5 Tips- Beginning Oil Painting
1. Fat versus Lean. Mixing a paint with oil makes it fatter and mixing your paint with Turpenoid makes the paint leaner. Leaner paint will dry quicker. :)Number 1 rule in oil painting.
2. If you make a mistake either scrap it with a palette knife or wipe it with a rag/towel with Turpenoid.
3. Prep your surface before you paint. Prep your surface with a coat of gesso or acrylic paint and then sand. You will use less paint and it won't soak into the surface.
4. Try doing an underpainting- pick a neutral color (like a burnt umber) and do a light sketch of the values of the painting and let it dry completely.
5. If you want to keep your brushes- clean your brushes. Wipe the excess paint on news paper or some artists have a wipe canvas. Use Turpenoid to get the excess paint out. Wipe again and then clean with soap and water.
3 comments
Hey Erika, your commitment to painting is inspiring and refreshing!
What do you think of those "oil painting kit for dummies"? I mean if I just want to try it to see if I am interested. Just like you said, it sounds intimidating. Right now I have so many projects but I always want to try something new.
If it were me starting all over again- I would get a Winsor Newton set- like the small one. Use a Michael's coupon. Then go to Art Media in PDX and you can get minis of the oil/turpenoid/ and some cheap brushes. :)
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