Why NOT to BLEND oil paint

honestly I’m not afraid of the paint, I’m afraid of the money 😭😭✋

I'm not afraid to use a lot of paint. But I'm scared that I have to buy them again earlier than expected. Lol

You can also practice this at the begining by pixelating your picture reference a lot and then gradually reducing it.

Artists who paint this way (and most of them are masters) know a secret. That the viewers’ brains actually fill in gaps. Our brains have to deal quickly often with partial pieces of sensory information. Evolution made us this way- if it hadn’t we would all have ended up as tiger food. A meme doing the rounds with only the top or bottom half of a sentencd or letters replaced or missing illustrates this well. Its much the same for a painting. And it actually makes painting easier and quicker if you only have to suggest the fur on an animal, leaves on a tee or bricks in a wall. That step back just cements the whole thing

I knew you were going to say John Sergeant. I took a class with Mark from draw mix paint and he said the same thing

Oil painters: "I prefer oil painting because of oil's longer open time and blending" Also oil painters: "tHIs iS WhY yOU ShOUld nEveR bLEnD"

most important: take a few steps back and look at it, it really makes a difference. when i started applying this tip, i stunned myself because its really a whole other painting from a distance.

You're definitely the best oil painting teacher on YouTube. I'm glad to see your channel growing ;)

Slowly zooming in on your Nick Cage painting really worked well as an example. Again excellent content Brudda.

I'm 13 and I'm trying to learn oil painting :D my mom is really supportive (its because I wanted to be an art teacher) yus I subscribed tho love ur vids

With oils you have plenty of time to take a step or two, or even three back and look at your art once again. Take a break, make yourself some coffee, look at something different for a little bit. Disconnect yourself from your painting. This helps to make your artwork the best you can, because you always look at it with fresh pair of eyes. I don't think that blending is necessarily a bad thing, however i always loved paintings that looked like high resolution pixel art.

Just found you. This is exactly where I am in my painting journey. I'm getting bored with smooth transitions and, frankly, realistic skin tones blended realistically. What you are doing is exactly the direction I'm trying to go in- it's taking me a take a lot practice to get out of blending.

ive actually been looking into pinterest art pieces, and my favorites are the one that look realistic without blending too much. its the style i want to emulate myself. thanks for the advice!!!

I like using your method and then smoothing those edges sometimes. It makes it look so smooth, and it helps me get a way better transition in shades. Sometimes I want to see the strokes and sometimes I want it to look all together. It’s amazing how many ways you can use oil paint 🎨

All the tons of videos I've watched on oil painting techniques make a lot of sense now that I've finally started practicing, I'm still making all those beginner mistakes! Nothing really beats actual practice.

This helps a lot. I'm new to oil painting, and Ive been struggling with techniques. Your advice on brushes and consistency made so much sense.

I totally agree. I call it the direct 'shovel' approach vs 'mushing'. There's a time and place for both, but direct, thick paint application keeps the colours vibrant and the lights bright. Also helps avoid 'muddiness'. Nice video 👌

Hey Chris, making progress weekly, crazy how much difference there is between my first 3 paintings and what I am doing now! I keep watching your channel and do as much as I can on your patreon classes (those are seriously awesome). Thank you so much for your dedication.

John Singer-Sargeant is a painting master 🙌

KIDS YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW GOOD YOU HAVE IT!! 👵🏻🎨 When I started painting for the first time over a decade ago I would have killed for this type of information!!! Lol I was printing out ‘how to’ articles from the limited art websites available at the time. Big difference between that, and having FREE video lessons from a professional artist!! Just sayin… this is QUALITY CONTENT PEOPLE.