I’m finding myself really annoyed right now. I have taken a few classes on oil painting and got nothing out of them. Lots of time and money put into them. Then I watch this and in 20 minutes he has explained more, and done it well than all my classes combined. I’m glad I’ve found someone who can actually teach

@c.s.102

10 ай бұрын

Happy for you found what teachers you actually in need for.

@victoriaryan23

4 ай бұрын

It is difficult to find a good teacher who also is a subject matter expert

@katemccarthy2463

3 ай бұрын

Me too. Clear and easy to follow. I have bought courses and I am finally feeling IAM getting somewhere.

@susanfindell6154

Ай бұрын

I can’t wait to get started!

I’ve taken many painting classes in college and Ive learned way more from your videos 😅. It was like they expected me to already know all these basic techniques when I didn’t.

@LuisIsAsleep

Жыл бұрын

The same happened to me too. I have learned a lot from youtube than I have learned from my art teachers.

@011CJ

Жыл бұрын

Well you don't have friends in class distracting you here jk lol this is the first vid I have seen of his and I'm already hooked on his channel

@pocahontasseguinart7099

Жыл бұрын

I do not agree taking classes not even in college. Paint how you want and feel and your heart and teach your self. Don’t let others tell you what you need to do

@hirafatima3777

Жыл бұрын

Same 😂

@vanessavaldez8097

Жыл бұрын

Saaaaaaaaaame

When I was a kid and pre-teen, I painted with acrylics, oil paint, water color, I drew with charcoal, graphite, markers and everything in between, my dad was a fantastic painter (person not so much). Depression took all of that and more away from me throughout my teen years and well into adult life (turning 31 this Spring). I desperately want to find my artistic talents and skills again and this video was by far the best, most clear and easy to understand video on the subject that I have ever seen. Other videos I watched made me feel like I needed to know every painter that ever existed, gone to art school, had endless amounts of money for endless amounts of supplies, they made me feel like this would never happen for me, that it was too late. This video has done the opposite. I appreciate your simple approach to tools and learning, this now feels like an attainable dream.

@SilkywoodsRL

Жыл бұрын

I'm 27 and can relate to your story a lot!! just coming out of 4 years of heavy depression (my father was also not the best& it showed it my late teen years) I am now too finding out that I would love to find that artistic side of me. Just got a lot of stuff picked up and starting my first practice tomorrow!! I hope you're doing good!

@DUDU-mk6le

19 күн бұрын

Same here, I used to paint since I was 8 years old, and I think I was pretty good. especially charcoal. Life and other stuff kept me far away from art. But recently, mental health has brought me back to paint (new in oils) and has helped me a lot. It is such a way to calm down my mind and focus on small projects. Good luck with your journey !

@ktoo7599

Күн бұрын

I went through similar stuff, I want more people to share these things, because they happen, and life gets in the way, all my artist friends still do art, still like doing it, I drew since I was a kid, it was a hobby I shared the love of it with my sisters, I was really good as a teenager and I improved quickly, everyone complimented my art, but my depression took that away from me, I just didn’t feel passionate when I drew, and my perfectionism tainted everything I drew, I would not be satisfied with anything I used to be good at, now I’m 21 and every time I draw what I used to draw, it makes me feel bad and horrible, not good, so I thought to myself maybe I’m trying to pick up were I left off because I was “good at it” but it reminds me of bad times, maybe it’s time to try new things, new material, new styles, new ways to express myself and my art (I started journaling in 2021 and I LOVED IT, I didn’t know I could love something so much again!)

That painting exercise is the first time I've ever seen anyone explain it that way. And it made a TREMENDOUS impact on my understanding of value (and I've been drawing for over 30 years)!!

You're a really great teacher. I've been painting about a year now and I love your channel. It's been very helpful.

@paintcoach

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@jessicatiger4860

Жыл бұрын

Iris

This was actually my very first oil painting ever and it looks absolutely fantastic. Although I made it months ago, I thought I'd still thank you. You're a fantastic teacher!

I am a real beginner and I find your video excellent. Firstly, you speak right to the point, and you get to the point fast. Secondly, you demonstrated too. I learned a lot from your video. Thank you!

I love that you didn't shy away from suggesting the watermixable oils. They can be very very beginner friendly in terms of process and clean up and yet still retain the feel of oil. I'm still using up my first set and I've been loving them for years. Used for many commissions as well.

@okay7464

2 ай бұрын

Still using water mixables? What’s the downside to them?

