PAINT TALK: 10 Things Every Beginner Should Know About Learning How to Oil Painting

[@smasica]

Great advice on embracing 'The Suck' and learning more from failure than from success.

[@elizabethpears307]

Love the Michelangelo/elephant bit and your honesty!

[@DCweldingAndArt]

Your paint talks are getting better and better, with more wisdom everytime. Great job brother 👏

[@iYvonne]

I'd rather waste money on improving a certain skill rather than spending it on stuff i dont need anyway. So yeah... I paint for a hobby i felt a great sense of accomplishment regardless of the outcome. 😊

[@kermit3194]

You're almost done with the painting in the background now!

[@andanotherpizza]

waiting for the season finale

[@aesaehttr]

That thing is halarious

[@Austerich1]

You did a great job on that thumb nail.

[@Eldiva78]

I'm divorced mom with 2 boys on 12 and 16. I graduated in secondary art school and have master degree of design, but last years work in other area. Lately, i return to drawing. I started with black pen of my kids, but not give up. Now i work full time, buy acrylic and canvas and have sales. Amazing progress

[@danaross9785]

Thanks for the talk. I needed to hear, lol. Been painting 3 months, this is probably month four.

[@rodcameron3341]

Great preview. I would add that for the beginner, knowing who to study from, in books, workshops, etc. is paramount. Thank you

[@theresadailey5809]

You always have great advice for us, I always watch your video, this helps my mindset before I start to tackle a new painting.👏👏👏👏🙏

[@concretelady88]

Thanks Chris, I needed to hear this today. It’s so easy to be so hard on myself-I need to just keep at it and enjoy the journey and really focus on what works for me.🙂

[@jasonwalter2924]

Thanks for the great video! I am a "later-in-life" art student and finally taking my first painting class (Painting I) and the most intimidating thing I'm facing right now is putting together a good composition. Things like balance, symmetry, weight, etc. are a little overwhelming. I'm going to sort through your channel and see if you have any tips.

[@IchLiebeEISTEE123]

I think of composition as something natural. Know the rules but you don‘t even have to apply it. Try to make it naturally by sketching random stuff over and over, until you find a sense for it.

[@elleeo1495]

What a great set of tips! Every budding artist needs to hear this. Thanks for sharing your wisdom, Chris!

[@1aprilbromiley]

I love the way you teach…please keep it up. Thank you for all you do. Your videos are of REAL value. It’s made a big difference in my life.

[@paintcoach]

I appreciate that!

[@marikeengel]

It has taken me 4 years to refine my style and understand wtf I’m doing since I decided oil paint is my medium of choice and I’ve been painting for 20 odd years! I also have 3 people (you included) who I follow and I keep watching oils for beginners type tutorials from you guys because it’s so valuable to remember the technical value of the basics! Thanks I really appreciate the time you put in to give back

[@WhistleKate]

I love this. I especially love "don't be afraid to suck" because that was a huge lesson for me. When I first started, I had some natural talent and settled into that because I felt comfortable seeing myself as "naturally good" at my own level, but did not like the feeling of being a beginner so I didn't take risks and grow. A turning point for me (which seems so obvious now but was news to my younger self) was to learn that "natural talent" (something like having a naturally lovely line quality or ability to see beautiful compositions) does NOT define an artist (it can work against you if you identify with it and refuse to grow through failure) - we define our work by building our skills through a willingness to engage with success and failure - and probably failure is more important! I recently listened to Antrese Wood talk about "collecting failures" as in - go out and paint and see how much you can fail (while trying your best) - I thought that was a fun way to think about it.

[@yuanitaklatt4854]

great advice Chris! Pushing through is challenging, thanks for the encouragement! Wasted so much money, the journey is awesome.... sold 4 to one client! Commission requests are starting to happen, cant believe its happening this fast?! rushing water and a canyon is the new challenge, and no I Don't like to suck, so true. your coaching is the Best. so honest

[@debrademoulin3667]

I can't even explain how much your videos are helping me - you are amazing!!!! Thank you so much for the positive energy and encouragement you give - you are an awesome inspiration to me for sure!!! 😁

[@KMGunnArt]

I think this is your best "ten tips" video yet! I love the quantity and wasting money points.

