Oil painting for beginners with artist Val Osborn. Number 2

In this second lesson, artist Val Osborn introduces the concept of tone, first by showing the tonal possibilities of black and white drawings, and then by explaining colour relationships, secondary and tertiary colours, pastels and transparent colours and how to mix them on your palette. He then introduces some of the basics of landscape painting by completing two exercises; painting rocks and painting trees.

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Credits

co-producer

Leigh Kidd

Robert Dunn

Val Osborn

director

Leigh Kidd

production company

Coral Coast Video

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1989

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303529

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject category

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting - Technique

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1989

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