I love the idea of taking a picture of what I want to paint and changing it to b&w on my phone for the underpainting. And the product suggestions are helpful. You’re right about so many instructors; it is nice to pick the process you prefer the most but it is very confusing. Thank you for being a good paint coach!

@paintcoach

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

You simply cannot beat rosemary for brushes, price and quality, I don't care what anyone says about another brand. Rosemary is the rembrandt of brushes. Love the comedy element of your video's.

I appreciate your way of explanation, it’s clear, simple and the example is on point. Keep up the good job!

@paintcoach

19 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😃

Okay, at 60 I decided I want to try oil painting. We have acrylics and watercolors, easels, brushes, palettes, canvases etc that my wife and daughter uses. I also have paint thinner (turpentine & white spirit) and linseed in my workshop. I just ordered some Winsor & Newton Oils, brushes & medium. I really enjoyed this video and watched from start to finish. The last two other ones I watched by other youtubers spent too much time trying to promote their foundation course, unlike you who only vaguely mentioned once (I think). Will come back. Thank you

@zainab713

7 күн бұрын

i hope it went well!

I just want to show my appreciation here. I have been struggling to find a channel that sums up everything for a beginner and explain the basics in details and not just jump to start painting so that we are left bewildered in the process. And I can comfirm I have found my guide and teacher. You really are a paint coach. Thank you for sharing your insights with us. Love and respect from a fellow artist all the way from India. Namaste :)

I absolutely loved the exercise at the end of this video Chris! It made everything so clear and broke it down into easy to follow steps. I would definitely love to see more exercises/homework in videos again. Best art channel on KZread by far!

i’ve always wanted to get into oil painting but i didn’t like doing it because of how the paint flowed. I always wanted thick paint because that is how i thought that nice flow would be made but no, it’s actually thinner, wet paint. Soon i’ll be able to do my first actual oil painting because of you, thank you man!

This video is very special to me as it was uploaded in our 75th independence day. I am a follower from India. I love your videos so much. Like the previous videos, it was very helpful and simple and easy to apply. Thanks a lot . Thank you very much.

i have been looking for a beginner's tutorial exactly like this for a long time. can't thank you enough for your direct, common sense, down and dirty presentation...i'll be watching you!

My man, I truly appreciate everything I've learned from you, thank for being an incredible teacher! I've learn more from you in one video then I ever learned from any of my painting teachers. I wish you the best and excited to see what the future brings your way. Much love b!

This is a good basic primer. But I would add that paint thinner does not just thin the oil paint. It is a solvent that breaks the polymer bonds of the oil base. Using too much is not ideal. Think of a detergent or degreaser, except stronger. Using too much will make the paint film weaker and more prone to cracking or flaking. Maybe in 10 years, maybe 100. So, perhaps not important to "dabblers" who are doing it for pleasure. But to ensure that your hard work does not fall apart when the grandkids inherit it, there are some things to remember about using thinners and layering. -Underpainting or staining your canvas with a very thinned down wash of turps/oil paint is fine. You can get some great effect from that. And the weave of the canvas helps stabilize the pigment -Every layer after that first thin layer should be thicker than the last. OR alternately, use a stabilizing medium like linseed oil, the gel mentioned or alkyd medium. This process is known as: Fat over lean. -Fat over Lean means start out with less oil paint (paint with thinner) and each layer has more and more fat (oil) until you are using straight oil paint OR a medium that adds "fat" (which used to be literal oil/fat, but which now includes various chemical mediums) Your videos consistently have solid advice. That's why this goes in the studio basics playlist for my beginning painting students.

Such a helpful video for a newbie to oils like me 👍🏼 Although I’m taking a class at Art School this has taught me so much! Can’t wait to try out that paint exercise. More like this please Chris 👍🏼. Thanks 🙏🏽

Chris I so so love your style and technique and inspirational instructions ❤. Been painting and selling on and off for decades and just to come back to square one with you is such joyful beautiful beginning

I have seen many videos about painting. None of them gave me as much as yours videos. Your gift of speaking and your advice are the best.

This was so helpful. I'm transitioning from painting in acrylics to painting in oil and this video gave me a great place to start. Thank you.

LOVED this lesson!! You answered so many questions I've had. I've been using acrylics and mix media for years, but oil paint just seemed too daunting. Now I feel like it's doable. Thanks!!

So happy I rediscovered you. Ive watched many tutorial, but you've helped me understand the right way to go about getting ahead of painting.

