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[@WhatDadIsUpTo]

if your canvas is loose, many times you can spray it with a fine mist of water and put out in the sunshine and it will stretch tight when it dries.

[@zivamariediva8082]

Love how happy you are and come a long way

[@dawn7612]

You are so talented. I love your paintings. You are a great teacher. Thank you Kevin for helping me along the way. SUCH BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS! Dawn

[@RobertJonesWightpaint]

He is a VERY good teacher - he has all the skills needed: humour, practical sense, sound technique, superb draughtsmanship: and you really CAN'T help liking him - and that goes a very long way in a teacher.

[@bhaswatichaudhury6089]

Very good communication thats adds to his teaching.☺👏

[@bradenjefferson8342]

I know im asking randomly but does any of you know of a method to get back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid lost the password. I would love any assistance you can give me

[@stevenroger7237]

@Braden Jefferson Instablaster :)

[@bradenjefferson8342]

@Steven Roger I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and Im in the hacking process atm. I see it takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.

[@elisabethloxley6124]

Thanks Kevin, I learned a lot from your tips. I prefer to watch your videos rather than almost all other artists. Many thanks again.

[@dragonballfan1536]

You are so patient and generous to share your time and tips with us. It’s very kind of you and we truly appreciate it! Thank you for making these videos, I absolutely love your paintings!

[@livlo2334]

Ty for doing this for free and not asking for money like other artists.

[@terminator2660]

Thank you Kevin very helpful

[@donnabrown1679]

Thank you for sharing your expertise with us , you are so knowledgeable . Thank you. Greenwood, In

[@davidgupta9248]

Hey Kevin thanks for sharing your views & thoughts and clearing many doubts regarding painting in oils and acrylics!👍 You have some very beautiful old palette knife paintings!!👍can you please do those paintings with brushes now?...that would be very interesting and lovely to watch!👍 thank you for sharing this!👍 take care and stay safe friend!💐

[@marykenny4204]

Great questions and answers! I hope you do more videos like this in the future.

[@Lenore007]

Thank you Kevin!!! I’m learning so much from you!!!

[@belindahall5220]

Kevin, you Really covered a lot of ground here!!! Amazingly succinct answers to help us move forward quickly! I'm glad that you explained the difference between your you tube video lessons and the DVD lessons, too! Both would be very helpful. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise and yet keeping things light. It helps keep the anxiety levels lower;). God Bless!

[@beenasibi6768]

Owe thank yuuu Kevin!!!!!!!! Excellent!!!!!!!!

[@sammyg2982]

I asked the question about whole paintings vs specific elements... Thank you Kevin keep up the great the work

[@40bdg]

Your paintings are beautiful! Thanks so much for the great tiips/ info!

[@Babs9285]

Thank you for all that great information, Kevin. I’m sure it helped many, it sure did me! ❤️👍🏻

[@georgekane8894]

Kevin thank you for sharing so much with us. I have learned so much from just watching you.

[@sushmaluthra9283]

You are real artist ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@bryanpaul5029]

Thanks Kevin I learned something from this session. Many of the questions asked are similar to what I have struggled in.

[@beans7166]

We have the same phone case haha! Also I like the background, it works well for these types of videos. I also want to let you know that now as a sophomore in college, I've changed my major to fine arts. I've been subscribed to your channel for years, and when I was in high school I discovered that I had a knack for realism. And watching your videos has always inspired me, and now so much so that I'm following my passions through college. Thanks for all your content!

[@GinnySmith700]

Thank you, Kevin. This really helps a lot.

[@annashekhawat7375]

Thanks for the amazing tips, Kevin, and for answering my question too :)

[@pamketron]

Awesome tips Kevin. You are the best!

[@briannalion5553]

Thx Kevin🙏love your paintings and you explain very well.

[@margiemaelikensoakley6193]

Thank you Kevin for the tips. I think I have forgot a lot through the years. I wanted you to know that I do appreciate everything you do 🎨❣️

[@shellyparker8960]

Thank you Kevin. This was so informative. I always enjoy your videos and calm demeanor with a little humor mixed in. You are a patient teacher and very good at explaining your process and your reasoning. Learning how to do something is one thing but knowing why you do things in a certain way or in a certain order really helps to grasp the concepts. I love the dark corner in your room for these Q&As. It's less distracting and a cozier environment.

[@johnwhitebx5066]

Kevin thanks for the question and answer video, awesome

[@vijayalakshmir1973]

Thank you.. Kevin you are the best teacher..l am learning from your painting.. and getting appreciation for my painting. Lots of love from India

[@jumanas4012]

thank you Kevin 🙏🏻 you motivate me

[@DrRubyKArt]

Thank you so much for your valuable tips Kevin.. Beautiful paintings!

