Strathmore Artist Papers's video: Oil Painting - Setting up Your Studio and the 4 C s

From the Strathmore 2018 Online Workshops, follow along to Bob Burridge's Oil Painting Series, Finding the Focus in Your Painting. Lesson 1: SETTING UP YOUR STUDIO AND BOB'S 4 C'S If you've always wanted to try oil painting but didn't know where to start, or if you're looking for inspiration and painting techniques, these tutorials are for you! PRINTABLE INSTRUCTIONS: https://www.strathmoreartiststudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018_w4w1_instructions.pdf From Bob Burrdige: No matter what I paint, I approach all of my work with my 4 Cs. I determine the first three BEFORE I start painting. This keeps me focused on the subject and my goal, my intention for the painting. This works for me! Here are the 4 small steps I use for painting BIG. First C The CONCEPT of the work. What’s the Big Idea? I tend to work in a series of paintings, whether I am doing small warm-up exercises or a body of work for an exhibition. I title the series, then I title the individual paintings FIRST. So the painting is done... when it matches the title. Second C The COMPOSITION. The Design and Graphic Structure of the painting. I have twelve favorites that I demonstrate. They are below for your reference! Practice • Practice • Practice! Third C The COLOR COMBINATION. Whether you use a Standard Color Wheel or someone else’s Color Wheel - use one! It’s one of our tools to help the painting be successful and fun to paint! I choose a color theme depending on how I am feeling, what I want the viewer to feel or the message I want to convey through the painting. I only get out these colors and put them on my table. Again, determining my color combination first keeps me focused. Fourth C COMMIT & CONTINUE the series. Continue the same painting over and over. That way each painting does not become so precious. I practice doing the same painting over and over... and looser each time! If I want to change my mind mid-painting, what I do is start a new, different painting with a new, different concept. MATERIALS: ► Strathmore 400 Series Oil Painting Paper: https://www.strathmoreartist.com/oil/id-400-series-oil-painting.html ► Princeton Long-Handled Bright Brush: https://www.princetonbrush.com/catalyst-polytip-series-6400-princeton-brush-company-brush-6400/ ► Gamsol Solvent ► Galkyd Fast-Drying Medium ► Vegetable Oil, Masters Brush Cleaner ► Hand Barrier Cream, Gloves ► Painting Palette (Bob uses his table covered in paper or plastic) ► Roll of Paper Towels, Rags ► Wide-Mouth Tin Cans for Mediums (Bob uses tuna cans Bob's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4R7WvWu7LQ9StyZsOuqWA