Master Library

MATERIALS needed before you start drawing and painting (brushes, pencils, canvases, thinners, oils, etc).

How to develop a simple sketch (without any knowledge of drawing) using some tools to simplify the task.

THE BACK-TO-FORWARD METHOD: I will explain the best procedure to paint large surfaces from the first brushstroke to the detail.

HOW TO GIVE DEPTH TO THE SKY: I will teach you a very simple technique with which you will be able to paint a sky that expresses that feeling of remoteness as it gets lost on the horizon.

VOLUME IN 2 STROKES: I will show you the technique I use to give volume to the barge in just 2 strokes.

It is so simple, quick, and realistic that you will want to use it to give volume to your entire landscape.

ALL ABOUT SKETCHING: How to develop a simple sketch (without having any drawing knowledge) helping you with some tools to simplify the task.

You will learn STEP by STEP the IDEAL CANON of the human face, indispensable in this kind of work.

SKIN COLOR: how to perform STEP by STEP in our palette the blending for the skin color with natural and realistic results. In addition, how to distribute the Lights and Shadows on the entire face and how to make the blurs or gradients on the skin.

SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES to paint the different parts of the eyes.

The Eyes are the MOST IMPORTANT part of any portrait. If we do this stage wrong, our portrait WILL NOT CONVEY ANY FEELING.

The LINE TECHNIQUE: simple brushstrokes to increase the contrast in different parts of the work

We will make four different works applying different techniques of Sketch, Lights and Shadows, Tonalities and Details.

Correct methods to apply realistic lights and shadows in any type of work.

How to make detailed sketches with volume and depth.

We will paint a country landscape applying and studying the different tonalities.

How to make details in your work to make it stand out even more.

How to make a WELL-PROPORTIONED STILL-LIFE using very valuable resources such as the proportion of the parts, axis lines, and guides.

What is the correct (and incorrect) way to compose this type of still life to amazing the viewer (even if it is a simple work).

What is the CORRECT STRATEGY to work this type of work using oil paint.

How to calculate the correct amount of paint for each object (and how much to reserve for retouching).

What colors to use on transparent objects and how to mix them correctly.

Which objects to retouch first (and which to retouch later).

and much more…

ROUGH FLAT TECHNIQUE: It is a very simple technique that uses an element that surely you already have in your home or atelier.

With this simple element you will achieve random textures in one or different colors and you will be able to alternate over 4 different ways of applying it that generate different sensations.

THE MULTIEFECT: You will learn how to use undiluted color and a brush in a very special way and you will be able to achieve spectacular effects such as The Vintage Effect, Mist, Low Clouds, Grass, Sunbeams, Rain, Roughness, and a long Etcetera.

EFFECT OF THE THREE GREATS: I call it this way because it was and still is used by great painters, in particular, 3 of them whom I admire very much.

It is a very simple technique but it generates a very powerful VOLUME effect and the sensation that the plane of the canvas becomes a sculpture.

It lends itself to play with creativity and improvisation.