Art Video of the Week - Oil Painting for Beginners

This week, Florent Farges takes us through some of the essential basics of oil painting, why you should try it, why it is safer than you think and how to handle the paints, thinners, and mediums.

I watched this video the other day and, despite being familiar with oils, I found the contents useful and informative. Aside from his website, which I recommend checking out, he also has a great YouTube channel where he does tons of live stream videos while painting. You can tell from his work that he's invested a lot of time in his craft, so the opportunity to watch and learn while he's doing it, that's a huge bonus.

In any case, without further ado: