Overview of Oil Painting Techniques

By Adriana Sharp


Oil fresh paint is unquestionably an amazing versatile medium. It may be found in a thick buttery fashion or thinned lower having a watery consistency. This flexibility makes method to many painting techniques.

My own preference would be to begin my oil works of art beginning with drawing the composition using acrylic fresh paint or with water-soluble oil offers. The most popular method of oil painting would be to thin the fresh paint with turpentine to use your first layers. Turpentine is very toxic and that I prefer not to use it. Acrylic or water-soluble oil offers could be thinned lower with common water and therefore are more enjoyable to utilize for me.

You may even start your oil painting starting with drawing your composition. There is also a handful of drawing mediums that really work quite nicely with oil offers. My two faves are vine charcoal and water-soluble pens. I like vine charcoal since it doesn't smudge like other charcoals therefore it may be removed simpler. Water-soluble pens are fantastic simply because they might be applied like regular pens and is spread around like fresh paint getting a moist brush.

If you're the impatient type, you may want to try both of your hands inside the Alla Prima oil painting technique. The Alla Prima technique is should you complete the painting in a single sitting instead of fresh paint in layers and watch for fresh paint to dry. Although I favor to see my works of art in layers, I once in awhile love this exciting and spontaneous method of oil painting.

If you are the careful, patient type of painter, you may be interested when controlling the double glazing technique. Double glazing has lost recognition today, partly because of time needed to do this kind of painting which is difficulty; nevertheless the solutions are something fantastic on a vacation type of oil painting technique. The composition is first colored by getting an opaque monochrome under painting, usually in shades of gray. After this first under painting is totally dry, thin layers of transparent oil glazes are applied. Colors aren't mixed directly but place in separate layers to get the preferred color.

If you're the adventurous type, place the brushes aside and check out some painting or palette knives. You are able to do some interesting results with knives that are not possible with brushes. The oil fresh paint could be spread on heavily and crawled served by ease. Things I enjoy most about using knives may be the inclination not to concentrate on the small particulars. I'm instructed to fresh paint inside a more enjoyable fashion that produces an impressionist style painting. Obtain a group of painting knives and then try to complete a whole painting with only the knives. It's challenging in the beginning if you're accustomed to brushes, but it is a pleasurable exercise.

Possibly you need your painting to have more body and texture. You could attempt the impasto painting technique and apply your fresh paint in thick heavy strokes, departing proof of all people wonderfully artistic brush strokes. Have a look in a Van Gogh painting and you'll check this out technique for action.

It is no wonder why oil painting can be a well-known choice for artists. There are lots to discover in oil painting. You will not ever lose interest trying out all the wonderful tools, mediums and techniques.




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