[@angelajones9852]

Awesome! thank you, you answered a lot of my questions.

[@Cmm_art]

I have all this questions.... Thanks Kevin I learned so much from you... Great artist...

[@lmr1300]

I like the setting!

[@freddieroper4203]

Wonderful teaching video, thanks Kevin!

[@user-eu1vf1lr2s]

This video was actually really really helpful, it clarified most questions that I had as a begginer painter haha thank you so much!

[@Indianajame1]

Thank you for answering my question about roads and paths. The 2/3rds rule in the foreground will really help. Thanks.👍

[@christiearnold2781]

This was wonderful. Thank you. :)

[@saeedTHEgreat]

Excellent!

[@candywevers1946]

Taking away a lot of great information to enhance my techniques. Thank you for the Q&A , I am looking forward to the next one. Love your videos, you are a great teacher. Keep up the amazing work. ❤️

[@donnabrown1679]

Love the video, thank you for sharing your expertise.

[@elenacharalampaki7476]

So informative!!!, Thank you so!!!

[@mikeplunkett2041]

Awesome video Kevin. Very insightful. I’ve been watching you for about a year. You’re enormously talented, yet down to earth and seemingly “approachable”. Thank you for sharing your talent.

[@janicecoomes]

Kevin you are awesome!!! Love the new area for q & a🙂

[@delanabills-jones7689]

Wow, your a great Artist!!

[@curtriceennis2924]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and techniques in your answers to these questions. It really helped me learn a *lot*. Specially with the question about paths. I TrIeD to paint a rock pathway at one time, going from the bottom left of my painting to the middle right, and, it ended up looking like a wall. I think my problem was that I didn't have the perspective correct. I did paint it narrower at the right side (end) of the pathway. But, it just didn't turn out to look like a pathway, so, I left it for a wall. I may put some running rose vines on it to decorate it, more. Regardless, my sister saw it and she loves it. I have it with the sky, a few clouds, some grass with highlighting on it, and, a couple of trees in front of the wall, at the foreground. I'm not completely through with it cause, as I said, I may put some running rose bushes on the "wall," and, a few more highlights on my grassy area with a few wildflowers, here and there. DK!!! BUT, thank you so much for this video. Love watching your channel cause I get so many ideas from your videos. TY !!!

[@joannebreen7244]

Really like the Q and A sessions. Interested to hear more, many thanks 👍

[@habibasultana9259]

You are super kevin,😊😊😊

[@RayNaso]

I'm a big fan Kevin. Thank you for posting this great video. Your painting style is different from mine and I really appreciate it. I think sometimes I strive for too much detail and it gets in the way of a good piece. I also like your comment with your KZbin vs your DVD tutorials. I tend to paint once and sometimes it's not so smooth in the teaching aspect. Keep up the AWESOME work. Always great to see.

[@micheleward9668]

Just happened upon this video and I love these Q & A's they are really helpful. Thanks again.

[@veronicadudenhoefer3125]

Great questions and answers . I learned a lot

[@antoniomelendez3919]

You are an amazing artist thank you very much for your videos

[@chithraart]

Thank you for this video

[@hanankabli2415]

Thank you so much you really give a lot help

[@Danielviomusic]

I was probably the one asking about composition, although my question was clearly longer. Thank you for your answer, Kevin.

[@Mujcanal]

Very good Q&A session, thanks

[@molyjoseph1128]

It was very informative. Thanks a ton.

[@dragonsfreelance]

hey man... this place in the universe of youtube is kool... relaxing. passive. of course a great place to learn somethings... thanks man... you are a pro artist.🍻😎

[@renumalik6421]

Thanks kevin ...I got my answer 😊

[@madsingh]

this video is so informative..thank you so much :)

[@robertfay1150]

Great video thanks

[@rozatriz]

Amoooo suas aulas! Gratidão 🙏. Sou do Brasil.

[@LiquidMotif]

Thank you so much for such Awesome advice. I'm going to tell my daughters about your channel. They are going to flip out. 😁👍

[@jennyliyapaintings4408]

thank you so much

[@RobertJonesWightpaint]

Kevin - I don't use mineral spirits or turpentine either to clean brushes; I also don't use baby oil (other than sometimes, on my old man rough skin...). I wipe the brush off on kitchen roll (which I think you would call 'shop towel') squeezing out as much as I can. And then - just plain soap, and cool water. I've done this for half a century or more, and it does work. Oh, and why do some oil paints take so long to dry? Because some of them need more oil to mill the paint to a state fit to use - this is especially true of Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow, and (depending on what's in it) Sap Green. It's also true of Alizarin Crimson and Zinc White, neither of which I use. I don't have your particular talent, and immense enthusiasm - but I do have experience: oh, so much experience! Rather too much, to be honest....... Glad to give YOU a couple of suggestions, given your extreme generosity in sharing yours with the rest of us. All the best.

