ALEXEI ANTONOV

Learn how to paint a Classical Oil Paint

In this video, a Russian master Alexei will you the idea to understand the Classical " Old School" Oil painting technique.
You are about tlearn the classical Still Life from the beginning to end. To prime the Canvas and to finish small details, like water drops
texture, lemon skins e.t.c.
The course reveals the painting secrets that everybody always wanted to know. It is an amazing detailed workshop.

These are the subs included:

Composition
Prime the Canvas
Drawing
Imprimatura
Umbra Underlayer
Dead Underlayer
Color Layers
Texture

Alexei is a Russian born fine artist who is fascinated by the classical painting. Classical realism is a creative process of the piece of art with the precise following of the rules and requirements which have been created during Renaissance Epoch and polished up later by the greatest artists from generation to generation.
He was classically trained in the prominent Russian Academy of Art in Moscow, which gave him a solid foundation for the future development  and quality rarely found among young artists. He studied the techniques of the Flemish Masters: Rubens, Van Dyke, Snyders, and others, in search of achieving refined detail, subtle tone and most importantly to capture the light and glow within the canvas. His thirst for knowledge and perfection guided him to continually strive for movement, character and elegance in still life subject matter
After completing classical training in Moscow, Antonov embarked on a journey to Italy. Fascinated by the Italian Masters, he went on to study their style and compositions. He beautifully incorporated the influence of the Italian school with his already established Flemish style. Rich colors and exacting detail were achieved by applying numerous layers of thin, transparent paint and glazes. Time, patience and love for art are reflected in each painting, regardless of size.

Finally Alexei arrived and immigrated in USA, where he resides now and do artistic work as well as making seminars.

More recently Antonov has moved away from the strict realism for which he became renowned, and begun to explore a more loose and open impressionistic style.

Running Time: 3 h