Pop Culture Oil Painting with a Surreal Twist

Learn to create surreal oil paintings inspired by everyday culture, from the initial concept to the final glaze

• Introduction
• Preparation for the Project
• From Sketching to Painting
• Finishing and Photographing the Painting
• Final project

Creating artwork with pop culture in mind gives you the opportunity to weave narratives into the work you create. Painter Bob Dobbie (also known as Bob Dob) is recognized for his portrayal of everyday culture in a surrealist style, which has seen him work for clients including Epitaph Records, Intel, American Airlines, Random House Publishing, and Disney.

In this online course, Bob teaches you to create narrative oil paintings of your own. Learn how to come up with powerful concepts and transform them into unique works of art inspired by everyday culture. Create personal paintings of subjects that interest you.

• About Me
• Influences
• Materials
• The Sketchbook
• Preparing the Painting Surface
• Transferring the Drawing
• The Underpainting
• The Background
• Scumbling the Main Character
• Details and Line Work
• Glazing or Varnishing
• Reproducing and Archiving
• Pop Culture Oil Painting with a Surreal Twist