Master the Art of Painting Opals — One of the Most Complex Gemstones in Jewelry Rendering
Opals
In this course, you will learn the essential steps to reproduce this fascinating gemstone, from building the volumes to capturing the subtlety of its colorful reflections.
We will explore several techniques to place highlights, allowing you to adapt your rendering to the desired effect: an ultra-realistic finish worthy of high jewelry, or a more graphic and stylized interpretation.
Once you have completed it, you will be able to paint not just one type of opals but all of them !
Whether you are a beginner or already painting, you will enjoy this course equally. And like all our courses, you can always go back to it: once you have purchased it, this course is yours forever.
Course overview
Formulas:
Choose the plan that suits you best:
You may pay in full or take advantage of the 3-installment, interest-free option for flexible access that suits your budget.
99€
Master your skills independently with our step-by-step video tutorials—perfect for practicing without pressure. You have unlimited access to our course, allowing you to learn and progress at your own pace. All videos and course materials are available whenever you need them.
€99 — payable in 3 installments of €.33
Learn gouache at your own pace with easy step-by-step videos you can pause, replay, and revisit anytime. Enjoy a worry-free payment option: 3 consecutive installments of €33 — perfect for students and mindful budgets.
Want to gift this course? Click here to follow the quick and easy process.
What You Will Get
🎬 1h20 of dynamic, engaging videos with no downtime
🇬🇧 Videos available in English with English subtitles
🇫🇷 Course also available in French
⌛️ Lifetime access
💎 4 Opals : white, blue-green, black, pink
📄 1 Full pdf transcript
📓 6 Tracing templates
👀 4 Models
📚 2 “How Light Works” cheat sheets
🎨 1 Full supplies list
🎓 1 Completion certificate
Student’s Work
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Louise N.
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Tori P.
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Cyril B.
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Cyril B.
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Melissa D.
What You Will Learn
White Opal
You will learn how to paint this type of opal:
• Which colors to use to paint white opals
• How to apply shadows and highlights to create a white opal with strong volume
• How to draw highly fluorescent play-of-color effects
• How to blend colors together for a realistic result
Our pro tips:
How to avoid the most common mistake with opals: incorrect rendering of the play of color
Blue-Green Opal
You will learn how to paint this type of opal:
• Which colors to use to paint blue-green opals
• How to apply shadows and highlights to create a blue opal with strong volume
Our pro tips:
How to draw a window-shaped reflection for an ultra-realistic result
Black Opal
You will learn how to paint this type of opal:
• Which colors to use to paint this type of opal
• How to apply shadows and highlights to create a rose opal with strong volume
Our pro tips:
How to achieve a luminous yellow on gray paper
Pink Opal
You will learn how to paint this type of opal:
• Which colors to use to create this very specific shade
• How to apply shadows and highlights to create a rose opal with strong volume
Our pro tips:
How to create a gradient for a professional finish
What They Say About Our Course
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"I thoroughly enjoyed the Opal course. It was great to deep dive into specifics: colours, opals elements, types of opals. Having the reference really helped as did the close-up images and step-by-step instructions. With these tools, I am now able to apply them to my own opal collection. Merci!"
Tori P.
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" Your Opals course is brilliant, thank you for creating it. "
Dimitri Z.
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"All your tips and online courses are very good, they helped me a lot to improve my illustration skills, thank you very much".
Jorge S.
Formulas:
Choose the plan that suits you best:
You may pay in full or take advantage of the 3-installment, interest-free option for flexible access that suits your budget.
99€
Master your skills independently with our step-by-step video tutorials—perfect for practicing without pressure. You have unlimited access to our course, allowing you to learn and progress at your own pace. All videos and course materials are available whenever you need them.
€99 — payable in 3 installments of €.33
Learn gouache at your own pace with easy step-by-step videos you can pause, replay, and revisit anytime. Enjoy a worry-free payment option: 3 consecutive installments of €33 — perfect for students and mindful budgets.
Want to gift this course? Click here to follow the quick and easy process.