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Oil Landscape Painting: Explore the Power of Light

A course by Alexandre Reider , Visual Artist

Visual Artist. São Paulo, Brazil.
Joined April 2020

Learn oil painting techniques using light as a narrative tool to convey ideas and feelings

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100% positive reviews (212)
4,631 students
Audio: Portuguese
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Learn oil painting techniques using light as a narrative tool to convey ideas and feelings

Want to explore oil painting and its infinite possibilities? In this online course, painter Alexandre Reider teaches you how to paint a landscape, from the basic concepts to putting the finishing touches on the final composition.

Alongside your teacher, learn to work with light and tonal values while exploring narrative potential. Throughout the course, discover how to transform an everyday scene into poetry giving life to a stunningly expressive painting.

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What will you learn in this online course?

14 lessons & 15 downloads

Drawing and painting materials
7 minutes, 54 seconds
Concept and composition
18 minutes, 11 seconds
Drawing and tonal values
16 minutes, 3 seconds
Monochrome sketch
13 minutes, 26 seconds
Colors and technique
8 minutes, 49 seconds
Colored sketch
18 minutes, 11 seconds
  • 100% positive reviews (212)
  • 4,631 students
  • 14 lessons (2h 32m)
  • 15 additional resources (3 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Portuguese
  • Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Paint a landscape using oil painting techniques to work with light as both a figure and a compositional element.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Anyone wanting to build on and improve their oil painting techniques for more expressive results.

Requirements and materials

Basic knowledge of illustration and oil painting is essential for this course.

For materials, you need paintbrushes, oil paints, charcoal, and a canvas.


Reviews

4,631 Students
212 Reviews
100% Positive ratings

Alexandre Reider

A course by Alexandre Reider

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Visual Artist

Alexandre Reider is an artist specializing in oil painting from São Paulo who started painting at just 14. He studied at the Escola Panamericana de Arte and received a degree in social communication from the FAAP. Before dedicating himself exclusively to painting, he produced illustrations for a range of different advertising agencies.

A large part of his work depicts either rural or urban scenes using a combination of realism and expressionism. He is the founder of Plein Air Studio, a studio that focuses on arts education, offering painting and illustration courses, workshops, and talks.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • About Me
    • Influences
  • U2

    Materials and fundamentals

    • Drawing and painting materials
    • Concept and composition
    • Drawing and tonal values
    • Monochrome sketch
    • Colors and technique
    • Colored sketch
  • U3

    Oil painting

    • Choosing support and starting work
    • Underpainting
    • Fat paint
    • Final details
  • U4

    Presentation of your project

    • Varnishing
    • How to present your painting?
  • FP

    Final project

    • Oil Landscape Painting: Explore the Power of Light

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    Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.

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Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.

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The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.

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Oil Landscape Painting: Explore the Power of Light. Illustration course by Alexandre Reider Best seller

Oil Landscape Painting: Explore the Power of Light

A course by Alexandre Reider
Visual Artist. São Paulo, Brazil.
Joined April 2020
  • 100% positive reviews (212)
  • 4,631 students