Oil Painting Techniques | How I break down a PET PORTRAIT step by step

In this video I go in depth about painting this dog portrait from the initial block in to the final touches.
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Materials
Linseed Oil Medium - amzn.to/2o1HgGq
Oil Paint I recommend for beginners: amzn.to/2XHOCvL
Titanium White
Cadmium Red Hue
Cadmium Lemon
French Ultramarine
Yellow Ochre
Cerulean blue
My easel - amzn.to/2tEvhRq
Canvas Pad - amzn.to/35fMFsW
Best Brushes Ever! www.rosemaryandco.com
Hi, I am the son of two artists and began painting in my hometown of Richmond, Virginia before I could walk. I was a rare combination of artist and athlete so I moved to Los Angeles in 2008 to play football for USC. I left the team my sophomore year to focus on painting and filmmaking, applying the same focus and discipline from my football career to my art. I primarily work in oils, and spend most free days painting "en plein air" around Los Angeles.
Where I got the photo - www.pexels.com/royalty-free-i...
Where to find me:
Website: www.chrisfornataro.com
Facebook: / forza43
Instagram: / forza43
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[@fernandarubens2356]

It’s so hard to get free good painting content! You’re the best!! Thanks for all the tips

[@marcyperrier7030]

Your drawing talent is spot on! Then you add darks and lights that you adjust till they are perfect.....the eyes are phenomenal. You are such a great artist.

[@goatman8692]

Wow! I'm thinking 17th century baroque style. How pets should be portrayed! Certainly helps me work through my own painting!

[@racheltania4498]

You're a wonderful painter, and also seem to have a special gift for dogs. I hope you keep them coming! So many of us are struggling to paint dogs while wanting to paint dogs more than anything else.

[@marshapascoe79]

Beautiful job! Thanks for sharing your talent and skills with us.

[@rachaelpeterson1767]

Perfect!!! I was lookin for a video on how to get less detail in my portraits without losing the realism. There wasn't much out there. I am looking for a way to create my portraits faster.

[@paintcoach]

Thanks! I have more tutorial videos like this on the way!

[@myfredandabby123]

Love your tutorials. When I can't fall asleep I often watch a painting video because most are soooooo boring but you move quickly and get to the point. Love that. A douple of things that would help would be to know your support and whether it was acrylic or oil primed and when you are painting over dry vs. wet paint. Thanks so much. I joined as a Patreon too :-)

[@patriciavanschouten9620]

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[@maggiolivier9855]

Really enjoyed watching this video. Thank you...I have found it to be very helpful and many of my questions have been answered.

[@huntsail3727]

Enjoyed the video and the detailed discussion of your process, great job!

[@michelleacosta7824]

I really learned a lot from your metacognitive teaching approach. Thanks for the tips!

[@bt3458]

this was so incredibly helpful! thank you so very much. I am on my way to creating a beautiful portrait of my best friend! i cannot thank you enough. you say the best stuff that just really makes sense and answers questions that I have had!!

[@charonsherrard9348]

Beautiful, thanks for sharing.

[@artsilk8041]

Awesome video ! Thank you !

[@amystewart4929]

Great video thanks

[@carolesmith924]

very educational! thank you so much for your video

[@paintcoach]

You’re welcome! I am going to be making a video on painting long hair dogs soon!

[@treesareleavy4455]

Great video!

[@lauriehellewell4539]

Great video! I really appreciate that you share your thought process. Please do more dog portraits :)

[@Jigger2361]

...woof woof!

[@Krista1921]

Fab!

[@garyklett405]

I really like your loose brush strokes . I have a huge problem with putting paint down and leaving it alone!

[@barbaragalliera9846]

Fabulous

[@abbylove6196]

You are so amazingly talented.

[@abbylove6196]

With your permission, I'd love to share this video to our Pet Salon business page, as well as purchase a portrait or two.

[@paintcoach]

Abby Love thanks! Feel free to share anywhere and you can contact me via my website for commissions at www.chrisfornataro.com

[@robertshannon4547]

Thank you!

[@LunaSmithArt]

Beautiful realistic dog 👌 Big Like 👍 Stay connected ❤❤❤

[@paintcoach]

Luna Smith Art thank you!

[@renigalea767]

I LOVE your loose style! I would love to achieve that with soft pastels! I just keep overworking by rubbing in etc. and then seem to lose the contrast between lights and darks. Need to learn to make a mark and leave it alone. I also paint with watercolours. Again, need to learn to put paint down and stop overworking! Pity you only paint with oils.

[@despoinavavoula2203]

ΜΑΓΙΚΆ ΧΈΡΙΑ.. ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΚΤΙΚΟΣ ΖΩΓΡΑΦΟΣ..

[@dianatoderic273]

Could you show how you mixed the colours and where you put them? I am a beginner and would love to try and paint this.