[@NicoletteJun]

Coach: "You will waste a lot of money..." Me: "YUP."

[@oldepersonne]

"By the end of the week you're not as good as an elephant" . So true

[@scottdyerfineart9975]

Thank you for this Chris, enjoyed this with my morning coffee, all the things you said ring so very true, it's just great to hear somebody verbalize what i have been feeling so again thank you

[@nancymcevoy1998]

So motivating and grounding. Delivers the courage to go take risks.

[@RRW177]

this is one of your best videos. thank you very much ~

[@kirsten6238]

Needed all these tips today, thank you ❤️

[@africo9104]

I'm one of those beginner again. Wow, did I have a problem painting a black dog ! I was like a kid with a paintbrush for the first time. It was a huge learning curve and took ages to complete.

[@marry1700]

Can you show us some of your first oil paintings if you have pictures of them?

[@missmae7996]

Discovered your videos a week ago, and I'm so thankful I did! I've noticed SUCH an improvement since I found you. Thank you for these videos! Both entertaining and informative

[@Willow_Arnold]

Chris you are the best content on the internet. Thank you for these videos, and again your hard work editing to make them super clean a d to the point is just amazing, you never waste half a second and it really makes it easy to watch

[@anniebe]

Thank you for this video! I was starting to become very negative about my progress. I really needed to hear this 😊

[@rewired1108]

An excellent tutorial, thank you.

[@Jordanroypiece]

Great content , very helpful. Been sticking with your channel for a minute & the improvement is noticeable

[@susanwong6471]

Best advise ever- all of them are the best practice for learning to draw/ paint 💕

[@Blueyes787]

You're the best coach!

[@paintingsofwaves_mikewoning]

This vid is gold! Even for a semi beginner like me! Thanks Chris!

[@dricus81]

Nice video, very helpfull. Im a starting oil painter and your video's are very helpfull. Keep it up. By the way, im from the netherlands, so your videos are going world wide 😀

[@rachelscottart6908]

So much incerdibly useful, positive and motivational content as always!. Thanks so very much!

[@Kanelle88]

You have a lot of videos and I can't find a specific one about this. (Sorry, it would take me days to watch them all.) How do you repurpose canvas' that are failed paintings. Do you just cover the old paint with Gesso, a couple layers of regular paint... use some sort of thinner? How about the spots with a very thick layer of dry paint... do you scrape it off with a knife or soften it up with chemicals and then get it off somehow?

[@GalleryBry]

Perhaps I can help. You never want to paint acrylic gesso over an oil painting because it can crack. Usually it’s best to just start over especially if it’s a painting you plan to sell. If you want to paint over an old oil painting the best option is to just paint over it with white or an oil primer. This will minimize cracking.

[@GalleryBry]

If the paint is too thick you can sand it but be careful if you are sanding cadmiums or lead. Do it outside with a mask. I paint studies on masonite panels I have cut at the hardware store. They are about 30 cents a panel. So you you don’t like them, you can just trash them or give them away and start fresh. Was this helpful at all? :)

[@barnbre2]

😂😂 I'm still laughing at the "paint like an elephant" part.

[@AlaiGanuza]

Nice talk, so calm. I don’t buy panels because the ones available in Spain are so shitty that I end up priming them again exactly as if I made them myself haha. So, I made them myself and don’t save time but yeah money 😝

[@nicolebyng3596]

I laughed out loud with my headphones on at the tip that I am going to waste alot of money in the beginning. Lol, yes that is so true 👍

[@chriscallen6897]

When I have a bad painting , I really struggle with thinking it was a waste of time. I try to remember what you said about not thinking that way.

[@Joekatbetances]

Thanks CHRIS

[@mdetky]

Thanks for all your tips! Your videos helped inspire me to find a style I like and FINALLY try my water-mixable oils 😄👏🎨(Spoiler: the painting process was so much FUN!)

[@paintcoach]

You are so welcome!

