Introduction to Surrealist Oil Painting

Overview

“It can also be something that worries or disturbs you constantly, maybe some memory, dream, nightmare, fear or anxiety you have in mind. Whatever this is, we will land it on a theme and turn it into elements. It is necessary to review the references I postulated at the beginning and study their characters, to realize what elements they added to create these works.”

In this video lesson Jhoel Mamani Espinoza addresses the topic: Character creation part 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Surrealist Oil Painting. Learn this painting technique and create dreamlike characters, scenes, and worlds.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this second phase. we will begin to define more technically the elements that I have already described. Whether it’s a physical artifact like a book. we should consider placing it in an intriguing and visually Imagine a book that is nearly closed. broken. or has an unusual format. It might even be circular. Let's challenge the conventional idea by rethinking its form. This approach encourages us to redefine what a book we have a book and present it in a new way. Something that doesn't look like a book but functions as one. Let's try altering its shape. color. or size. its texture. or tho...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Surrealist Oil Painting

• Level: Beginner
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• 6 units
• 25 lessons (4h 2m)
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• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting