Category: Oil Painting
Essential Equipment for Oil Painting
| February 7, 2012 | Posted by admin under Oil Painting |
When painting quickly, a few essentials are far more help than lots of unnecessary equipment that will clutter up your working area or weigh you down when working outdoors. In fact, all you need to get started are a limited selection of colors, just three brushes, a sketchbook and pencil or pen, and a few other useful…
Oil Painting: 30 Minute Challenge
| February 7, 2012 | Posted by admin under Oil Painting |
Oil paints are a fantastic medium for working quickly as they are so versatile. They can be used either thickly or thinly to create a variety of different textures, and because oils remain wet for some time, changes are easy to make as you go along - ideal for quick studies and when painting outdoors, and for…
How to Prevent Common Problems in Oil Paintings
| February 6, 2012 | Posted by admin under Oil Painting |
Solutions to the most common problems facing beginner oil painters. Here’s How: Surface Wrinkling: Make sure the underlayer of paint has dried before applying next paint layer. Add a higher proportion of medium to successive paint layers to make each layer more flexible and less susceptible to cracking. Impasto: Thicker layers of paint are required…
Tips for Painting with Alkyds
| February 1, 2012 | Posted by admin under Oil Painting |
What are alkyds? How do they differ from oils and acrylics and how do you use them? Alkyds are durable, flexible and weather resistant paints that dry faster than oils and slower than acrylics. There are many reasons to give alkyds a try. To begin with, they dry at an even rate and to an…
Oil Painting: Basic Color Palette and Materials
| June 9, 2011 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Oil Painting |
Paints Paint is made from pigment (or color such as cobalt blue), and a binder. Manufacturers offer various grades of paint – from student to professional grade. The designations – AA, A, B, and C, refer to the purity and permanence of the grade. Less expensive grades have a higher proportion of fillers. Student quality…
Guide to Oils, Solvents, and Resins Used in Oil Paintings
| June 9, 2011 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Oil Painting |
This guide is meant to be a quick overview of the different types and characteristics of oils, solvents, and resins used to create mediums for oil painting. Standard practice is to mix an equal amount oil, solvent, and resin with the paint but experimenting will give you the mixture for the effect you want. Oils Linseed…
How to Clean Your Oil Painting Equipment
| June 9, 2011 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Oil Painting |
Simple steps to clean your oil painting brushes, knives and palettes to prolong their lives. Here’s How: Use your oil painting brushes exclusively for oil painting. Never leave your brushes bristle- or point-down in a container of mineral spirits during painting session. The better alternative is to lay them flat in a container of baby…
Recycling Old Canvases of Oil Paintings – Dos & Don’ts
| June 9, 2011 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Oil Painting |
Painting over old canvases is not recommended. Old paintings will eventually show through the newer painting. Uneven brush strokes in the original will show up as “ghosts” on your newer painting. Variations of the materials used in the original, such as poppy oil or solvents, will effect the stability of the new work. Isolating the…
Preparing Your Canvas for Oil Painting
| June 5, 2011 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Oil Painting |
Oil paint will cause deterioration of canvas or wood if you haven’t prepared your surface (or ground) properly. Traditionally, oil gesso is used to prepare either canvas or wood surfaces but because the oil in the gesso itself deteriorates these grounds, sizing should first be applied to the surface. Commercial Sizing: Available at any painting…
Oil Painting Special Effects: Impasto, Pulling, and Scumbling
| June 4, 2011 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Oil Painting |
You can read about creating special effects and how to use different techniques to improve your paintings, but the best thing you can do is to experiment. Practicing these techniques will not only help you master them, but could also lead you to different styles or attitudes. Some of these techniques are great for loosening…