[@catalinamaria4014]

I've learned so much with Chris. THANKS FOR THIS AMAZING CONTENT

[@pchabanowich]

Wise words.

[@borculo1]

Very true!

[@raangoo_art]

Thank you so much for your videos, you are a great teacher..!!

[@kevinhawley403]

Best part of the video.... the sip O' Joe at the 7'11" mark.

[@davidalpizar410]

I got one of those the espresso maquina 😃 to make my Cuban liquid Crack

[@linzipage859]

Ok stupid question but the thing at 0:49 what is that please? I want to paint in that ‘colour by numbers’ visual style and I’m looking for a way to translate my images into that style so I can then copy them in paint?

[@GalleryBry]

One way to do it is to squint at your subject and simplify the values and colors into blocks. If this is a challenge you could edit the image with filters in photoshop or procreate. Was that helpful at all?

[@linzipage859]

@@GalleryBry thank you, I have tried these and think it's maybe practice I need!

[@GalleryBry]

@@linzipage859 You’re quite welcome. :) Hope you are having a great day!!

[@gc1572]

Thank you!

[@downtherabbithole9143]

Wise words as always...thanks!

[@nakedanunnaki4432]

Good morning Chris, from Cape Town, SA. Excellent advice. I followed a young SA artist, who's impressionist style I like. He recons he must have painted 800 - 1000 paintings before he reached his current level of proficiency. I retired last year Aug, started sketching and painting........ maybe, just maybe, when I get to 120 yo, I may just be good enough to compete with you😅 (joke) Love your style and your honesty. Come to SA and do some of our Karoo lanscapes. Thank you for your talks and tutorials. Regards Brian

[@deborahevans3216]

Do you have any suggestions for a new painter that has never been trained on shadows? I have already learned so much from your videos. Thank you so much

[@giannapark4023]

Oh my!! thanks for this.

[@Nazareth434]

What was that blockificator device at the beginning that simplified the view of the field into,blocks of values?

[@andanotherpizza]

thanks for these paint talks!

[@sulistyaningsihzulfikarabd5356]

Thanks for the video

[@lorisilas1518]

Your videos are so helpful, Chris, that I joined your Patreon tutorials, too. I bought a large pad of Triple primed 8 oz. canvas sheets to cut so I can practice small paintings on. How can I support the small canvas sheets during and after painting on them?

[@stormy5377]

Question: “A lot of quick bad paintings”. What do I do with all those paintings? Lol I’ve been painting for a year or so, with oil even less. And I’ve done a few studies. And now my desk is covered in bad paintings lol.

[@rejeanlegault9465]

Thank you.

[@rezahosseinzadehnasser993]

Thanks a lot. Very useful points.

[@aliciawoodward2289]

Really enjoy your videos. Will you make a video on how to find a subject to paint when painting from life…. I look around my home all of the time and never paint from life because I don’t know what to paint etc. I hope this question makes sense. So I end up not painting. When I a, with my art friends they seem to “know” what to paint…??? Help ;)

[@amatullah4819]

can you talk about digital painting? i want to try it out, but i find it difficult to emulate the same effects/overall look that i get when doing traditional art

[@GalleryBry]

It can be difficult to get digital media to replicate traditional media. It takes time to customize brushes in procreate to get them the way you like them. This is how I paint with my custom oil painting brush in procreate. Perhaps it will help a little. Are there any specific questions I can answer for you? kzbin.infoQyWmYdny2js?feature=share

[@laurenneel259]

You’re awesome. Great advice.

[@nnodunnodu7914]

paint coach do you not think that using munsell to teach colors would be less confusing for beginners ? i.e using the Reilly system for painting landscapes, mixing colors ?

[@skiedev]

Randomly clicked this video...and now I'm going to do some speed paints of buildings, objects, birds that I missed which helped me

[@kermit3194]

Also do you have a video about like how much paint thinner and medium to use. I'm struggling with that bit.

[@paintcoach]

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[@kermit3194]

@@paintcoach Thanks! Will check it out!

