HowToOilPaintLandscapes

MadeEasyStepByStep

ByArtistRonTurner

SeriesOne

ForTheBeginner&Intermediate

Copyright2019-ArtistRonTurner

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

Intro-2

EssentialTools&Materials-3

STEP1-PrepTheCanvas-4

STEP2-PaintTheSky-5

STEP3-AddingClouds-6

STEP4-Mountains-7

STEP5-Background-8

STEP6-BackgroundTreeTrunks-9

STEP7-BackgroundTrees,Limbs,&Leaves-10

STEP8-BackgroundTreesCompletion-11

STEP9-ForegroundTreeTrunks&Branches-12

STEP10-ForegroundTrees&Leaves-13

STEP11-ForegroundShrubs-14

STEP12-AddingFlowersToShrubs-15

FinishedArtWork&HowToSealYourArt-16

HowToCareForYourArtWork-17

OtherArtWorksbyRonTurner-18

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INTRO

Havingtherighttoolsisessential.Likeanyprojectortradeyoumusthavetherighttoolsand

materials.Don'teventrytostartwithoutthetoolsandmaterialsneeded.

Workspaceisimportantaswell.Youneedatminimum,roomforatableeaselandenoughroomtostandor

sit.Thenextpageshowstheminimumitemsyouneedtodoyouroilpaintingthroughcompletionandsealing.

Thisbookiswrittenforthebeginningorintermediatepainter.Youcanpaintthispaintingeasilybyfollowing

thesestepbystepinstructions.It'sbesttofollowthevideoalongwiththisbookasyoupaint.Thevideo

howeverisnotrequired.

Keepinmindthatoilpaintingtakessometimetodry.Ittakes3-4daystodrybeforeyoucansealitorpaint

morelayers.Thistrainingbookteachesyouwetonwettechniquesoyoucanpaintthispaintinginonetotwo

hoursallthewaythrough.Howeverthisdoesnotmeanyouhavetodothepaintingthisfast.Youcantake

muchlonger(days)ifyouwish.Alsoyoucancomebackandaddmorecolortotheforegroundareassuchas

treeleavesorflowersonthebushesareaevenafterithasdried.

Thisbookwilltakeyoustepbystepthroughpaintingtheabovelandscapescene.Happypainting.

Thankyou.

RonTurnerRonTurner

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EssentialTools&Materials

Pre-PrimedCanvas

Easel

PaletteorPad

Sponge

OilPaint

OderlessPaint

Thinner

DetailBrush

MopBrush

FanBrush

1"FlatBrush

Sealer

FanBrush

ColorMixingGuide

SprayBottle

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STEP1

PrepTheCanvas

Itemsneededforthisstep:Spraycontainerandoderlesspaint

thinner.

Addsomeoderlesspaintthinnertoyourspraycontainer.

Thenlightlyspraythecanvas.Thiswillhelpwhenyouaddyour

basepaintinthenextstep.Youdonotwanttopaintonadry

canvas.

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Itemsneededforthisstep:1"flatbrush,CobaltBlueand

Whiteoilpaint.

MixalittleCobaltBluewithWhite.ThiswillbeyourLightBluefor

thesky.

Painttheskystartingatabouthalfwayupthecanvasandpaintall

thewaytothetopofthecanvas.

Applybrushstrokeshorizontally.Brushfromsidetosidewithout

stoppinginthemiddlesoitdoesn'tshowbrushstopmarksinthe

middleofyoursky.

Paintuntilyouhavetheentireskyareacoveredinlightblue.

STEP2

PaintTheSky

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Itemsneededforthisstep:1"FlatBrush,Whitepaint.

WhileyourblueskyisstillwetapplysomeWhitebybrushing

horizontallyagain.

Bybrushingbackandforthonafewrandomskyareaswithwhite

paintyouwillseehowitaddsalightcloudyskylook.

Thiswillkeepyourpaintingfromlookingboringbyaddingclouds

andnothavingjustasimpleplainbluesky.

STEP3

AddingClouds

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Itemsneededforthisstep:1"Flatbrush,BlackandWhitepaint.

