{"id":37112,"date":"2021-07-01T01:50:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T01:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/?page_id=37112"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:29:54","slug":"still-life-garlic-with-oils","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/still-life-garlic-with-oils","title":{"rendered":"Still Life Garlic with Oils"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"coursetitlecontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetitle\">\n<h1>Still Life with Oil Paints<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"coursetitledes\"><span>CLASS<\/span><i class=\"far fa-chart-bar\" style=\"margin-left:10px; margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Intermediate<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"insertbackground\">\n<div class=\"removep\">\n<div class=\"videoflexwrapper\">\n<div class=\"videotop\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/648656003?h=de6abffbd8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebartop\">\n<div class=\"vertalign\">\n<div class=\"logoimage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logosmall75.png\"><\/div>\n<p>\n    <div class=\"sidebarcarddescriptiondark\">\n<span>JOIN THE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR<\/span><br>\n    Get ALL of our courses, ebooks, live lessons, critiques, lesson plans and more today.\n<\/div>\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"sidebarbuttonholder\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sidebuttonsmem\">START FREE TRIAL<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"margin-top:1em;\">or<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/register-ll-still-life-with-oils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sidebuttons\">BUY CLASS $67<\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"courseperkscontainer\">\n<div class=\"courseperks\"><span>This lesson series features:<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"courseperks\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:10px;\"><\/I>8 Hours of Instruction<\/div>\n<div class=\"courseperks\"><i class=\"fas fa-film\" style=\"margin-right:10px;\"><\/I>8 Videos<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>\n\n<div class=\"contentfix\">\n<div class=\"favorites\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tabs\">\n<p> <input name=\"tabs\" type=\"radio\" id=\"tab-1\" class=\"input\"\/><br \/>\n  <label for=\"tab-1\" class=\"label\">Lessons <i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\" style=\"margin-left:2px;\"><\/i><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h2>Lessons<\/h2>\n\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"curriculumcontainer\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 1: (1:10:38)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 2: (1:05:48)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 3: (1:08:45)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 4: (1:12:44)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 5: (1:12:40)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 6: (1:17:52)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 7: (1:09:19)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 8: (1:14:30)<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><input name=\"tabs\" type=\"radio\" id=\"tab-2\" checked=\"checked\" class=\"input\"\/><br \/>\n  <label for=\"tab-2\" class=\"label\">About <i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\" style=\"margin-left:2px;\"><\/i><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h2>About This Lesson Series...<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe <em>Still Life Garlic with Oils<\/em> lesson series is a comprehensive and engaging oil painting project that guides students through the entire process of creating a still life on a canvas or panel. Over the course of eight videos and roughly eight hours of instruction, you\u2019ll learn not just how to paint a still life of garlic and supporting elements, but how to think, mix, and work like a confident oil painter from beginning to finish.\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oil-still-life-garlic-600.jpg\" alt=\"still life painting with oil paints\"><\/div>\n<h2>Lesson 1: Materials and Strategy<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe series begins with an in-depth discussion of materials and strategy for approaching the painting. You\u2019ll learn about essential tools\u2014such as bristle and soft nylon brushes, traditional oil paints, and mediums or thinners\u2014and how they interact on the painting surface. This initial lesson also introduces overall pacing and approach, helping you understand what to expect in the lessons ahead and how to build your workflow for a successful painting.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Lesson 2: Drawing with a Modified Grid<\/h2>\n<p>\nAccurate drawing is the backbone of a strong oil painting, and in lesson two you\u2019ll develop the still life\u2019s composition using a modified grid method. This technique helps ensure correct proportion and placement of each object\u2014especially organic forms like garlic cloves and other subject elements\u2014before any paint is applied. A solid underlying drawing prevents early mistakes and allows you to focus on color and form in later stages.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Lesson 3: Monochromatic Underpainting<\/h2>\n<p>\nWith the drawing in place, lesson three shifts to value and tonal structure, using a monochromatic underpainting. This greyscale layer establishes lights, midtones, and darks across the composition, creating a roadmap of value that supports subsequent color application. Developing a strong underpainting ensures your final colors read with clarity and depth.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Lessons 4 & 5: Building Local Color<\/h2>\n<p>\nLessons four and five introduce local color over the underpainting. You\u2019ll begin blocking in the basic hues of each object and gradually refine color relationships, bringing life to the garlic and nearby items. Lesson five specifically begins focused work on a glass bottle, teaching how to break complex reflections and transparency into manageable components.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Lessons 6 & 7: Background Development<\/h2>\n<p>\nAs your foreground elements take shape, lessons six and seven direct attention to the red fabric background. Here, you\u2019ll learn how to build rich color, texture, and depth behind your main subject, creating contrast that enhances the still life\u2019s forms and draws the viewer\u2019s eye into the composition.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Lesson 8: Final Glazes and Finishing Touches<\/h2>\n<p>\nIn the final lesson, a series of transparent glazes are applied to unify the composition, deepen shadows, and lift highlights. This concluding step adds luminosity and polish to the painting, demonstrating how glaze layers can refine color and atmosphere in oil painting.\n<\/p>\n<h2>A Complete Oil Painting Experience<\/h2>\n<p>\nBy the end of the <em>Still Life Garlic with Oils<\/em> series, you\u2019ll have a fully developed still life painting and a strong understanding of how to work with oils\u2014from materials and drawing through color, texture, and final refinement. These lessons give you a confident workflow and valuable techniques applicable to future oil painting projects.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <input name=\"tabs\" type=\"radio\" id=\"tab-3\" class=\"input\"\/><br \/>\n  <label for=\"tab-3\" class=\"label\">Resources <i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\" style=\"margin-left:2px;\"><\/i><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h2>Resources for this Lesson...<\/h2>\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-exclamation-triangle\" style=\"margin-right:10px;\"><\/I>Distributing any content downloaded from this site is strictly prohibited and against the terms and conditions of use.<\/p>\n\n<\/p>\n<h4>References<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:10px;\"><\/I>Photo Reference<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:10px;\"><\/I>Finished Result<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><input name=\"tabs\" type=\"radio\" id=\"tab-4\" class=\"input\"\/><br \/>\n  <label for=\"tab-4\" class=\"label\">Materials <i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\" style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><\/i><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h2>Here's what you'll need...<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Canvas or Panel<\/li>\n<li>Bristle Brushes<\/li>\n<li>Soft Nylon Brushes<\/li>\n<li>Oil Paints<\/li>\n<li>Medium or Thinner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Disclosure: Links to art materials are affiliate links which means we make a small commission if you purchase at no additional cost to you.)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebarbottom\">\n<div class=\"relatedcourse\">Your Instructor<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructor\">\n<div class=\"instructorimage\">\n<div class=\"instructorpic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ashley-hurst.png\" alt=\"Ashley Hurst - Instructor\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"instructorname\">Ashley Hurst<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructordes\">\n<p>Expert teacher and visual artist. 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