Demonstration of how to paint gold using oil paint with the four color Apelles Palette.

In this demonstration you'll learn the basics of color mixing in order to create realistic skin color and how to mix color to create gold. You'll also learn some useful techniques and strategies for how to paint gold in order to make it feel life like and metallic.

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0:00 Start
1:28 Mixing Base Skin Colors
10:23 Drawing the Portrait
13:30 Filling in Background
16:24 Skin Color Mixing
20:16 Portrait Block in
21:36 Color Choices in Retrospect
22:48 First Layer Tips
25:24 Rembrandt's Complementary Colors
28:33 What Colors To Use in the Face
30:38 The Most Important Skill in Painting
32:58 Gold Painting Begins
34:05 Color Mixing for Gold
37:34 Tip For Mixing Colors
39:14 Brilliant Gold Mixture
44:35 One Key Takeaway
47:02 Keep it Clean
50:49 Grays
52:00 Tip for Texture
54:59 Highlight Strategy
57:30 The Big Challenge
58:35 Impasto Painting
1:00:59 Transitions
1:02:17 Cool Vs. Warm Highlights
1:03:59 Avoid the Detail Trap
1:06:50 The Process of Color Mixing
1:11:37 The Final Touches