helpful everything you say, thank you very much for the video💗

[@denisefike]

Brilliant presentation! You answered all of my questions.

[@Ladymbomr]

EVERYTHING you need to know …nice job!

[@denisefike]

Brilliant presentation. You answered all of my questions.

[@patmcdonagh8939]

This guide to painting in oils in wonderful, inspiring, practical and so much more, many thanks

[@CSHayes]

Very informative and helpful for beginning artists.

[@sampacker5377]

Fabulous video. So helpful. Thank you.

[@margaretcaton2657]

Very comprehensive for a beginner - thank you.

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great quality video! KZbin needed this :)

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Excellent

[@alaaar2490]

So helpful

[@sevilfekri2906]

Thank you

[@camillaablom]

Thank you for a brilliant presentation! Hoping for more of these in other mediums, like acrylics and gouache 😊 One question, I see you recommend alizarin crimson in the beginning for the starter palette, but isnt this pigment fugitive? I have seen other artist use them as well, is the problem only with watercolour?

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[@alaaar2490]

Wow

[@allenvoss7977]

Incredible lesson thank you so much! I have one question. I use burnt umber and it dries like a acrylic ! what can I put into it to slow the dry time down ?

[@JacksonsArtSupplies]

Hi Allen, thanks for your kind words, I will pass them along to Lisa. This is quite common for burnt umber. We would suggest adding some linseed oil to the paint, or if you want the paint to have an even slower drying time you can add sunflower oil. We hope this helps. Thanks, the Jackson's Team

[@1977ajax]

Becoming more and more rare that creators take to time to cover their topic properly, and take the time to do that. Well done for bucking this horrible trend. Earned another sub. ETA Could have done with a bit more on alkyd paints - which are basically oils with a modified medium. I think you undersold them by saying they were good for under-painting - once you have become familiar with their behaviour they are good for everything, and since they don't have many of the problems of traditional oils, some would say they are actually better all round. Indeed many many users of trad oil use Liquin (the alkyd medium) to help them.

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New sub! Liked 😲😁🙏😄

[@kirstenbenfield5509]

One question, the oil sticks, for fat over lean, are they best for the finishing touches?or can they be used diluted like tubes for underpainting? Thank you!

[@JacksonsArtSupplies]

Hi Kirsten, thanks for your question. The possibilities of using oil sticks are pretty much endless. Oil stick marks can be thinned out or blended with turpentine or linseed oil and mixed with regular oil paint from a tube. More can be read about oil sticks here: www.jacksonsart.com/blog/2019/05/16/oil-stick-vs-oil-pastel/ . Our best, The Jackson's Team

[@kirstenbenfield1616]

@@JacksonsArtSupplies thank you for that! Can't wait to try..

[@rosemarywynn7196]

Can I use the oil sticks with water soluble oils?

[@JacksonsArtSupplies]

Hi Rosemary, thanks for your question. Oil sticks can be used with water soluble oils. More can be read about oil sticks here: www.jacksonsart.com/blog/2019/05/16/oil-stick-vs-oil-pastel/ . Best, The Jackson's Team

[@troyingram716]

Can I just use a pallet knife instead of a mueller?

[@rishabhmayank]

31:37 Just cut it open! I do this with my watercolour, even the roller can't get every last bit. The Shoulder of the tube buckles out with use making it concave on the inside. Also there's colour in the joints. I might come off as miser but those things are b*** costly!

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50:39 I don't have a fridge!