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Friday, 09 March 2007

The Basic Technique of Oil Painting: Preparation

 

This video could have saved me countless hours of frustration when I first started to learn to oil paint.

 

Nearly 20 years ago when I first started to learn to oil paint, I didn't know anything.  I really mean zilch.  In fact, I didn't even want to paint.  But after my first lesson............I was transformed.  


I wanted to know everything.

 

What brushes to use.

 

What paints to have.

 

What easel would be best for me.

 

Everything.

 

 

 



   
  • And that's why I made this Preparation Video.  I wanted a comprehensive video that introduces you to oil painting as though you were an absolute beginner.

     

    So I went over everything in this film.

    • Brushes
    • Paints
    • Mediums
    • Gesso
    • Easels
    • Canvas
    • Preparation
    • Backgrounds
    • Supplies
    • Setting up your own painting space.

       

      I have students who tell me they get their entire painting buddies together, pop the corn and turn on the Preparation video so they all can be introduced to oil painting.

       
     

 

 This is an excellent video in which beginners can learn the basic techniques even if they've never painted before, or even so much as held a paint brush.  It is on DVD-R and is over 2-hours long.  It assumes the student has had no previous knowledge or experience in its instruction.

 

Let me say it again, the two-hour, comprehensive Basic Techniques of Oil Painting:  Preparation  takes you through every aspect of preparing your canvas, setting up your workstation, what brush to use, how to hold your brush, the use of color and how to load, and apply paint to your canvas. All about easels, palettes, thinner, mediums and more. This video is chocked full of valuable information that covers:

 
  • Creating a Workstation (Painting Station)
  • Cleaning and maintaining your valuable brushes
  • Overview of Landscape, Seascape, Floral, Tall Ship, Portrait brushes
  • Overview of Landscape, Seascape, Floral, Tall Ship, Portrait paints
  • Easels
  • Canvas Quality, size, selections
  • Ovals on a Rectangular Canvas.
  • Demonstration of Applying Black Gesso
  • Demonstration of using Gesso for Background Color or Base,
  • Saving Canvas area
  • Use of mediums
  • Demonstration of Adding Background Color
  • Available on DVD
  • 2-hours jam-packed with techniques upon techniques

 

The Darrell Crow Studios After Sale Support Services. 

 

We're not going to just make a sale and then leave you on your own.  This is just the beginning of our student teacher relationship.  So I'd like to take a moment and briefly mention all the support services you'll receive from the Darrell Crow Studio as an owner of the Basic Techniques of Oil Painting DVDs:

 

  • You have Darrell Crow's Guarantee that YES! You Can Learn To Oil Paint, you will learn to oil paint with his instructional videos.  If you have any difficulties, read on. Should Darrell be unable to help you with your problem by either telephone, email or web demonstrations and webcast, you are personally invited to join Darrell personally without cost at his studio to help you resolve the difficulties you're experiencing.  All travel expenses and accomodations are the responsibility of the student.  But Darrell will clear his schedule to ensure that he can help you to Learn to Oil Paint.
  • You'll have access to Darrell Crow himself by email and when necessary, by telephone.  Darrell is absolutely dedicated in ensuring you oil paint.  And if Darrell has to, he'll invite you to personally visit with him so he can personally help you.  (All travel expenses, daily class fees and accomodations are the responsibility of the student.)
  • You can send photos to Darrell for his review and comments of your recent painting.  Due to the large volume Darrell receives each month, please limit your photos to once a week and allow some time for him to send you a comprehensive evaluation.  All review requests should be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Your Personal Customer Service Representative is Andrea who essentially runs the Darrell Crow Studios operations, so if you have questions about any of the DVDs or your orders, she's the one to contact at andrea@darrellcrow dot com.
  • The www.darrelcrow.com website is chock full of articles on oil painting, tips, videos, all kinds of information you can access.
  • And if you have ten or twelve friends who would like to have Darrell Crow for a four day workshop, this can be arranged. Simply call 508 966-2247 and ask for either Darrell or Andrea and we'll carve out a spot for your friends on the calendar.

 

As a Thank You.  We've got a Special Club Coming For You.

You'll receive a complimentary membership for 3 months to the YouCanPaintClub.com when it opens. (This is a $27 monthly value alone....anticipate a Nov. 15, 2007 announcement.  If you sign up right when we announce the opening, you'll become a life-time, transferrable charter member at substantial savings.).  This special club will include:
      • A Fabulous library of painting projects in which we'll add Two new video lessons monthly.  You can access any of these full lessons any time, as frequently as you wish.
      • Live weekly webcasts of complete oil painting lessons with Darrell Crow and his entire staff.  You'll be able to submit questions and receive answers immediately during the webcast.  All webcasts are streamed to your PC.
      • Weekly Web Shows Featuring Darrell and his daughter, Andrea as they answer your questions from the studio.
      • Weekly Web Shows where Darrell picks up his palette and brushes and shows you new techniques.  So if you're having trouble making a weeping willow, simply email your questions to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
      • Interviews with leading artists, students, art supply vendors, galleries and on-line marketing experts that will cover the entire gamut of how to paint better and sell your paintings.
      • Focus Groups that will tackle new subjects in which there's a common interest.  Special groups can be set up to support this effort.
      • Chat Groups and possibly conference rooms.
      • Every webcast, web show, and interview will be stored in our library so that if you missed anything, you can still access the videos and audios at your leisure, any time, as frequently as you desire.  

 

Last Updated ( Sunday, 23 December 2007 )
 

Darrell Crow Studios is wholly owned and operated by Adriana I. Crow

Information:

We've expanded the Basic Techniques of Oil Painting to include two additional DVDs.

  1. Adapting The Basic Techniques to Acrylics
  2. Adapting The Basic Techniques to Water Soluable Oils.

From now until Sept. 4, 2007 you can purchase the new 12-DVD Basic Techniques of Oil Painting for $99.95 & S&H.  Prices return to $137.00 after Labor Day.
 

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