Using
Online Resources To Learn How To Oil Paint
by: Dakota Caudilla
Let's admit it, it’s not going to be a walk
in the park learning the right oil painting
techniques online. But if you don’t have a
lot of time and maybe you don’t have the kind
of financial resources to learn oil painting
techniques by attending classes right now,
you can always try to find online resources
that will help you adopt the right oil painting
techniques.
Nothing can take the place of one-on-one
guidance but with in-depth information, useful
tools and your own willingness to learn, you’ll
master the art of oil painting just as quickly
as a person who attends oil painting classes
for three years. You don’t need a certificate
to prove that you can paint in oil as well
as others, your own portfolio and samples
is proof enough. That’s the amazing thing
about art. Your talent speaks for itself and
you don’t really need a college or academic
body to affirm it for you. Most artistic geniuses
of previous generations didn’t get the kind
of guidance or lessons that some of our artists
get today – and look at the number of outstanding
artists we have in those times compared to
now.
When you’re relying on online resources to
help you learn the right oil painting techniques,
the most important thing is for you to absorb
whatever is being said, research words and
terms that you do not understand through communities
and message boards, and then apply the stuff
that you have learnt from those lessons consistently.
So, the steps to learning oil painting through
online resources are:- Absorb: read and take
in whatever that they’re trying to tell you.
You don’t have a lecturer or a teacher to
stand over you and correct your mistakes.
That’s why your reference to the online resource
should be meticulous.
Research: One of the biggest challenges to
learning oil painting online is that sometimes
you’re left in a lurch because no one teaches
you all those technical terms that they’re
spurting out and you’re lost. Either research
the word through http://www.wikipedia.com/,
http://www.dictionary.com/, or go to online
communities and post your questions there.
Don’t be ashamed or shy to ask. The biggest
mistake you can make is to hold back and pretend
that you know.
Application: Application is the biggest and
most important part of learning oil painting
through online resources. Keep in mind the
things that you have learnt, print it out
and file it nicely so that you can be reminded
of it later on.
Feedback: This is also called ‘humbling’
time. Whenever you’ve learnt something new,
copy it into digital format by either scanning
it or taking a picture of it, go to an online
forum and get feedback from people like you
or from professionals. Don’t take their feedback
or comments personally, instead, take it professionally
in your stride. Their comments and feedback
will only serve to make your work better the
next time round. |
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