Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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This tutorial will go over how to start an oil painting using the Alla Prima method, or creating a finished painting in one sitting. I talk about how to keep details without your paints getting muddy.

Materials used:
- Black and white oil paint
- Gessoed panel
- Palette paper
- Odorless mineral spirits
- Palette knife
- Variety of flat, filbert, and round brushes
- Rag