Create a Painting on Your First Try

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Create a Painting on Your First Try

But I'm a planner by nature! If I didn't overthink, I don't know what I'd think about. So I've turned my need to deliberate into an asset. I've come up with four strategies for how to oil paint, alla prima-style, that will hopefully lead to me getting a satisfying painting on the first take. Enjoy!

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Easy Oil Techniques for Painting Waves

Discover easy techniques for painting a seascape in an impressionistic style with Wilson Bickford! Using only four colors plus white, Wilson teaches you his tips and tricks for completing a painting with a palette knife. You'll learn how to blend, create hard and soft edges, and layer colors as you create colorful skies, crashing waves, and sea spray. This video is great for beginners!

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