Comments on: Painting demos https://alexbox.com Daily paintings by Aleksey Vaynshteyn Sun, 06 Jun 2021 18:58:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Maria https://alexbox.com/demonstrations/#comment-384 Sun, 21 Jun 2020 22:03:19 +0000 http://alexbox.com/?page_id=378#comment-384 Hello,
I’ve just watched your long video with the two red capsicums. Your presentation was excellent. One of the best lectures I’ve seen on oil painting. I will certainly be watching more. Your explanation of colour, colour application, light and shadow, shapes, harmony and much more was extremely informative. Clearly your art is exemplary but your capacity to instruct and inform was the best I’ve seen, both on social media and at university lectures. Thank you.
Kind Regards,
Maria

]]> By: Jesper https://alexbox.com/demonstrations/#comment-236 Thu, 15 Dec 2016 05:48:35 +0000 http://alexbox.com/?page_id=378#comment-236 Hi,
Just came across your videos on youtube and I really enjoyed watching them. Today I tried my hands on oil paint for the first time. I ended up making a bit of a mess when I tried to apply a lighter color on top of another color. What is the trick to paint wet on wet ?.

Thank you for the great videos

Jesper

]]> By: admin https://alexbox.com/demonstrations/#comment-153 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:58:24 +0000 http://alexbox.com/?page_id=378#comment-153 Hi Lynda,

Thanks for your comment. I have longer videos, but didn’t think anyone would be interested in sitting through them. I will try to take the time to edit them and upload.

My palate is usually as follows:
titanium white
cad yellow
yellow ochre
cad orange
cad red med
alizarin crimson
burnt sienna
burnt umber
ivory black
chromium oxide
ultramarine blue

In the past I’ve done bigger, more complex, more expressionistic painting. These days I am focusing more on alla prima paintings.

]]> By: Lynda Naske https://alexbox.com/demonstrations/#comment-152 Sat, 09 Jan 2016 17:53:11 +0000 http://alexbox.com/?page_id=378#comment-152 Hi,

Just discovered you. Thanks for the demo paintings. Keep them coming and maybe some longer ones on Youtube??

Do you use a limited palette? If so, what are your choices? Do you also have larger, more complex paintings also?

Best of luck to you in your painting! I will certainly watch your work in the future.

Lynda Naske

]]> By: admin https://alexbox.com/demonstrations/#comment-130 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 17:32:33 +0000 http://alexbox.com/?page_id=378#comment-130 Hi Sandy,
Thanks for your comment. For oil painting I mainly use hog bristle filbert-shaped brushes. Once in a while I use a sable brush to add some fine detail. For my small paintings, I generally stick with sizes 1-3. The brand of the brushes depends on your budget. You should buy the best brushes your budget will allow, because they will give you more control. For paints, I use Utrecht and Windsor & Newton paints. I also use linseed oil to dilute my paint.

Good drawing is crucial to painting, so you’re on the right track with focusing on improving that. The best advice I can give you is to keep at it. Time in front of the canvas makes all the difference.

]]> By: Sandy https://alexbox.com/demonstrations/#comment-127 Tue, 18 Aug 2015 15:38:05 +0000 http://alexbox.com/?page_id=378#comment-127 I love watching your videos. I wonder if you can tell me what paint brushes you use and also your paint colors. I have no formal training and right now I am working on improving my drawing so I can be a better painter. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have only been painting for a short time. My biggest problem is that I do not draw well and it limits what I can do on a canvas. I really struggle with perspective.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful creations.
Sandy

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