Oil and COLD WAX painting techniques | Learn Intuitive art

[@DebWarner-uf1or]

What a beautiful style of painting. Although I've never met you, or know you personally, the most prevalent emotion I feel throughout this piece, is your brush and knife work with use of color. It's soft, gentle, subtle, almost pixelated. The cold wax accentuates these emotions with visualized impressionistic small / multicolored strokes up close, yet a smoother, softer over all read at a distance and tones of emotion with long-standing talent to create this. I am so impressed with your style and ability.! Well done! Thank you.

[@zr_fine_art]

Wow. Thank you for these kind words. If they ever write a book about me, do consider co authering it :). Great to connect

[@susanmarcoux7005]

Thank you ❤ it's not often you see someone do a portrait in oil and cold wax. I think it's wonderful and appreciate that you did 🎉

[@zr_fine_art]

Thank you Susan. Agreed. Most cold wax artists are full abstract kind. I wanted to share and educate that it's much more versatile than that. Lot more similar videos to com God willing. Thanks for connecting.

[@darillhall1958]

I've never heard of cold wax medium before. This old dog just learned something new❤

[@zr_fine_art]

Glad that I can introduce you too :) Thanks for the support

[@sueb1676]

Stunning! You’re work is so inspiring!

[@zr_fine_art]

Thank you for that. It's one of my goals. Great to connect

[@neliemeininger]

my goodness, what a beautifull painting! greetings from the Netherlands

[@zr_fine_art]

@@neliemeininger thank you very much. All the best from Canada

[@lisengel2498]

I like your style of moving easily mixing abstract and realistic mark making - very beautifull ♥️♥️♥️

[@zr_fine_art]

@@lisengel2498 thank you. It's actually quite fun. Never know how much I will leave in the abstract form and how much I will refine. Cheers

[@grahamemolloy3510]

Thank you for your sharing of your knowledge, skill and technique. I have never used cold wax or squeegee brushes. I learnt a lot from this video and I certainly will try it. Your painting is stunning and emotive. A fleeting glance captured. Beautiful.

[@zr_fine_art]

Thank you very much. I am quite happy with this work as well. I feel that it's probably indicative of the direction we'll head with the next few videos. However maybe for next week's work I deviate and use the same principles to paint a cityscape. Not sure yet. :) Thanks for the support

[@thedurochersofficial]

Very nice. Thanks for the insights on cold wax. never heard of it and it seems a useful utility! cheers!

[@zr_fine_art]

Thanks for the shout out. It's alot of fun to use and play with. Glad to connect

[@Maevic-fg3fm]

Wow. It is great. Really goood. I like this style.

[@zr_fine_art]

Thank you very much. Great to connect

[@rolfarnquist8343]

Thank you so much for producing these wonderful and instructive videos! One can learn so much just by watching you work yet there is also so much good advise in your narration. You make it look so easy yet for me it is not. Your work reminds me of some of Nicolai Fechin’s work. I find myself looking forward to each of your weekly videos. Thanks again!

[@zr_fine_art]

@@rolfarnquist8343 thank you for the kind words. Mechanism definitely high on my list of my influences. Interestingly enough he loved to leave his oil paints on rags overnight to absorb oil so that he can attain some of the drybrush matt finishes he was known for(kind of like cold wax) Great compliment from you. Thanks. Cheers

[@rosaparadiso5299]

This piece is wonderful. The variety of mark making is masterful. Congratulations on your success. Your hard work and dedication is so evident!!!

[@zr_fine_art]

Thank you very much for the kind words. Truthfully it's also awesome like minded people from around the world. Great to connect

[@JB-ot9uk]

Stunning

[@zr_fine_art]

Thank you very much. Cheers

[@winifredwhitfield]

Beautiful!

