Forum: Classical Oil Painting Techniques with A. L. Antonov.

I understand that the deadlayer is "grey" Do you mix different greys and blend them together? and do add the grey more to the light areas of the painting and less to the shadow areas?

Hello dear AP members, I strarted this painting some months ago. So far I did the imprimitura, the umbra layer twice and the dead layer. I followed the teaching video very carefully. Now I have to wait some weeks to let the paint dry and then I can start with first colout layer. Comments...

I've started making my own frames and gilding them with composite gold metal leaf. The oil painting is a full sized detail test painting for a larger composition I hope to get started on soon.

Hi... The paintings at the corner of my living room shown here are the result of my study from Alexei in this forum. They are using Oil on canvas based on seven-layer technique. Comments are very welcome... Keep painting Didit

Hi... It has been some time since my last post... Here I used the layering technique in my two experiments using acryllic paint. I'm sure Alexie wouldn't be happy to see these.... :-) . Please feel free to comment... Happy painting Didit

Hello, I am new here , very nice site. I like to paint with oils. Here is one of my paintings he is my grandfather.

Hello, I am new to traditional oil painting techniques and I am wondering what the purpose of doing an umber underlayer is when you cover it up with a dead underlayer? When I did the umber underlayer on my painting I gave the umber varying tones and it looked quite nice. Then I began the dead...

Is the Dead UnderLayer basically a grisaille? I kow that the combination of paints are not just Ivory Black and Flake White, but rather a mixture of colors which still are producing a grey scale painting.

Hi all, I have mostly done graphite/charcoal portraiture but I've wanted to try painting and I finally got around to doing it. I loved working on it and thought I'd share it. Maybe some of y'all will recognize me from J.D's forum. I learned quiet a bit along the way! The size is 10in by 20in.

hello.......this is my first painting following the claret grapes video......i just started the color layer but not happy with the out come.... its a yellow rose and following the instructions of mixing the grey dead layer mixtures with the color layer was a mistake (i feel)......the blue in dead...

This is going to be a last copy of alexeis work. Next week I will start my own composition..I think I can handle now this technique quite well. Bye Jan.

Hi, this is my reproduction of a rose by Antonov. In this picture: dead layer. Recently i have read that the dead layer of red objects doesn't follow the same rules of other colour....but it's too late. Could someone explain me the right way to do the dead layer for red objects? Soon...

Hi, here there's my latest work, I'm going to start color layer. Composition isn't mine, I copy it from a photo. I'm trying to eliminate some step in dead layer because umbra layer makes yet a good wood surfaces. Bye! P.S: "slide-video" on my YouTube channel:...

hi friends i am not expert in oils,but trying my level best,i still not happy with grass and bushes.....any 1 can help me with any easy techniques and what brushes should i buy for oil painting?this is done with normal acrylic brushes.....

hi all, this is my first post,i have some Bob Ross videos and i like his paintings a lot,so tried to paint one of his painting with sponge brush...ur sugessions to improve myself.

I just almost finished 1st color layer. Due to very lack of time it took me very long time to finshed this layer.The right part of flower is not complete becouse it is still a bit wet so I will have to finish this part latterly.Whole painting is a bit gloomier so in the next layer I will ad more...

Hi Guys It's been a while since I've posted a WIP,Been busy preparing for a show. I've noticed there are alot of newbies on the forum,so I thought I'd start a new Work and share with you all.Started with the umber layer. Cheers Dennis www.artofdenniswhalen.com

Hi Guys A freind of mine recently returned from Amsterdam & Brought me back a book from the Rijksmuseum,called still lifes techniques and Style. Its a brilliant book of insperation for anyone working in this flemish technique. In the book they have xrayed the stillife paintings to show you the...

hello..this is my 1st thread:23000000:.....this is my first painting following the 7 layer method...got a couple of Alexei's video...and following the steps...but have a few doubts hope some one helps out: 1. i dont have damar fr the medium so i am using turps an linseed oil wit varying...

Hello Friends Here is a painting I am doing in layered technique. This is the first layer. I still have to paint the background. Cannot classify it as Flemish/Classical as I am not doing it with umber, dead and color layers. I definitely will do the Flemish style sometime soon. Can someone tell...

Hello... It's a small painting of 10" x 8". Tried my best to get the umber layer right. It took me so many hours for this small painting. I am just wondering if I will have the courage to do bigger ones! Do we really have to finish umber layer in one sitting? Can someone help me with the...

This is a painting i've been working on. I found it very liberating and really enjoyed expressing myself on this one. :) Oil - Canvas - 15 x 19

Helo again to everybody :31000000:Sorry for my absence ,l had some work to do on the game and to this painting also :60000000:.in this stage a worked on the local colors and wait almost a week to dry and then l used only glazes for the final touches.The painting is 100 on 80 cm so it wasn't an...

I did this painting about 7 years ago.I just wanna share this with you because it is my favorite work.Original is made by Eduard Charlemont.Austrian painter who lived in my land Czech republic for sometime so enjoy photos.. Oil on canvas 135 * 95 cm Note: sorry for my english :27000000:

:lol:There is my copy of claret grapes.Of course it is not as good as original but nevermind I realy enjoyed painting this picture.I hope you like it..:lol:

Using the Dutch short-cut methode; MDF grey coated panel 50 * 60 cm Rembrandt Oil paint Titan White and Umber. (Alexi: Still awaiting your video over this method.... :idea: Tried to upload a better photo:26000000:!

Hello dear AP members, in the last weeks I have been working on this painting. I thought a gladiola is as good as a rose for such technique. I used a photo for the flower and the wood I painted from my memory. Unfortunaltely I forgot to take a photo of the first Umbra layer. The photos...

Hi guys, I just picked up painting again after a decade or so and this is my first painting. I was thinking of doing some glazing on the objects in the foreground but I've never attempted glazing before. How long should I let the underpainting dry before glazing? What glazing medium should I...

artfan ,,,,,,,,since you mentioned what my paintings look like . after a few years of painting. Almost time for me to start selling my works just trying new pallette colors..and there is no dead layer only alexeis dark dead colour with new colours . JUst stand back from your computer and...