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Studio Oil Painting with Aaron Blaise
Creature Art Teacher Course
Paint a large-scale lion in oils.
In this 19+ hour course across 11 videos, Aaron Blaise teaches his approach to studio oil painting in real time.
You’ll watch Aaron create an original large-scale lion painting from start to finish while covering canvas choice, supplies, color mixing, reference images, digital comps, toning the canvas, layering color and tone, and advanced oil painting tips.
19+ Hours
11 Videos
Oil Painting
Reference Photos Included
11 Videos
Oil Painting
Reference Photos Included
Large-Scale Lion Painting
Follow Aaron as he develops an original lion painting from setup and planning through the finished image.
Color, Canvas & Oils
Learn about choosing a canvas, supplies and materials, mixing colors, color theory, toning the canvas, and painting with oils.
Reference & Digital Comp
Explore how Aaron chooses and works with reference images, creates a digital comp, and builds layers using colors and tones.
Meet Aaron Blaise
Learn from the Oscar-nominated director of Brother Bear and veteran Disney animator whose studio paintings have been exhibited in galleries around the world.
Lessons
01 – Using Reference
Gain an understanding of the pre-work you can apply to get your reference composition.
02 – Sketching
Find out more about canvas and the sketching process.
03 Base layer
Discover the importance of creating the base layer on your canvas.
04 Starting with Color
Build your color palette and start working on different planes of your composition.
05 Refinements
Start a new color palette and refinements of the next plane.
06 Refinements Continued
Continue refinements in a different area of the canvas, expressing volume.
07 Lion & Ground Lighting
Highlight areas and use a mahl stick for some details.
08 Lion & Ground Details
Layering color to add details to the principal figure and ground.
09 Brush, Foliage and Texture
Detail the foliage and learn tips about the color and finishes for your painting.
10 Detail & Changes
Watch Aaron experiment(ing) with details in the foliage layer.
11 Final Stretch & The End
Recap the process to achieve the final result and the importance of inspiring yourself to paint more.
