Easy Painting Sitemap, an index of Easy Oil Painting Techniques major content sections on one page.

As this site grows, an easy painting sitemap that is for humans rather than for Google was needed.  I will be updating this site map or index to better enable you to move around to the section you want. Or, just fill out the search box in the upper right hand corner of the page to get to something specific.  This particular index is always going to be slightly outdated as new material hits the site pretty regularly, but my little index keeper upper is on strike and doesn't like creating on the new links.

What's here however, will give you a good idea of the subject matter and range of topics within the site.

Also, near the bottom is a link to my online gallery where you will find a number of my paintings and where you can find them in real brick and mortar Galleries, or through my online sales pages.

Easy Painting Sitemap, painting instructions section

Oil Painting Techniques that are Easy, Simple, FUN!  This is the main Home Page.

From here you start your journey! Learn these oil painting techniques, and enjoy 

a lifetime of creative freedom!  Comeback to this easy painting sitemap to checkout new pages, and any new main areas of the website.

• Our main painting lessons! A step by step process that makes oil painting easy. 
  Crazy Easy Free art lessons in How to oil paint! Showing you the classical method of 7 layer painting.
• Materials
  A listing of what I use to make a painting! 
• Canvas Building, Stretching
  Your first stop in preparing your canvas's in this technique. Stretching the canvas onto stretcher bars.
• Canvas Preparation 
  How to prepare a Masonite board or canvas for this style of painting technique by applying a gesso mixture.
• Art Composition 
  Composition the is quick to get right the first time. The Ancient Greeks used this formula! 
• Imprimatura, or underpainting
  This is your 1st painting layer as described in the oil painting techniques.
• Umber Under Layer 
  Umber under layer, the 2nd and 3rd layer in the the classical oil painting technique.
  
• Gray-layer
  The 4th layer of the classical painting technique. Where I spend my most time on a piece.
  
• Color-Layer
  The 5th and 6th layer. 
• Finishing-Layer
  This is your final 7th finishing-layer in our classical oil painting lessons.  

Easy Painting Sitemap - Drawing Section

Related Drawing Pages

Beginner Drawing Lessons Complex Drawing Lessons Drawing pencil sketches Drawing Tips Learning the tools A special Drawing Guide Tool Drawing Tutorial-how to draw anything How to Transfer a Drawing Learn to Draw Flower Drawing Rose Drawings Warm-up Drawing Lessons How to draw a wolf

easy painting sitemap directions "how to" section

Art Composition
Composition the is quick to get right the first time. The Ancient Greeks used this formula!

More lessons and tips on techniques and practices of the professional artist.
This is a section, a few more tips ranging across a broad spectrum of subjects.

An Oil Painting lesson on copying famous paintings of the masters and your own pieces!
See here several examples of works copied and what you will learn from practicing the technique.

An Oil Painting lesson on form and modeling, what all realists and representational artists need to learn!
See here several examples of actual objects and what is done to make them appear 3 dimensional.

How to Paint Flowers
Some really great tips on painting that formal bouquet or just that wonderful daffodil you just picked from the garden.

Rose Art
I have a whole section on Roses that is growing! Gosh they are beautiful flowers. Learn how to draw them, paint them, grow them, and some history to boot!

• Rose History
  
• Rose Color Meaning
  
• Growing Roses


Oil Painting Tips from my EASEL!
Paintings in progress, as I discuss some of my problems and how I go about fixing them. Oil Painting Lessons from my EASEL! I also have links to dozens of painting demonstration from here.

Art Career, Art Business, Art Marketing
Art Career News, Art Business, Art Marketing, and Artist Promotion techniques with other musing's that come to mind about the business of art, and what it takes for you to become a better artist outside the studio.

• Art Musings, how to crash through the blank canvas!
  
• Going beyond just flowers and fruit! 6 ideas on selecting still life subject matter.
  
• Choosing a digital camera for the artist is not that difficult!
  
• Which digital camera features for the artist are necessary. Part 2 on the subject.
  
• Photography lessons on how to shoot your own art work for advertising, brochures and prints.
  
• Squaring up your Fine Art Photo and getting that professional looking shot.
  
• The Mind Map a simple yet powerful tool in organizing any project, especially designed for the artist.
  
• Time Management Techniques for the artist! two powerful tools in scheduling your time for your art!
  
• History of Art, American Art History
  A launching point for several interesting articles on Modern art, classical art, and a 4 part series on Leonardo Da Vinci paintings and the real facts surrounding the pieces in uncovering "the Code".
  
• Leonardo Da Vinci and the Code
  A four part report on the real facts surrounding several on Leonardo's most famous works, 2 of the worlds most famous paintings! And if you live in the U.S., where you can actually view the only Da Vinci painting in America! Start your investigation here.
  
• Modern Abstract Art
  A discussion about understanding this genre of art.
  
• Art Politics and the role it plays in todays Art.
  A discussion about how politics played an important role in the creation of one of our greatest art movements.

easy painting sitemap color section

A full listing of articles on materials, ancient re-discovered techniques, a little history, a 7 reasons why you should oil paint!

• An entire section of color mixing and various aspects of color
• Color guide on using the rgb color wheel
• The psychology of color
  Why police usually wear blue, why the Golden Arches are yellow, and a few more!

Related Color Pages

• Color mixing Guide
• Mixing Guide Part II
• The Color Wheel
• RGB Color Wheel
• Psychology of Color

And easy painting sitemap odds and ends

How to Buy Art
With all the home decorating idea's out there, where do you start? You'll find a quick and easy step-by-step guide on how to narrow down your choices.

• How to Sell Art and some other neat products
  Art Marketing 101, I explain it all in this series of articles. If you're just starting out in the art field, this is a must read before taking that big leap!
  
• Are you really ready?
  Breaking it down to see exactly what you need to start.
  
• Finding your artistic Voice, your artistic style.
  
  Modern, abstract, realistic, flowers, landscapes, still-life's. How to decide!
  Your presentation package, what is it?
  I show you what it is, and what it aien't, then how to improve it!
  
• The artist resume.
  It's not like a regular resume, that's for sure!
  
• The artist statement, every gallery will need it.
  And I show you some super tips on how to create your own!
  
• Gallery Research
  How to find 'em, how to get 'em to show your art!
  
• Guerrilla Art Marketing
  Just like the name implies, no sheep allowed!
  
• Other venues to sell art.
  And you thought you where stuck with Galleries?
  
• Beyond your paintings, prints, cards, publishing.
  4 great tips on how to expand your horizons!
  
• Pricing your work!
  Some advice on where to start this process.
  

easy painting sitemap even more odds and ends

About this Site
This page is about me, how I got started in Art, and the neat program that helped me create this awesome website!

Your oil paintings, photo's, stories.
This page is about you, how you created that masterpiece, the story behind the art work, and your favorite pieces! Come on and join the fun! Contribute and share your ART!

Your reference photo's.
You can use these photos for your next painting and, contribute so others can paint your pictures!

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Back to Top of Site Map to navigate the website
Easy Painting Sitemap is an Index that lists at a glance the contents of the Easy Oil Painting Techniques website, grouped by subject matter for your convenience.