[@KevinOilPainting]

thanks!

[@WhatDadIsUpTo]

Distant leaves and trees are a cinch, if you first block in you're painting using acrylics, then come back after the acrylic is dry using oils and drop in the foliage and canopies separately.

[@leegoldman7491]

Kevin I have burned paintings probably 3 to 1 that's three burned and one saved, but I feel that if I learn just one thing from a painting I burned then it's worth it, I just finished "Moonlight on the Lake" today (12/02/21)and happy to report it's a keeper...see ya

[@PiaRxxxx]

21:44 on the left - Is that a painting your 2-year-old made and you put it into a golden frame? If so, that's utterly cute 😍😍

[@capturedbypapri1738]

You are amazing. Thank you so much. Your videos made my life so much easier. 💜 P.s. Didn’t notice before you are this handsome! 🙈

[@sarahp3228]

your work is awesome. thank you for your helping and explaining so well :) Did you already make a video where you explain all the preparations, like preparing the canvas and the oil colours (thinning them, etc.) or is it possible to make such a video. I'm a complete beginner in oil painting and it would be great to avoid as many mistakes as possible. like i don't want the painting to crack f.e. I've heard thats an issue with oil paintings. or what to be aware of when it comes to impasto painting ("pastos" in german... im not sure if thats the right translation)

[@donnafontenot6396]

I've found , from watching a video, that naples yellow and blue doesn't turn green in your sky ! It made skys much easier

[@tallyjbud]

Horizon and paths.. My two needsmorebetterins.. You're the best man! Have you painted/posted a boat on the water?

[@kulsumakter7479]

Hi kevin, I'm from Bangladesh. Your video helpes me to learn painting. Thank you.

[@peggysterling57]

Thank you Kevin for this tutorial, do you ever prefer using an old flat bristle brush for tree leaves in acrylic and I'm trying to see how artists use the edge of brushes for tree leaves. What brush should I use for tree leaves?💗💗💗

[@sketchyarts9060]

Thanks for answering 🤍 my question keep it up

[@ModernMetaphysicae]

Tons of great questions! I'd love to know why you prefer Gamblin's student grade paints over their professional line. Is it just because its more economical or do have a more specific reason?

[@sebastiengorguet3541]

Comme je regrette de ne rien comprendre à l'anglais....😓 Toutes fois, j'essaie au moins de vous suivre dans vos magnifique et géniale démonstrations de peinture . Merci et bravo 👍

[@pjgumby]

I always wanted to know about preparing a canvas for acrylic painting and how many coats of gesso to apply and if every coat should be sanded. Also if the same applies to a panel board. What is the best overall tint to apply for landscapes?

[@albinalavery5733]

I think you are a good artist ...I would like to see you do an abstract! I think it would be interesting!

[@wilsongill9154]

Olá Kevin. Me chamo Wilson. Sou do Brasil. Em primeiro lugar parabéns pelo seu dom que é a arte de pintar e de passar para o próximo como transferir para a tela o que se tem em mente. Vejo seus vídeos e tento em alguns momentos desenhar do seu jeito. Estou aprendendo muito com seus vídeos. Fiz uma pintura em 1996 , depois não pintei mais. Voltei a pintar agora com a pandemia. Quando minhas telas forem um pouco mais ajeitadas mando algumas fotos. Parabéns pelo canal e pela bela família. Deus abençoe seu trabalho e sua família. Abraço de um amigo.

[@KevinOilPainting]

Obrigado Thanks

[@sweeabn6736]

Please do the night painting with stars and lights in the water. I so want to paint it.

[@79zoi]

Hi Kevin, you don't seem to employ underpainting in your works and still your paintings look amazing! What are the instances when one should use underpaint? Thanks!

