HOW TO OIL PAINT - Toning a Canvas (Updated)

Before I begin an oil painting I will tone a canvas. This "How to Oil Paint" tutorial is a lesson and demo on toning a canvas. In fact, it’s a how to paint on canvas tutorial that includes tips you should know when toning, not just a canvas, but any support that’s been primed. So, you'll learn how to tone any oil painting background or oil painting base layer.

This art lesson explains, in detail, all of the materials you need to tone a canvas, oil painting background or oil painting base layer. It also teaches the difference between a transparent tone (called an imprimatura) and an opaque toned ground. And, tells you the number one mistake I see students make.

And, yes! You can absolutely follow along as I demonstrate, step-by-step, how to apply a transparent tone to a canvas, oil painting background or oil painting base layer. Plus, watch as I explain how to create an opaque toned ground, too and show you why it isn’t my favorite way to tone a canvas, oil painting background or oil painting base layer.

Also, you may be wondering if you should even tone a support at all! You’re not alone. It’s the question a lot of beginner oil painters ask -- "To tone or not to tone?" Experienced artists, too. Well, in this art tutorial video I give you my best oil painting answer to that question, along with three reasons that back it up.

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Hey! I'm Don Stewart. You'll notice that I produced a lot of the videos here on the ArtistChronicle channel in 2009 to 2013. Where have I been? Well, in 2013 my priority became getting better at teaching offline. But now, in 2020, I'm online again! With renewed zeal and dedication to providing quality how to draw and how to paint video lessons!

This video is one of the latest and more in this new format are coming soon. But, whether you watch the latest or videos from a decade ago, I genuinely hope you find them all to be informative — and any kookiness to be entertaining. Hey, learning should be fun! You remember more :)

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Artist, Producer, Editing - Don Stewart (donstewart.com)
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