Thank you for such a fantastic video! I've always wanted to try oils but had no idea where to start and this explains everything perfectly. Succinct, inspiring, easy to digest but with a ton of info; you're an excellent teacher.

You have been a HUGE HELP TO ME. I have always used pen/ink and pencil. But wanted to try oils. Well, here I go. If I succeed I shall get rich after I’m dead. Thank you Sea Serpent

Been sketching and drawing for over 25y so I know a few things about that artistic process… but never tried painting until a few weeks ago… this video is just sooooo helpful in breaking the ice and worries. Very to the point so wonderful. Tnx a lot!!

By far, the best painting teachings out there. I should have seen this before I started painting. Going to try this exercise. Thank you.

Watching this video, really it’s given me the relief to break the wall of fear to use colors and start to try oil paint, you make it so simple and lovely, and I appreciate that thank you so so much, you made my heart happy and excited for oil paint 💜.

Thank you Chris, ready to start painting tonight with my grandson. I bought him paint supplies two years ago and so far has not used them, your video has inspired me to inspire him. ✨

I love watching your videos. It’s so easy to follow and fun to lessen. Thank you so much.

Just did this exercise. I’m pretty happy with how it came out. Thanks Paint Coach.

I'm a total beginner. Haven't even opened my oil paints yet. Lots of fear of failure. This is the best beginner video I've seen so far. The clear honest communication and great examples and explanations. Thank you

This is my second time watching this, he explained things with ease and easy to understand. Thanks.

This is one of the most informative beginner videos of ever seen

Aaaand now I'm addicted to your channel. I have learned SO much from your channel. Best paint channel on KZread for sure.

Perfect episode. School book example of excellent tutorial.

This is the best painting tutorial I have come across. Thank you .

Wow! Amazing teacher! Will definitely use!

Thank you so much 😊your videos doesn't only teach but inspire me to paint again after almost giving up.

Remarkably helpful! Thanks for the straightforward, immediately applicable, 100% useful information.

Chris this is a wonderful overview of learning how to get started in oils. I teach oil painting at The Center in C'ville, VA and love to share your videos with my students. You teach the fundamentals in a clear and concise way and these videos are a terrific tool for students to follow along with. Cheers and thanks for putting these together!

Thank you so very much for sharing all of your oil painting knowledge. God bless you as you continue to share and grow.

This is an astonishingly good video! I’m a fairly experienced artist using watercolor, acrylics, and gouache, but I’ve never touched oils in my life. I feel like I have a really good starting-off point now. Thank you, sir!

Years ago, I started out painting thickly with no underpainting, and no thinners, and this was in Independent Study Art in High School (secondary school), and did fairly well on a 30"x40" Canvas that I stretched on frame myself. I am thinking of returning to what I started out doing, including even thicker with brush strokes.

You are an absolute life saverrr!! I have oil paintings I bought a while back that I never used cause I simply did not understand what things like medium or solvent was for and every time I try to look it up on YT I would get even more confused. This video pretty much sums everything up for me. I took great notes :>> Thank you!!

I am very excited to try this

I came across your v ideo as I will be buying my first oil paint set tomorrow. Incredibly informative video. A penny has dropped in my head. Thanks 👍🏼

I’ve been wanting to try oil painting for ages but been daunted by it. This was so helpful and wonderfully succinct, thank you! I always thought I didn’t know much about painting but even in my digital paintings I follow a similar path to what you did (checking values with black and white mode, base colour, then adding shadows and light). So cool :)

Just picked up your brush set last week. Really love them!

Thank you for such an informative video! It was so easy to understand and straight to the point. I appreciate it.

Discovered your channel today. I've watched this video a few times and a couple of your other exercise videos. Awesome work! Thank you for sharing your experience!

This was informative and most importantly, quick to the point! I love it and you earned a subscriber for that reason.

@paintcoach

7 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

I've always wanted to try oil painting (in fact I bought some brushes and paint several years ago), but it wasn't until now that I had a real, actionable starting point. I'm going to try it today. Thank you!

Awesome video with a tremendous amount of info packed into a few minutes. Thanks for sharing this info. Much appreciated! 👍🏼👍🏼

Thank you thank you. Love your channel! Been painting all my life. I am learning so much here, and a lot of validation too.. Great 👍

waw, I guess I started with the desire to learn about oil painting at the right moment. Just 2 days after this amazing video. It was so clear in information, but also very organizing. It is very important to get videos to avoid overwhelming our minds at the beginning of any career or hobby. Also, you are not only an amazing paint coach, but you are also an amazing filmmaker. Glad to find you. Of course, I subscribed. This is a valuable amazing artist channel.