[@tammyhong159]

Hi Kevin, recently purchased Water soluble oils ( WSO). I have a condition called "MCS" Multiple chemical sensitivity. I cannot tolerate oils and the solvents. I've painted in acrylic but I want to take my time and also have luxury blending time. I've purchased your acrylic brush line as well as dvds and I love them. I would love it if you would try out and demonstrate (WSO) because they clean up even easier then acrylics and there is virtually no odor, if anything, it smells like French fry oil and feels so great to paint with. One more question, what did you practice on, canvas paper or water colour paper, canvas board, I'm thinking space and expense wise? Thanks for your wonderful teachings. Good bless my friend 🙏✌️❣️

[@rowennightfall1369]

Are WSO really giving the same results? I'm using traditional oil paints (and have to use them for years because I have a lot of them😂😂) but I always wondered if the paint brushes are easier to clean. I react sensitive to paint thinners so I use oils and soap and it really takes time. How do you clean them?

[@tammyhong159]

@@rowennightfall1369 Hi Rowen, just water for rinsing out and soap/ brush cleaner and water for final cleaning. Takes less time and effort then acrylic, it's amazing. Hope this helps.

[@8techvlogs475]

Iam your fan

[@RobertJonesWightpaint]

By the way - this is a great video; but then - most of your videos are great videos!

[@adams7242]

Kevin .your video are very helpful to learn painting.i sugest you that it would very helpful if u mention the color when you are mixing.coz in video its not visible which colors you are mixing

[@mickeytakahashi1736]

Kevin, I have a question. I do oil painting, and after background painting and go to next paint, should I wait till background dry out ? Otherwise, layers color mixed if I do not wait for dry out. My question is the timing for dry out first layer ? By the way, I am from Tokyo Japan.

[@dishantbhardwaj7253]

you should give 2nd layer around 1 or 1.5 day later

[@mickeytakahashi1736]

@@dishantbhardwaj7253 -san, Thank you for your advice.

[@emmgrl]

In order to not have to waste canvas due to cost...what else can you practice oil painting on? also do you pencil sketch on the canvas first?

[@jamiewall5081]

Hey Kevin, do you travel anywhere for inspiration?

[@leegoldman7491]

Do you use black gesso to make a black canvas or do you buy black canvas? Since I have bought several DVD's I went to the 18" X 24" For the last seven years I've been using 16" X 20" and 11" X 14" but when I paint with Kevin I break out a 18" X 24"...

[@freespiritwithnature4384]

Kevin I need your help. I painted a beautiful sky. I wanted to do a beautiful wave ,however I screwed up, and the (dark water oil ) paint all over the canvas,but just smooth. I really want to do the big wave and the eye ,but my oil is sticky/ tacky. So now I’m wondering how I’m going to get that eye because I have only pure white 1 inch, area on horizon. Could I get away with doing a smaller wave and using that horizon line ,or go narrow / or wide wave . My canvas is 24/30 . It’s artists loft level 1 . I find them floppy. But I went from acrylics to oils ,and I am now thinking about water mixable oils . I wonder if you think they would have the same quality. It sure seems easier on lungs ,but I don’t see you using them ? Thank you so very very much. I really need some guidance,as I don’t have anyone else to ask .❤️🇨🇦

[@manirulsk7613]

Hooow onderfull world fremas 😍😍😍😍😍

[@trinityinspiration198]

you use baby oil for cleansing the brushes. Can I also use peanut oil?

[@nyhuus85]

Hmm im using oil paint to, but i think its so damn hard to get it more fluid ish, so what shall i do to get it more fluid ish so its easyer to paint with bevause its looks so easy when you paint, and what do you use or do to clean you pencils

[@antonioroig2796]

Los videos pueden ser en español?. Ya que somos muchos los seguidores de Kevin.

[@8techvlogs475]

I like your vedio Iam from India

[@tinasaunders5252]

I am painting an acrylic on a huge what can I add to the acrylic so that I get more time to work with it

[@maroanshayho5899]

😍

[@georgefredrick2780]

Please Im so interested in painting but I don't know if i can learn it because I don't kn if its base on talent or learnable and what courses would you recommend if it's possible thanks

[@ma-fg4qk]

Hi Kevin (or anyone who know the answer) what is the alternative to a shop-towel?

[@southerngirlsrock2799]

Viva paper towels, little cheaper

[@TruthSetsUfree100]

Newspaper works

[@RobertJonesWightpaint]

@@TruthSetsUfree100 Any heavy quality kitchen roll - not the extremely absorbent, flimsy ones, which will just disintegrate - will do the job. You can use newsprint, as suggested - though that get a bit murky - you could even use blotting paper, though I probably wouldn't (and it's no easier to get than kitchen roll/shop towel). Even an old handkerchief would work - but who's got a drawer-full of old handkerchiefs? Thick paper towel is by far the best.

[@emmgrl]

Do prefer oil or acrylics?