[@zr_fine_art]

Thank you Winifred. Cheers

[@benwuhan]

Thank you

[@zr_fine_art]

You're welcome. Thanks for connecting

[@allanagoodyear8878]

Amazing creativit

[@zr_fine_art]

Thanks. Great to connect

[@mayankdharia5967]

Wonderful….thanks for sharing…lovely brush strokes….marks making…

[@zr_fine_art]

Thank you. It's even more fun when you do it :). Glad to connect

[@thompson2021]

Love your work. Just gorgeous! 🧡

[@zr_fine_art]

@@thompson2021 thank you very much. Great to connect

[@roseannecampagna]

Creative mark making. Thanks for sharing.

[@zr_fine_art]

Glad you liked it. Thank you for stopping by. Cheers

[@bojandjukanovic6638]

Great! For some weird reason, it reminds me of 2Cellos... You bring more beauty into the world! Voice, music, CALMNESS, painting... Beauty!

[@zr_fine_art]

Thank you

[@codingchallenges]

Another awesome video. And beautiful painting! Are you painting from a reference photo? If so, can you please show it sometime during the video? It would be interesting to see how you approach intuitive painting art on a photo reference (what you keep, how you change things etc)

[@zr_fine_art]

Thank you very much. Good idea. I plan on doing blog type videos from inception to completion, but they're alot more arduous I think one reason is that I plaint alot from previous sketches or a photo or two that have nothing in common with the finished painting. Don't want to confuse. But considered. Great to have you again

[@preditor888]

I love the the whole prosess , I realise this is not something one can do instantly but I do think some practice and using your own thought process could develope your own style or technique either Landscape, Portrait or Still life which sounds very exciting to me. I would like to thank you for being so generious with showing these videos. Many out there only give tid bits and then hit you with some sort of cost! So I believe rewards come from generosity and I'm sure you will be rewarded. Vielen Dank and Tschuss.

[@zr_fine_art]

Wow. Beutifully said. Thank you for the kind words. I'm new to youtube and never got the play script :) what i do is all adhoc..Truthfully I have no inabitions of hiding something. Just hope my message comes across. I've made tones of mistakes throughout my pro life,. Just hoping to help others with the process and have fun along the way. Great to connect. Thank you for the support

[@beckynichols3832]

You really inspired me to try cold wax again. I am in love with your outcome. It’s just beautiful. I think I want to try a modern style icon. Imagine my surprise when I went to your insta and found out you’re an iconographer!

[@zr_fine_art]

Your and similar comments inspure me to continue creating. Thank you. ...Interestingly enough my portable icons use the same paint application principals like the portraits. Great to connect and thank you

[@perikovich6745]

Hi Zoran, Great painting! I Love its beauty and atmosphere overall. Congratulation for créate this work. could you think to consider interesting a vídeo where you talk about the process BEFORE painting: choosing a subject, searching a Photo, previous sketches, transforming the Photo into the approached final result, digital tools that you use ( if so), etc. Thanks for adding to me a wider perspective on painting art.

[@zr_fine_art]

Thank you for the kind words. Yes I plan on doing more blog style videos in the near future. I don't use photos as much any more then for certain aspects of work. Am also not sure how sharing someone's photo may be taken unless I have written consent from the model. KZbin is all new to me. I'm sure I'll get a hang of it in time. Thanks again for connecting. Cheers

[@perikovich6745]

@ thanks you!!

[@CatWezel66]

😍I really love those female portraits 👏👌I can’t wait to see the next 😁Thank you so much for sharing those techniques with us 💝Do you protect those paintings with varnish?

[@zr_fine_art]

Great to see you again. Thank you for the support. I've decided to start the channel with figurative work as most of what I teach can be translated in portraiture...having said that I'm thinking of shifting into cityscape work soon. I varnish most all of my work, but the ones done with cold wax don't require it so I don't. I like the finished satin look. You may increase the sheen by buffering the final work after thrloroughly dry. Great question. See you soon. Cheers

[@CatWezel66]

⁠@@zr_fine_artThanks! I don’t love a shiny finish 😁I really love the figurative paintings 👌😁💝

[@jenniferdidiophotography9738]

So intrigued by your process and watching the evolution of your vision! Thank you for being a guide to walk us through the inner workings of your mind as the piece progresses! I'm brand new to your channel and really to painting...do you ever use impasto medium in your oils? If so I'm wondering how it compares to cold wax?