WithBlackpaintusetheedgeofthebrushandoutlineyourmountaintops.

Startfillinginthemountainareasbrushingatdifferentdownwardanglesso

themountainslookmorerealandeachmountainridgeshows.Brushsome

whiteovertheblacktomakeshadowsonthemountains.Thisalsoadds

depthtothemountains.Alsobrushinthemountainridgesbyusingthe

edgeofyourbrush.

Youdon'twantthemountainstoalllooklikeonebigmountain.Byadding

thewhiteinalongtheridgeswilladdthedepth.Byaddingthewhiteonto

theblackpaintwillleaveagraylook.Thiswillalsoaddsomegraystreaks

tomakeshadowsandridgesasyoubrushdownward.

STEP4

Mountains

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Itemsneededforthisstep:1"FlatBrush,BlackandWhiteoil

paint.

Mixaverysmallamountofblackwithwhitepaintsoyouwillendup

withalightgray.

Brushhorizontally(likeyoudidthesky)intheareawiththegray

paintfromthebottomofthemountainsallthewaydowntothe

bottomofthecanvas.

Blendingsomewhitepaintoverthewetgrayhelpsgivethe

backgrounddepthandshadow.

STEP5

Background

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Itemsneededforthisstep:1"FlatBrush,Blackoilpaint.

Turnyourbrushverticalandpaintthetreetrunksblack.(Youcan

alsouseasmalldetailbrushforthetrunksifyouprefer).

Again...depthiskeytoagoodpaintingssoaddyourtreetrunks

withsomecloserthenothersbythelengthandthickness.Closer

treeswillbelongerandthetrunkatthegroundclosertothebottom

ofthecanvas.

STEP6

BackgroundTreeTrunks

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Itemsneededforthisstep:1"MopBrush,ViridianHue&White

oilpaint.MixasmallamountofViridianHuewithWhitesoyou

canhavelightgreen.YouwillbeusingViridianHueandLight

Greeninthisstep.

UsingyourMopBrushdabverticalandatanglesViridianGreento

addtheleavesoneachtree.Startingatthetopandworkingyour

waydownthetree.Smallerattopandlargerasyougodownthe

treesoitisshapedproperly.

STEP7

BackgroundTrees,Limbs&Leaves

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Itemsneededforthisstep:1"MopBrush,ViridianHue&White

oilpaint.MixasmallamountofViridianHuewithWhitesoyou

canhavelightgreen.Youwillbeusinglightgreeninthisstep.

Depthiskeytoagoodpaintingsoafteraddingthedarkgreen

(ViridianHue)leavesgobackanddabalittlelightgreenhereand

there.Thisaddsdepthandmakesitappearassunlightshiningon

someareas.

STEP8

BackgroundTreesCompletion

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Itemsneededforthisstep:1"FlatBrush,SmallDetailBrush,and

Blackoilpaint.

Turntheflatbrushverticalandpaintthetreestrunkswithblackpaint.Be

suretoslightlytaperthemsmalleratthetopandalittlelargeratthebottom.

Usingthesmalldetailbrushaddbranchesrandomlyandhorizontallyand

anglingslightlyupward.

STEP9

Foreground Treehes

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Itemsneededforthisstep:FanBrush,Sponge,White,MediumYellow,LightYellow(mix

mediumyellow&white),RedOchre,DarkRed,Black(mixalittleblackintotheredochrefor

thedarkred),oilpaint.ForLightRedOchremixalittlewhiteintotheRedOchre.

EachTreewillbedoneusingthissameprocess:Startwiththetreefurtherestaway.Theredtreefar

right.Usingthespongedabwithdarkredfromthetrunkareathenoutward.Moveupanddownthe

trunkbutDONOTcompletelycoverupthetreetrunk.

ThenusethespongeandlightlydabRedOchre(noblack)randomlyovertheoutertreeleavesarea.

It'sOKtooverlapwiththedarkerRedOchrethatwaspreviouslyapplied.

ThenusetheFanBrushandlightlydabLightRedOchreinrandomareastoappearaslightshining

ontheleaves.

