How to Paint a Figure in 15 Minutes

In this lesson, the co-founder of the Austin Figurative Gallery, David Ohlerking, shows you how to paint a live figure in 15 minutes. David does a fantastic job of walking you through the basics ofthe human form and how to best capture it with a quick 15-minute painting. The technique he uses is perfect for everyone from the beginner to the more experienced artist - with practice, you'll vastly improve and train your mind to see the figure and think both quickly and artistically.

This is a great lesson for beginners who want to learn the basics of painting in a short amount of time.

dang

06/30/2008

~ DavidO

What a dork.

Seriously, I'm a freaking dork.

Shake up your Figure Paintings!

05/02/2008

~ davidkasman

Watching David paint the figure will make you loosen up and paint in a more direct, experimental manner. I also found the brief run-down of his materials at the end useful. I wish I lived in Austin so that I could join the group!

Cool

02/15/2008

~ camilleolsen

My favorite kind of lesson -- show me, better yet talk while you show me. Loved it.

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Wow

08/15/2009

~ Pamela2

David, you have inspired me to take some sketching classes. Fantastic tutorial. Loved watching your creative energy pour onto to the canvas.

great..

07/02/2009

~ frankfinnian

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I always wondered

02/15/2008

~ honoria

I always wondered what you were doing behind that easel. Working on my own sketches I never watch anyone else work during the poses. Nice discussion of the process you use. thanks.

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