Ordered my brushes, can’t wait.

Thanks you so much Chris. I have actually been painting for years on and off. I have been told I’m very talented. But I know there is something really off with my paintings and I have a lot to improve on. I know that I need to work on some fundamentals. So I’m starting from scratch! Your videos are great. I have learnt so much.

These videos are insanely addicting. I've been watching them for a while and the concepts transfer well for for the mediums I work in. I'm REALLY thinking of trying my hand at oil painting though...

Great teacher! Thank you for sharing!

thank you,very informative stuff for beginners like me,you are my teacher from now onwards

I don't paint with oils but your videos have helped me a lot with painting in gouache and acrylics as well. Now I use only one large bristle brush to paint the whole painting! And painting standing has drastically improved my artwork. And working with primary colors is a total game changer for understanding the color theory and stuff. Thank you so much for such helpful tips. I will be diving into oil soon!

@c.s.102

10 ай бұрын

I have searched for ages and quit some cash. I found several teachers. Every teacher has his or hers own touch.

So happy I found this channel. Have learned a lot in this video alone. Thanks!

This is fantastic! I accidentally purchased oil paint vs acrylic and have fallen in love! This vid has helped me understand what’s really going on. 😊

i haven’t tried oil painting yet (out of budget when considering how many other mediums i’ve been doing) but i’ve noticed a lot of what you say in your videos works well for my acrylic paintings too. appreciate you my guy

This is what I’ve needed to see. Thank you!

This was insanely helpful, honestly thanks man this cleared up a lot of grey areas for me

Thank you for your videos and hard work, loving your tips and your talent…

@paintcoach

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeew.....thats a plethora of information. Thank you so much for this. Your work and instruction is amazing. Im going to have to watch the several times to glean all the points covered. Cheers. G

Clever info 🎉😉 40 years since I used Oil to paint . I made a lot of art in acrylic. But now am I 67 so here I come 😅. I was affraid of open the colors and get started . You gave me the Rigth advice to start . Thank you for sharing . You must be a good Teacher for students.

Wow! This is incredibly helpful. Thanks!

Thank you so much for this channel! It is so awesome!

Such a G. Always helpful, always honest.

This was so fun to follow along with!

This was my first time painting, thank you for the video! it helps me alot

Thank you very much for the recommendations and suggestions for beginners in the exciting world of oil painting. They are really helpful and encourage for people like me. Now to practice. A follower from Spain.

The way you teach is the way I learn. Quick and not enough time for my mind to wonder because you’re already saying something equally as important next. I am 34 and just understanding this. Great video! 🙏🏼 😅

Learned about the importance of value comparison! Thanks !

Fantastic. Telling me exactly what I need to get started is so helpful. This will get me painting for the first time.

This was a great tutorial thank you I’m going to finally get my oil paints out

Like always great learning. Thank you 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I have to try this!

Love your videos. This was my first oil painting.

I'm so grateful and one of these days if I ever make any money I'm going to send you some you're a good teacher

Wow! Your works are so very good!

@paintcoach

7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

First comment 🙌🙌 Huge fan from India.i started my portrait painting because of you so far completed 5 portraits ❤️❤️❤️

@paintcoach

Жыл бұрын

Love to hear that!

I took a painting class in university that was supposed to teach fundamentals of oil painting and felt so lost the whole semester. This one video explained way more than my prof ever covered. Thanks for breaking down concepts and processes so clearly. This is awesome.

@paintcoach

Ай бұрын

That's what this channel is here for!

Best “for beginners” video ever!

I'm not an oil painter but still got a lot of useful information from this video. Thanks!

Thank very much for this great video... Best one I've seen online

Your videos are very useful for me, thank you for the content you share with us

@paintcoach

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

you made it look so easy

This was so helpful! Thank you

I haven’t watch one of your videos for a couple of years. Wow! You’ve come a long way. 😊

Absolutely awesome ! 🌟🏅🏅

Thanks for this video. It helped me a lot.

Incredibly Helpful. Thank You!

@paintcoach

7 күн бұрын

Glad to hear it!

I'm so glad I found this I want to paint but never tried, I've always drawn with charcoal so a new medium is intimidating