Oil Painting Tutorial - Secrets On The Lake, 20x28 Inches

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As promised, here is a more detailed tutorial of the Secrets On The Lake oil painting.

Part 1 - Materials

The art supplies used for this painting were:

A Large Filbert Brush
A Few Medium Sized Filbert Brushes
A Few Medium Sized Round Brushes
A Medium Sized Flat Brush
A Medium Palette Knife With A Straight Edge
Toned Disposable Palette
Linseed Oil
Odorless Solvent
Raw Umber Oil Paint
French Ultramarine Blue Oil Paint
Cobalt Blue Oil Paint
Spectrum Violet Oil Paint
Viridian Green Oil Paint
Alizarin Crimson Oil Paint
Cadmium Red Oil Paint
Cadmium Orange Oil Paint
Yellow Ochre Oil Paint
Cadmium Yellow Oil Paint
Titanium White Oil Paint
20x28 Inches Winsor & Newton Gallery Stretched Canvas (Thin Edge)

Part 2 - Reference Photo And Planning

Secrets On The Lake, Montville, Australia, Grid.jpg

As I am painting on a large canvas, I place a grid down to help me with the initial sketch.

This grid also helps me assess the design of the composition. Notice how the important elements of the composition seem to be arranged around the intersecting lines of the grid. This is generally an aesthetically pleasing way to design a composition.

Part 3 - Prepare The Canvas

1. Stain The Canvas. Painting Tutorial - Secrets On The Lake.JPG

Part 4 - Sketch The Composition

2. Sketch. Painting Tutorial - Secrets On The Lake.JPG

Part 5 - Paint The Sky & Clouds

3. Paint The Sky And Clouds. Painting Tutorial - Secrets On The Lake.JPG

Part 6 - Paint The Rest Of The Background

4. Paint The Background. Painting Tutorial - Secrets On The Lake.JPG

Part 7 - Work Into The Bright Greens

5. Work Into The Greens. Painting Tutorial - Secrets On The Lake.JPG

Part 8 - Clean Up My Messy Palette...

6. Messy Palette. Painting Tutorial - Secrets On The Lake.JPG

Part 9 - Work Into The Darks

7. The Darks Part 1. Painting Tutorial - Secrets On The Lake.JPG

8. The Darks Part 2. Painting Tutorial - Secrets On The Lake.JPG

Part 10 - Paint The Lightest Light

9. Lightest Light. Painting Tutorial - Secrets On The Lake.JPG

Part 11 - Add Some Highlights To Indicate Form

10. Mid-Tones. Painting Tutorial - Secrets On The Lake.JPG

Part 12 - Cover The Rest Of The Canvas

11. Cover The Rest Of The Canvas. Stain The Canvas. Painting Tutorial - Secrets On The Lake.JPG

Part 13 - Start Adding Small Points Of Interest

12. Start Adding Small Points Of Interest. Painting Tutorial - Secrets On The Lake.JPG

Part 14 - Use The Palette Knife To Build Up Texture And Create Interest

13. Use The Palette Knife To Build  Up Points Of Interest. Painting Tutorial - Secrets On The Lake.JPG

Part 15 - Make The Finishing Touches And Sign!

To finish the painting, I add some more small points of interest and some more blue to the sky and water.

After I sign the painting in a dirty red color, I call it finished!

14. Finished Painting. Painting Tutorial - Secrets On The Lake.jpg

To judge how I went, a useful trick is to view the painting as a thumbnail and compare it to the reference photo. Can you easily tell which is the painting and which is the reference?

Screen Capture.PNG

Thanks For Reading!

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Happy painting!

Dan Scott
Drawpaintacademy.com
Danscottfineart.com

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Thats a Great tutorial thank you so much @danscottfineart

No problem @myeasin :)

nice

your welcome

@danscottfineart Thanks for all the detailed information really helpful tutorial !

No problem @ioniancu!

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thanks for taking the time for the great tutorial

No problem thanks @bobbyc249!

Wow, thanks for sharing your knowledge! Thank you! ;-)

No problem at all @nenart!

Wow, this really came along nicely man! Way to go :)

Thanks :) @jameszenartist