[@natachaumar5052]

"Not as good as an elephant" ha ha ha ha I nearly dies laughing, thats exactly it. I'm too old to care now but why do we care so much about what others might think when we are young? I tell every young person I can, do art, any art, keep going and forget about what others think. LOVE your videos, brief to the point talks that keep me happy all day!

[@kevinhawley403]

...just wanted to add a 'note' for people to consider on the topic of "wasting $"... Dont ever trash old/ used/ 'bad' brushes. Sometimes you may come across an application where you can remove hair and/ or manipulate brushes for a certain shape or texture you're looking for. Especially in the case of doing hair, beards, grass, etc (fine details). Just food for thought.

[@nnodunnodu7914]

Because take for example, when talking about Measurement, distance , time etc; imagine telling someone i will be coming a little while, or fill your tank with a little fuel, the doctor says take a little pandol etc, imagine how confusing that would be ?

[@gideonros2705]

Excellent

[@danielashbeck7638]

I sure wish I had a few buddies to critique with one another.

[@CrissCrafts62]

I was raised by my mother to always challenge myself and then she looked at me like why do you overcomplicate stuff lol it's because she gave me the same math problems as my sister who was 4 years older and pushed me to read above my level and to always do more lol 😂😂😂😂 so I tend to complicate stuff and it pushed me so far in just a couple months. I find that when beginning for me I did a painting then watched a video on a Similar subject, how they did better, copy that and it may just be me where one rep is normally enough when physical, but when I like an artists trees I focus on that, but I don't like their water so I watch what not to do, and normally it's because it's not detailed enough. I want Mt paintings to look like irl

[@peterbunyan3924]

Great advice coach :)

[@lisa-gayle9939]

Awesome video!❤️

[@Audion]

💯 onboard 👍🖌️🎨

[@jonathano.7109]

I feel like there's not enough respect for that elephant. He's just starting!

[@gary313]

What is your formal painting education?

[@paintcoach]

None haha mostly self taught

[@MHarenArt]

I learned pretty early on - you have to learn to see things differently.

[@zhangyongzhen123]

Great

[@mrsnrub9780]

It's funny how the imposter syndrome only started when people began to speak highly of my paintings. Being 'bad' or told "that's terrible" never actually stopped me.

[@angelicagolindano_art]

Aaaaaaayyyyyy he got real coffee now lol

[@tayla3934]

Do you only paint, or do you do drawings as well?

[@tayla3934]

Do you think we need to have a good foundation in drawing?

[@carterl369]

Fuck it. You’ve inspired me, I’m going to Michaels or Hobby lobby after work.

[@heterosapien8426]

Do not buy masters touch

[@heterosapien8426]

Windsor Newton from hobby lobby

[@DCweldingAndArt]

@@heterosapien8426 amen, can't go wrong. In terms of canvas, IF I buy them, I get level 3 michaels(gallery wrapped) cuz no frame is needed. Obviously when they are 50-70% off!! Anymore tho, I enjoy making my own ACM or masonite panels. The quality I make them tho, I save approximately $40-$65 a PANEL! and they are customized to MY liking. So, it's worth it to me. Maybe if I was selling 4-6 paintings every week, I would buy the same panels from Natural Pigments, but, I dont know very many collectors, and I just started last year! I'm a welder/TIG artist and a musician, and I put quality into EVERYTHING I do. Idk, $80 for a lead oil primed linen acm panel, as opposed to $16 for a homemade one....seems like kinda obvious, 3 hours of my time is worth $65, not like I would've painted my Mona Lisa within that time frame anyway, if I'm inspired to paint, I paint. If I'm inspired to build a few panels, I build panels. Pretty simple lol 😆

[@LittleBearAndJazzie]

💕✨💕

[@satyakibiswas930]

The elephant is really good!🙄

[@kermit3194]

Also First!

[@nettynet101]

Paint talk!

[@techwizpc4484]

It's better to waste money on learning how to pain rather than buying video game DLCs that you will really never get to keep.

[@laowaistudieschina7470]

We are all on the wrong end of the art supply racket...

[@neu-ter]

Thank You