Oil Painting Demonstration : How to Paint Realistic Hair

I get a lot of questions about how to paint human hair in oil paint, so here’s my response! I have boiled it down to 3 Secrets of Painting Hair in Oil, PLUS info on how I make brush marks to mimic the look of hair.
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Materials Used In This Demo:
Ampersand Artist Panel with Canvas Texture
Royal Langnickel SableTek Flat Brush
Phthalo Turquoise
Ultramarine Blue
Cadmium Red
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Yellow
Titanium White
(Paint brands include Winsor & Newton, Rembrandt, Utrecht, Gamblin and Williamsburg)
Gray Matters Palette Paper
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Thanks for watching!

[@qwertyuiopqwertyuiop-bb4mi]

This is by far the most informative tutorial I’ve been able fo find on this subject. By the way, I love how the painting came out!

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

Thank you so very much for these kind words! It means a lot to me and I am glad to be of help!

[@violettasidorova7515]

I was aiming to leave the same comment, but you have beaten me! 😊 Very clear and easy explanation!

[@genetyner9076]

This was very useful to me. Especially helpful was showing how you go back and forth on the highlighted areas, dark, light, dark.

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

So glad you found value in this, Gene!! Thanks for the feedback!

[@BallparkFrankenstein]

Extremely concise and easy to understand, helped me find solutions to a lot of the problems I was having. Great video!

[@ChaitanyaKirtan]

Thank you for taking the time to make this excellent video. Keeping the principles simple and explaining why the techniques will mimic what we see is so helpful!

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

Thanks for the comment, my pleasure Radha!

[@raphaelcesco_art]

Great tutorial, thank you so much. I am struggling with my current painting and this will definitely help! 🙏

[@marypartridge5154]

Thankyou. You were very clear and spoke slowly. You have to teach us as if we are children. A lot of these art shows are more about the teacher showing off their art rather than teaching. But you were very good.

[@theianyx6394]

excellent tutorial in every way!! thank you for sharing your expertise 💕

[@rajnihada8863]

Very impressive, very detailed. Thanks for sharing

[@jyotibashetty3354]

Good info & demo... lovelllllyyyy painting & tutorial 👍

[@nooralzahraa9860]

This is very useful! Thank you so much

[@amandabunton4026]

LOVED THIS! I need to see how strong highlights on top of the brown -haired head from a light source can look more natural. You gave good general tips which I will try to use. I’m subscribed now!

[@sha22276]

Thanks this is the best tutorial I've found

[@nwiegman]

Nice - articulate and helpful!

[@lisat9088]

So talented!!!! Thank you!!!!

[@mmedeuxchevaux]

spectacular tutorial. thank you.

[@beaniebaby1126]

Thank you this really helps so much!!

[@LizGridleyArtist]

great tutorial for wet on wet painting the hair - thankyou!

[@DanielL143]

Great lesson Lacey; thanks very much!

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

My pleasure, thanks Daniel!

[@marlymarmala91]

Thanks Lacey! I hope to get around to painting Natalie's hair some day in the future!

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

Yes!!! Let’s make this happen!!

[@pierrerouge8620]

Nicely done...♡

[@rasmokey4]

Painting hair witn gray highlights alwaya brings out my paintings!

[@vandereidsudario9447]

Amazing!!!

[@alexandraam4468]

Thank you for tutorial .it helps ne so much 👍❤

[@chandangoyal7630]

you explained every step even which colours you mixed...i am glad i found your video, i couldnt find any other video explaining which colours they mixed.
i had a very hard time in other videos but this video was great

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

Thanks for the comment!

[@chandangoyal7630]

@@SchoolofRealistArt welcome

[@skellez83]

Very good tut, thank you!

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

Thanks so much!!

[@nissa_art_9779]

Wow priceless info!!!! 💕👁️

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cyrilpreece2658]

Best tutorial by a country mile - thank you. Can you please relocate to the UK

[@f6oomtoja820]

Beautiful

[@sonyacullen1]

Great stuff, thank you :)

[@robinmazariegos1]

very very helpful, thanks

[@rajdeep1718]

It was helpful, nice work. Thanks Lacy! And btw nice tattoos too

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

Thanks Raju!!

[@rajdeep1718]

@@SchoolofRealistArt You're most welcome. You were gone for real long time. I must say you're really good at painting. Can I have you as my friend?

[@Photopower3499]

Thank you this is so helpful 🎨🎨🙏🙏🙏

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

I'm so glad!

[@kalilavalezina]

Thank you.

[@myla6202]

Thank you very much!

[@MYST3RYLC]

wow thank you soo much😍

[@aramararte]

I can't believe it took you only two hours!!!... Experience is the best tool of all

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

Thank you!!

[@patriciaward7090]

Excellent video. Thanks very much for sharing. I'm presuming you let the first layer dry before applying mor paint. Patsy

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

Thanks so much Patricia! In this particular painting, I did the whole thing wet-into-wet in a 2 hour sitting. If it's a larger, more involved painting I would let it dry and probably oil-out with linseed on the next layer.

[@shihabparambath8377]

Very useful thanks

[@sylvanusselby7980]

amazing

[@AwesomeAndrew]

thank you, great video, have an awesome day

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

Thanks Awesome Andrew!

[@hyunsookson4539]

Thanks for very useful tips! What size of Royal Sabletek brush did you use?

[@nfm7011]

Beautiful job!! I really enjoyed the video. I think it would be helpful to slow your brush strokes down and close up so us beginners can copy you. 😉

[@sunithaajithkumar3305]

Ok so by now I was drawing like a portrait for my friend and she had like kinda brownish black hair exactly as urs and this was soooòoooooooooo helpful so yea thx

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

Awesome, Sunitha, glad you found it helpful!

[@virginiarparker9503]

Thank you

[@bradwatson7324]

The amount of hair detail depends on the painting style. With Sargent, he often wouldn’t bother with suggestions of individual hairs at all - just a slightly lighter smudge of softness for the highlights and he’d be done.

[@aeid99]

What was that track playing at 4:34?
ALSO you make an excellent point about putting the details in lighter region. Our eyes actually have rods (night vision) and cones (daytime color vision) . Turns out the cones are concentrated in the center of your retina, where light goes when you're focused on something. That's why your ability to see small things (better resolution) is better when there's more light. Your eyes will actually focus better when viewed off-center while looking at low light objects (like stars).

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

I don't remember what track I used! Might have been from the free UA-cam series.
And thanks for the sciency explanation! Love it!

[@sarahisidore8438]

Is there a difference if u use acrylic?

[@marcyperrier7030]

Great hair demo...please do blond hair lesson.

[@FernandoHernandez-mb8ph]

Do you have any paintings of red hair women and how would you do it I'm trying to do it but every time I try does not look right at all please help

[@estelathomson2737]

What colors do you mix for the highlights?

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

Hi Estela, I can't remember since this was a few years ago, but often highlights undulate between warm and cool. There may have been some ultramarine blue for the cool and cad red with black for warm mixed in with the white.

[@zoeodiachi9282]

do you use primer?

[@SchoolofRealistArt]

Hi there! All oil paintings must use some kind of primer, and this particular painting was done on a pre-primed panel. It was probably an acrylic based primer. I hope that helps!

[@fishisnotfishfish2267]

Yes make senpai better at paint 😫😫😫 lol idk

[@joeybeelich5711]

please never use that music again