WHY YOU SHOULD PAINT YOUR FOREGROUND FIRST

Would you like to further your oil painting skills? Become a Member of Oil Painting at Home, my online learning platform. Each month I upload a full painting demonstration where you will learn how to do the painting from start to finish. You will see every color mixture and have everything explained to you so you can create your own painting. I also give in-depth technical and theoretical knowledge that intermediate artists will find very helpful. Think of it like my YouTube videos but with way more information. You will also get:

-Access to all past Monthly Demos, Learn a variety of subjects and techniques
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I also offer live, online painting sessions where you get everything listed above along with participation in the Saturday Live Painting Sessions. In these sessions we paint together as a group. You can ask questions and get feedback on your own painting. All sessions are recorded to watch later at your leisure. Spots open only once a month if there is room. Go to https://jasontako.carrd.co/ to add your name to the Priority List and be notified when a space becomes available.

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Watch nationally renowned western, wildlife and historical Native American artist Jason Tako paint a mountain pine in overcast light, explain why you should paint your foreground first, why you don’t need a lot of colors on your palette, and much more!

00:00 Beginning
03:58 Why you should paint your foregrounds first.
09:00 Colors on my palette.
13:08 How to arrange a plein air painting palette.
16:43 Why you don’t need a lot of colors in your palette.
24:46 More thoughts on how many colors you need on your palette.
29:00 Exaggerating aerial perspective to create more depth.
37:20 Painting blacks that are in the distance.
44:24 Applying thick oil paint

To see the materials Jason uses, visit the resource page on his blog: https://mysketchjournal.com/resources.

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Jason Tako is considered to be one of the foremost western, wildlife and historical Native American Artists. His work has been featured in Plein Air Magazine and Western Art Collector Magazine. He has won numerous national awards for his work from many organizations including Oil Painters of America, Plein Air Easton, Western Art Collector, Plein Air Magazine, the Society of Animal Artists. His work is included in prestigious collections all across the United States. He is also the Featured Artist for the 2020 Southeastern Wildlife Expo. His work can be seen at https://www.JasonTako.com and he writes for his drawing blog https://mysketchjournal.com