Demonstration: How to Paint the Basic Shapes Monochromatically in oil paint

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 The finished painting in
Lamp Black and white oil paint.  8"x10" on canvas

Before you do this you may want to learn how to draw the sphere first.  Use this link:

http://kenney-mencher.blogspot.com/2011/01/demonstration-drawing-sphere-in.html

 The photo of the basic shapes I'm working from.

 Linseed oil in a squeeze bottle.

 Rag with Lamp Black oil paint

 Turpenoid Odorless Paint Thinner on the rag

 Drawing aids, compass with charcoal pencil, t square, ellipse guide.  

Really it's okay to use them!

 Using a rag with a bit of thinner to wipe out the lights.

 Work background to front.  It will give you nicer edges.

 Mixing the middle tones on the glass palette.

Related Post:

• The joys of monchromatic painting.

More info at: 
http://www.kenney-mencher.com/

More "How to" Articles and Tutorials

• Demonstration Drawing the Sphere
  
• Demonstration Drawing the Cube
  
• 
  Demonstration Video: How to Paint the Shapes Monochromatically  
• The joys of monchromatic painting.

The Human Figure

• A Figure Painting Demonstration
  
• Demonstration: Drawing the Skeleton Front View preparation for Life Drawing 
  

How to draw a portrait

• Demonstration Video: How to draw the head in pencil 
• Demonstration Video: Sketching the Head and Face in wash media 
• Demonstration Single Portrait (Joy Anne Delight)) 
• Demo Portraits (Two Figures)Demonstration: How I make a painting (In Martini Vertas) 
• Demonstration: How I make a painting (Hat in Hand)  
• Demonstration: How I revise and work out problems in my paintings. 
• Demonstration: How I make a painting "Buoy"