I Broke the Rules of Oil Painting—and Found My Style | Plus How I Got Stuck in Australia

Learn to paint a misty morning farmhouse landscape with this step-by-step oil painting for beginners tutorial. In this 4-layer landscape lesson, I show you exactly how to build depth, create realistic sky and field texture, and use simple palette knife painting techniques to make your oil painting look advanced – even if you’re just starting out. You’ll see the full process from blank canvas to finished painting, with every layer explained slowly and clearly so you can paint along at home. What you’ll learn in this video: How to start with a simple charcoal sketch and strong composition A dark underpainting technique that makes distance and depth much easier How to paint soft morning clouds and sky texture using crumpled paper Using masking tape for crisp rooflines and farmhouse edges Layering transparent greens to build realistic fields and foreground When and how to switch from brush to palette knife for texture and detail This is a relaxed, follow-along easy oil painting tutorial aimed at adults and retirees who want calm, structured instruction without any rush. If you enjoy landscape scenes, also watch my other oil painting landscape tutorial videos next to keep learning and practising. 0:00 – Misty morning landscape overview & materials 0:15 – Simple charcoal sketch & composition layout 0:28 – Mixing the main colours for sky, fields and farmhouses 1:02 – First layer: dark underpainting for depth 1:24 – Sky technique: crumpled paper for soft cloud texture 2:20 – First palette knife work in the landscape 3:50 – Developing the fields and distant hills 4:34 – Masking tape trick for sharp farmhouse edges 5:02 – Building thicker texture with the palette knife 5:54 – Millaa Millaa inspiration & landscape thoughts 7:05 – Second layer: strengthening shapes and values 10:00 – Moving into finer details and corrections 10:18 – Third layer: transparent greens for lush fields 11:25 – Adjusting light, atmosphere and mist 12:22 – Next day: dry layer and finishing strategy 12:28 – Final layer: farmhouses, roofs and small details 13:16 – Removing masking tape & refining edges 14:38 – Last palette knife touches & final reveal 15:06 – Closing thoughts and extra painting tips After this lesson, continue with these tutorials to deepen your skills: • Underpainting and glow techniques (great next step after this landscape) • Palette knife landscape practice with simple shapes • Cloud and sky studies to improve your backgrounds Keep learning: Watch this next – Dark underpainting for glowing light:    • This Dark Underpainting Trick Makes Golden...   Tree texture made easy with a paper towel trick:    • This Paper Towel Trick Makes Painting Tree...   Glowing night scene oil painting technique:    • This Oil Painting Technique Makes Glowing ...   #OilPainting #OilPaintingForBeginners #EasyOilPaintingTutorial #LandscapePainting #PaletteKnifePainting #Underpainting #PaintingForBeginners #ArtTutorial