[@theoriginalstarwalker1653]

Kako ide slikanje

[@sahilart6191]

I like your penting sir.big fan from India 🙂

[@paintcoach]

Thanks!!

[@paintingsbysunsohovich2756]

Loved watching your Vizsla painting.. Explained very well and informative for people learning to paint.. Thank you!

[@paintcoach]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@anthonyspencer2826]

Chris, a couple of months ago I started watching your videos to pick up a few tips and tricks. Firstly, I'm a sketcher (arguably) not a painter. I've always wanted to paint my dog so chose this as my subject. Unfortunately my dog is mostly black so picked a difficult subject for a first subject. I'm really struggling with texture. The original sketch was good enough for my guidelines but once I've started applying the paint I'm losing something but not sure what to do. It's starting to lean towards a cartoonish appearance. I appreciate without seeing it there's probably little advice you can give but I'm gonna throw this out there anyway. With or without any advice on it, I'd like to say thanks for doing these videos. I've learned more in your videos than I learned in 5 years at school. Thanks, Chris 👍

[@paintcoach]

Glad you're liking the channel! Pet portraits can be tough with fur and texture. Sometimes less is more. See the big shapes and chunks of hair. I plan on making another pet portrait. video soon.

[@nonniestretch9056]

So looking forward to your next Dog Portrait as I have been asked to paint a black Lab cross.for my daughter and I really need help in color mixing.

[@FrancesGlenn-wr1fm]

Loving your videos just have to overcome my fear and get in there. Did you speed up this video or is that your painting in real time?

[@debradeeart3164]

Could you share the exact rosemary brushes and sizes you used for this tutorial - I love my rosemary brushes - master choice and evergreens & sables for humans portraits - I’ve never painted a pet so I want to get some brushes to create heavier textures / fur impressions

[@sammmmy121]

This video was super helpful! I understand the importance of shadows and highlights much more now! For the sketch, do you use paint or did you use some kind of pencil? Thanks!

[@paintcoach]

I'm glad it was helpful! I answer your question in my next paint talk out tomorrow

[@mailie6403]

Do you paint wet on wet more often than waiting for areas to dry?

[@ricardobuchner5153]

Hi! Lovely painting! Congratulations! How long did it take you to paint this? Did you take breaks to let the paint dry? Or is it allaprima? Thank you!!

[@paintcoach]

Ricardo Büchner it took about two days painting. (3-4 hours per day) I never let the paint dry fully but it dried enough from day one to day 2 to be able to build the paint up to where I wanted.

[@ricardobuchner5153]

@@paintcoach thank you!

[@carriecarpenter3975]

Do you think one can learn all kinds of mediums? Can you learn from all of them or just get mixed up ?

[@rashahafezart6712]

woud you like to tell me the type and brand of your camera please

[@saraivanovichmachado8311]

do you think i could do this painting with acrilic paint?

[@mogalcat3091]

Do you have a direct link to this dog? I can't find it anywhere. I love how loose you are with this. I get my panties all in a bunch trying to get every single detail right, so it's real liberating to see this process.

[@Sarah-ic4yu]

Mogal Cat I just found it. pixabay.com/photos/animal-dog-pet-portrait-brown-3782188/

[@mitziundesser9241]

I've joined your patreon channel but I cannot find this video. Is it on patreon fully explained

[@gwenritch]

🦋👁🦋

[@flihii1]

I'd like to know how many times you said "you know" during your commentary?

[@jackiegraff8013]

How do you lighten browns without it getting muddy? or getting different color browns. Not sure how to mix these. Like a chocolate lab.

[@annapotmohiki1181]

The proportions can be better, the snout is longer than the photo and the jowl larger. Love the colors

[@Create35253]

Deposit stock photos pexel photos has a lot of photos you can use photos from their for practice purposes only. They are absolutely free

[@jimcovert5134]

How to I order “Foundations of Oil Painting” video?

[@paintcoach]

paint-coach.teachable.com/p/oil-painting-foundational-skills

[@catieheffner2852]

I'll be honest idk where to start all of mine look anamie

[@ard52192]

You should of asked your fans for a picture of their dogs and give them the painting. Whoever has the coolest photo……….

[@theoriginalstarwalker1653]

Dont say "you know" or draw 25 Paint Coach: *draws 25**

[@susanscottpowell9276]

great video but would be much better if you could slow down the talking. Its too fast!!

[@DG-ri1lp]

This is an under painting. Maybe post another video finishing it.

[@HeatherLikesArt]

Did you actually see the finished result at the end of the video. It is a finished beautiful dog portrait.

[@Jigger2361]

...who let the dogs out?!

[@ksandralemus5024]

I have 2 minutes watching your video. Your music is very loud and you are talking....very distracting, very sorry can't finish the video

[@jorgeabarboza5461]

You talk too much