[@zr_fine_art]

Welcome Jennifer. Thanks for connecting. Cold wax is in fact an impasto medium that imparts that velvety finish that I talked about. Alot of mediums are intermixable (to increase/decrease glossy, flow, body etc) We'll cover this in thr future, but unfortunately/fortunately there are many choices. Alternately you can try liquid impasto. However if you're new to painting, don't work with any mediums and just get a feel for the paints themselves. Hope that helps. Cheers

[@jenniferdidiophotography9738]

Thank you!! Always appreciate feedback/input/direction from a master!!😊

[@zr_fine_art]

@jenniferdidiophotography9738 thanks for the flattery but I'm far from that. Just made many mistakes throughout the years and learned through the process. Enjoy your weekend

[@tess1193]

Another wonderful video. It looks so easy when you paint !!! It’s not !!❤❤❤

[@zr_fine_art]

Thank you so much for the continual support....It's piece of cake :)

[@florenceboyaval]

merci pour ce partage, c'est magnifique. En combien de temps le tableau va t'il secher ? je trouve que c'est très long chez moi 😅 onseillez vous de mettre après séchage une protection ou pas besoin ? merci, belle journée à vous

[@zr_fine_art]

Thank you for the kind words. Unfortunately my french is not that good so I'll respond in English. I find that most of my cold wax works are relatively dry overnight certainly for layering or reveling underneath layers. However if you plan on varnishing (which you do not have to do as it will change the sheen and wax is fine), is would wait 3-6 months. Depends on how thickly you paint. I like the matt look so I don't varnish. You may buff the work, once dry to increase sheen. Hope that helps. Thanks for connecting

[@florenceboyaval]

@zr_fine_art merci beaucoup de ta réponse. moi c'est mon anglais qui est très mauvais lol je n'aime pas non plus le brillant, je vais laisser comme ça alors. mon cold wax est fait maison, peut être pour ça que c'est plus long à sécher... Bon dimanche à toi.

[@zr_fine_art]

Merci boucoup:)

[@debbiedarby4179]

❤❤❤She's beautiful!!! I LOVE watching you create💕

[@zr_fine_art]

Thank you. Great to connect

[@dorisr6424]

Hi Zoran. Beautiful, love your palette. My understanding is that with cold wax and oil, the fat over lean rule doesn’t apply. Thanks for the demo, I’ve been lapping up all the cold wax info i can find and it’s nice to watch a post by someone relatively close to home. Cheers.

[@zr_fine_art]

Thank you for that. Great to connect. Sorry I failed to mention that since wax is fixable with all sorts of other mediums, fat over lean needs to be followed...:)

[@cherylbutler446]

You have piqued my interest in cold wax. Tell me more! Beginning to the end please.

[@Maevic-fg3fm]

Is the paint mixed into the wax

[@zr_fine_art]

Yes precisely. It's a paste that you mix into the oils. Cheers

[@gregdavis2746]

Sorry if you mentioned it but does the cold wax discolor over time and affect the paint color?

[@zr_fine_art]

No it should not. That is if you are using artist grade cold wax. It does have historical precedents. I use Gamblin, but there are other options. Great to connect. Cheers

[@nildacruz3521]

Where can I get the cold wax medium?

[@zr_fine_art]

@@nildacruz3521 Hi. Any art supply store you should be able to find it. You can find it only as well. Like amazon. Great to connect.

[@valerie_ellis_fine_art]

Sorry about your passive-aggressive Dad. Thanks for the demo. x

[@zr_fine_art]

Haha. I'm sure it was all in good fun.Thank you for connecting.

[@lisengel2498]

I love the mat velvet look very much so I will have to try this medium and find out how it feels to work with in process 🩶🖤🧡❤️💚💙💛🤍

[@zr_fine_art]

Thank you. It's like riding a bike. I can talk all about it but you won't fully grasp it until you try it for yourself. Great to connect