Oil painting techniques when learned with a master painter can take your painting to a whole new level. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned painter. It is not often that a master artist takes the time to create videos of them working let alone design a series of video workshops for you to follow and learn from.

Alexei Antonov is a Russian born artist now living in the United States who is a formally trained artist who has had a varied career and went on to study the oil painting techniques of old masters like Rubens, Van Dyke, and Snyders.  Alexei studied the source of modern day oil painting techniques from the Flemish Masters and teaches the seven layer technique. Like music where there are seven notes, seven keys, and within each there are seven more. 7 days in a week, 7 layers of paint.

Alexei created the Flemish Masters Oil Painting Techniques Workshop on DVD.

There are five workshop DVD’s where you learn how to paint classical still life’s and portraits from beginning to the end, from priming the canvas to painting smallest details like water drops to the texture of the lemon skin, and more. The course explains the basic secrets of classical, traditional painting that intrigues many experienced artists from how the tiniest details are made and when you need to stop painting.

These are ideal whether you want oil painting for beginners or you want to improve your techniques and style with these in depth oil painting lessons.

Some of things that are covered are:

• Composition
• Priming the canvas
• Drawing
• Imprimatura
• Umbra underlayer
• Dead underlayer
• Color layers
• Texture finishing layer

Each DVD builds on the last one. You can work at your own pace and build as you go. Alexei even has a forum where you can go to ask him questions if needed. You can get one DVD at a time or get them all.

The five workshops include:

• Country Pitcher still life
• Portrait of Anna
• Claret Grapes
• Yellow Rose
• One layer shortcuts

The whole course covers everything you will need to learn the oil painting techniques of the old masters as taught by a master painter. Be sure to check out the Flemish Masters Oil Painting Techniques Workshop on DVD by Alexei Antonov.

I hope you get a lot of great learning and joy from this wonderful series. In reality this DVD series is a brilliant series of oil painting lessons including oil painting for beginners as well as more advanced painters.