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Your Internet browser is over five years old and is not supported by the Geneva Fine Art Supplies website. Please update your browser or switch to a new browser for a better Internet experience. click here to choose a new browser An online course for learning to paint realism in oil with free videos by Mark Carder, an artists' discussion forum, and more. Draw Mix Paint tutorials videos supply list geneva paint photo graphy guides artists' forum about me videos/tutorials supply list geneva paint photo graphy guides artists' forum about me Latest From Mark click here if you would like to be emailed when new content is added to the site The Full Course Step 1 Setting Up Your Studio Step 2 Choosing Your Subject Step 3 Preparing Your Canvas Step 4 Beginning to Pencil Step 5 Finishing Your Drawing Step 6 Beginning to Mix Colors Step 7 Finishing Your Color Groups Step 8 Painting Your First Object Step 9 Finishing Your Painting Step 10 Going Forward Q&A Show Episodes How NOT to Use White Paint & more My Favorite Realism & more Tour of My Painting Studio & more Dark Studios, Projectors & more The Myth of Natural Talent & more Rules of Composition & more Drawing Key Points & more The Secret to Drawing Well & more New Proportional Divider & more Value Misconceptions & more New Color Checker & more Alla Prima Brushwork Demo & more The Artist's Curse & more Painting Ugly & more The Zorn Limited Palette & more Upcoming Video News & more Making a Living as an Artist & more 4 Qualities of Good Realism & more Painting Details and Values & more Downloadable Videos How to Paint Realism $100 Painting Landscapes $100 Painting Portraits $100 All My Free Videos Oil Painting Q&A Show 19 episodes maintaining abstraction demo 43 minutes love what you paint 8 minutes poodle portrait demo 13 minutes choosing your painting method 8 minutes setting up a still life 17 minutes proportional divider basics 6 minutes making a proportional divider 10 minutes how to photograph your painting 8 minutes how to photograph with cellphone 6 minutes landscape photography for artists 12 minutes easiest way to ship a painting 4 minutes how to draw in proportion 21 minutes color checker basics 6 minutes making a color checker 15 minutes history of color checking in oils 5 minutes how to mix colors 32 minutes how to mix ANY color with paint 33 minutes number one mistake artists make 12 minutes choosing color groups 8 minutes ultimate color wheel for artists 11 minutes color is relative 7 minutes natural color vs oversaturated 7 minutes taking care of paintbrushes 11 minutes benefits of limited palettes 22 minutes how I organize my palette 3 minutes how to not waste oil paint 6 minutes how to paint in oil 97 minutes reasons NOT to blend 13 minutes paint your masterpiece 4 minutes what is artists' oil color? 15 minutes toxicity of artist oil color 18 minutes the limitations of oil paint 9 minutes which white oil paint is best 19 minutes understanding shadow colors 3 minutes protecting shadow colors 3 minutes how to mix great flesh tones 15 minutes optical illusion artist face 7 minutes most common value mistake 7 minutes painting surface texture 7 minutes why I paint with dirty brushes 1 minute good brush habits 11 minute oiling out your painting 15 minutes gloss varnish vs matte varnish 2 minutes varnishing a painting 4 minutes setting up an artists' studio 5 minutes making an artists' easel 21 minutes geneva studio easel 5 minutes do not lean your easel back 5 minutes making a paintbrush holder 4 minutes thinning oil paint with medium 9 minutes making a shadow box 19 minutes making a photograph holder 8 minutes sizing prints to paint from 15 minutes stretching a canvas 12 minutes staining a canvas 7 minutes geneva neutral canvas stain 5 minutes making glass palettes 8 minutes geneva studio palette 5 minutes making a palette table 16 minutes lessons from a workshop 15 minutes a little bit about myself 8 minutes scenes & paintings from a class 2 minutes oil painting demo of horse head 18 minutes I paint three peaches 36 minutes I paint two pears 35 minutes oil painting demo of jar of oil 1 25 minutes oil painting demo of jar of oil 2 39 minutes qualities in realism Karen Offutt 10 minutes oil painting demo of silver 39 minutes emily paints two doors 31 minutes hill country landscape demo 35 minutes landscape demonstration 37 minutes landscape from imagination 37 minutes Share Draw Mix Paint on: Google+ Twitter StumbleUpon Facebook Need help? Send an email to support@drawmixpaint.com Questions from Episode 20 of Oil Painting Q&A with Mark Carder (click a question below to jump directly to the answer in the episode) a lesson on how to use white oil color properly How do you light paintings in the home? How do I make Geneva Paint more transparent, or thicker if I want to paint in an impasto style like Van Gogh? Why does it matter what type of canvas I use? What type of varnish should I use, removable or permanent? How long should I wait before varnishing? Should I stain my canvas even if I am going to be painting white roses? Questions from Episode 19 of Oil Painting Q&A with Mark Carder (click a question below to jump directly to the answer in the episode) a close look at some of my favorite realist paintings by artists like Arthur Streeton, James Jebusa Shannon, and more What type of brushes and how many brushes do I need to start portrait painting? I know you can generally mix any color with a limited palette like the Geneva Essential Palette, but would you discourage mixing Geneva paints with other brands? For example, can I use a pre-mixed tube of Payne's Gray? Can I use baby oil as a brush dip? What do you think about studying anatomy to help with illustrating a particular scene? If I am using Geneva paints, what medium should I use to adhere to the "fat over lean" rule? Cadmium Yellow is so costly. Why not use lemon yellow or something similar? Do you think certain colors are easier to paint than others? I find it hard to see details when painting really dark colors and even more when trying to add highlights to dark colors. Questions from Episode 18 of Oil Painting Q&A with Mark Carder (click a question below to jump directly to the answer in the episode) a tour of my studio setup and a talk about brush holders Why do you usually light your still-life setups from above rather than from the side? And do you ever use gallery wrap? What are your framing preferences? Should an oil painting be displayed before it has been varnished? Do you clean the surface of your painting between sessions? Also, do you have any tips for avoiding dusts getting stuck into your painting? I am sensitive to smells so I love the sound of the solvent-free paint. Are Geneva paints non-toxic? When using a photo as a painting source, is it better to have a color photograph or a black-and-white photograph? How important is it to use the quick-dry white? Would a regular titanium or zinc white work for staining? How do you go about varnishing a painting if you send a portrait to a customer? Have them varnish it? Ship it back to you when it's ready to be varnished? What are your thoughts on different palette types? Do you use paint thinner at any point in your paintings? In the underpainting for example? You refer to the color checker and proportional divider as learning tools first and foremost, but I saw in your "Maintaining the Abstraction" video that you still premix plenty of paint to work with. I used to think I understood color enough that I didn't need to premix, but after watching your videos, I started premixing more and it saves time in the end. Do you normally premix even when painting for yourself and not demoing? Questions from Episode 17 of Oil Painting Q&A with Mark Carder (click a question below to jump directly to the answer in the episode) Do you think painting loosely surrounding the focal point is a lea...