UsethesameprocessfortheyellowtreesusingMediumYellow,DarkYellow(mixatinyamountof

blackwithMediumYellow),andLightYellow(mixWhitewithMediumYellow).

STEP10

ForegroundTrees&Leaves

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Itemsneededforthisstep:MopBrush,ViridianHue,andPermanentLightGreenOil

Paint.

UsingtheMopBrushdabViridianHueatanglesacrossthelowerareaofthecanvastothe

verybottom.Backandforthuntilthearealooksliketheabovephotos.

ThenusingthesameMopBrushusingPermanentLightGreenLIGHTLYdabrandomareas

acrosstheupperareamostlyandthensomethroughout.Youwanttogivedepthtothe

shrubs.

STEP11

ForegroundShrubs

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Itemsneededforthisstep:FanBrush,White,MediumYellow,LightYellow(mix

mediumyellow&white),OilPaint.

UsingtheFanBrushdabMediumYellowrandomlyacrosstheupperareaandmidareaofthe

shrubs.Donotdabinstraightlines.

ThenusingtheFanBrushdabLightYellowrandomlyacrosstheupperareaandmidareaof

theshrubs.Donotdabinstraightlines.

STEP12

AddingFlowersTo

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Yourfinalpieceshouldlooksimilartothis.Sealyourartafteritishasdriedforatleast4days,preferably7days.

Useanyarchivingsealerfoundinhobbystores

Feelfreetosendmeapictureofyourfinalwork.ifyouhaveanyquestionspleasecontactme.

RonTurner

10320CalimesaBlvd.#208

Calimesa,CA92320

Ph:909.910.7236

Web:rmtArtist.comorRonTurnerFineArt.com

Email:ron@rmtartist.com

FinishedArtWork

&HowToSealYourArt

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HowToCareFor

YourArtWork

1.Neverleanthefrontorbacksurfaceofastretchedcanvasonapointedorsharpobject.Cornersofchairsand

tablesmustbeavoided.Ifyouleanthecanvasagainstit,itwillleaveadentthatwilldisfigureyourwork.Ifyoumust

leanitagainstsomething,leanitonthewoodofitsstretcherbarsortheframe,sothatnothingpressesagainstthe

canvas.

2.Dustyourpaintingregularly,sothatathicklayerofdustdoesnotbuildupwhichwilldryoutthepaintand

possiblyresultincrackingandpeeling.Donotsprayanything(likePledge)onthework.Nevercleanityourself.

Onlydustwithalightbrush.Donotusechemicalsorhouseholdcleaningproducts.Donotusewaterordamp

clothes.

3.Prolongedexposuretodirectsunlightwillfadethecolorsinyouroilpainting.Pleasebeawareofthiswhen

choosingalocationforit.Neverexposeyourpaintingtoextremeheat,extremecold,ortoextremehumidity.Never

hangindirectsunlight.Neverhangdirectlyoverfires,heaters,inbathrooms,kitchensoraroundaswimmingpool.

Donotusepicturelightsattachedveryclosetothepainting(assomelightbulbswillgetveryhot).LEDlightingis

best.Donotkeepindamproomasitencouragemoldandmildew.

4.Ifyoumusttransportthework,layaflatpieceofcardboard,matboardorsimilarfirmmaterialoverthefrontand

backsurfaces,andthenwrapitinbubblewraporStyrofoamwrap.Keepbubblewrapawayfromthepainting

surfaceasitcouldleavemarks.Alwayskeepapaintinguprightandneverlayitflat.Becarefuloftheframecorners

astheyareeasilydamaged.Carryapaintingwithtwohandsfromthesidesoftheframe,neverjustbythetop.

5.Pleasenotethattheartistwillalwaysretaincopyrightinthepainting.Thismeansthatnobodybuttheartistcan

copy,reproduceorphotographtheworkfordistributionorcommercialgainwithoutthepriorconsentoftheartist.

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HowToOilPaintLandscapes

MadeEasyStepByStep

ByArtistRonTurner

SeriesOne

ForTheBeginner&Intermediate

Copyright2019-ArtistRonTurner