HOW TO BLEND OIL PAINT - 7 Ways - Basic Oil Painting Blending Techniques for Beginners

In this oil painting tutorial, I show you my approach to blending oil paint as a beginner. I cover....
✭The basic brushstrokes
✭Texture vs. smooth blending
✭The brushes that I use
✭My favorite mediums to blend with
✭Thick vs. thin paint
✭Earthy tones vs. vibrant bright tones
✭How to achieve higher contrast when blending

This video includes EVERYTHING you need to know to get started with blending oil paints!
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✩ My Skillshare class links:

Oil Painting: How to Paint an Abstract Landscape like Matisse: skl.sh/4aEjguN

Capturing the Essence: Mastering the Art of Painting Grass: skl.sh/3PHNdD5

BRUSHSTROKES: Simple Guide to 7 Common Types: skl.sh/3eeP7dT

Underpainting Basics: skl.sh/3Sx8sFX

Paint Colorful Impressionistic Flowers: skl.sh/3SWMMmD

How to Paint a Snow Globe - Christmas Painting Tutorial: skl.sh/3BGg0zV

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✩ OTHER VIDEOS ✩
Oil Painting Nature Time Lapse + Chat:
youtube.com/watch?v=QJ0p-OFHeHM&t=5s

Fruit + Coffee Still Life Timelapse + Chat:
youtube.com/watch?v=FltV2mTvmLY&t=8s

Painting a Croton Petra Plant Time Lapse + Chat:
youtube.com/watch?v=Gr7w8MVJfuo&t=23s

✩ MUSIC ✩
All music was from Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/plnviy/