The most common beginner oil painting mistakes I see and how to fix them. Crash Course on the most important oil painting tips for beginners with demo.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Common Painting Mistakes
00:05 Palette Problems
00:47 Apelles Palette Crash Course
02:47 Premix Your Palette (don't) be lazy
03:56 Use More Paint
04:12 Sand or Scrape Down
05:21 Photo References
06:17 Don't Paint Exactly What You See
06:48 Most Important Studio Object
08:01 Scared to Paint
08:36 Take Distance
08:54 Big Picture
10:04 Hiding in the Shadows
11:12 Painting Directly
11:26 What to do if You Mess Up
11:41 Most Powerful Advice
13:01 Impasto
13:22 Defining the Shadow Side (Checkerboard Strategy)
16:02 Best Practice for Painting
16:29 Reflective Light
17:19 Big is More Important Than Small
17:36 Shrinking Face Problem
18:41 How to Make Video Requests