Final Stages of a Portrait Painting — Nigredo by Damian Osborne 1 | What pigments will I need for…
Underpainting Stage for a Self-Portrait
Underpainting Stage for a Self-Portrait — ‘Nigredo’ by Damian Osborne 1 | How do you begin the underpainting stage of…
Making Your Own Refined Linseed Oil
Making Your Own Refined Linseed Oil (Like the Old Masters) by Damian Osborne 1 | Linseed oil and yellowing 2…
Making Your Own Canvas Panels for Oil Painting
Making Your Own Canvas Panels for Oil Painting by Damian Osborne Making your own canvas panels is a great…
Best Ideas for Oil Painting Every Painter Should Try
Best Ideas for Oil Painting Every Painter Should Try by Damian Osborne So, you’re wondering what you should paint? Here…
Alla Prima Still Life Painting Demo
Alla Prima Still Life Painting Demo by Damian Osborne Painting an alla prima still life is a really valuable…
How to Stretch a Canvas for Painting — the Easy Way!
How to Stretch a Canvas for Painting — the Easy Way! by Damian Osborne As an artist, knowing how…
Weird Questions Beginner Oil Painters Ask
Weird Questions Beginner Oil Painters Ask by Damian Osborne 1 | When does one do underpainting? And is that…
Alla Prima Portrait Study in Oils
Alla Prima Portrait Study in Oils by Damian Osborne In this alla prima portrait study demo, I did…
How to Paint Flowers in Oils
How to Paint Flowers in Oils by Damian Osborne It’s time to paint flowers! I had these beautiful…
How to Draw an Abstract Drawing
How to Draw an Abstract Drawing (Abstract Still Life Drawing from Nature) by Damian Osborne What is Abstract…
What is Gesture Drawing?
What is Gesture Drawing? by Damian Osborne Gesture drawing is quick, free flowing, simplified sketching of the human…
Those Bad Drawing Days
Those Bad Drawing Days by Damian Osborne Yup, it’s a bad drawing day. Those days when you just…
Final Stages of a Figurative Painting – Painting the Figure – Part 4
Final Stages of a Figurative Painting Painting the Figure – Part 4 by Damian Osborne Figurative painting has…
Painting the Skin Tone – Painting the Figure – Part 3
Painting the Skin Tone Painting the Figure – Part 3 by Damian Osborne There are many styles, colour…
Painting the Halftones – Painting the Figure – Part 2
Painting the Halftones Painting the Figure – Part 2 by Damian Osborne So, what are halftones in oil…
Painting the Figure – Part 1
Painting the Figure – Part 1 by Damian Osborne This painting is actually part of my Siren Series.…
Where Do Artists Find Inspiration?
Where Do Artists Find Inspiration? On finding inspiration as an artist; some art musings and studio soliloquies. by Damian…
The Siren Paintings
The Siren Paintings by Damian Osborne “You will come to the Siren (paintings) first of all; they bewitch…
Final Stages of a Figure Painting in Oils
Final Stages of a Figure Painting in Oils by Damian Osborne Usually when I’m working on a figure…
Glazing Skin Tones in Oil Painting
Glazing Skin Tones in Oil Painting by Damian Osborne Glazing skin tones creates a transparent and beautiful glow…
Painting the Flesh Tone
Painting the Flesh Tone by Damian Osborne After the verdaccio and going over the figure with terre verte,…
Painting the Figure with Terre Verte
Painting the Figure with Terre Verte by Damian Osborne What is Terre Verte? Terre Verte, or ‘Green Earth’,…
Painting the Verdaccio
Painting the Verdaccio by Damian Osborne What is the verdaccio? Verdaccio is an Italian term for the greenish-hued…
Painting the Imprimatura
Painting the Imprimatura by Damian Osborne Ok, so I’ve just completed the burnt umber imprimatura or brunaille. This…
Charcoal Underdrawing for an Oil Painting
Charcoal Underdrawing for an Oil Painting by Damian Osborne What is a charcoal underdrawing? A charcoal underdrawing is…
Beginning an Oil Painting – My 5 rules
Beginning an Oil Painting – My 5 Rules by Damian Osborne Before even beginning an oil painting, I…
Still Life Painting of Apples
Painting a Still Life of Apples by Damian Osborne I had a commission to paint a still life…
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 5 – Final Glazing
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 5 – Final Glazing by Damian Osborne After painting the background surrounding…
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 4 – When Should You Paint the Background in Oils?
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 4 – When Should You Paint the Background in Oils? by Damian Osborne…
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 3 – The Dead Layer
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 3 – The Dead Layer by Damian Osborne After completing the underdrawing…
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 2 – The Underdrawing
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 2 – The Underdrawing by Damian Osborne After sizing, priming and toning…
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 1
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 1 by Damian Osborne When painting the traditional way, the most important…
Painting a Portrait with the Zorn Palette
Painting a Portrait with the Zorn Palette by Damian Osborne I gave a live portrait demonstration with the…