oil painting basics

The basic collection of oil paintings must include the following colors: cadmium yellow, yellow ocher, cadmium red, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, titanium white and mars black. You can use a combination of these colors to any hue in the color wheel. You will find that it is likely to run out the fastest white paint, so buy a large tube of this, while purchasing small to medium tubes of paint for others. Avoid buying "student sets" of painting, as these seem to be a good deal, but offer poorer quality materials. Also avoid buying sets that come with paint brushes, and the brushes will probably be of poor quality as well. 2 Receive other materials. Painters beginners often fall into the tendency to avoid certain supplies to save money. While this practice is perfectly fine, there are some staples of paint you will need to do oil painting nice and easy.

Get the rest of your materials. Beginning painters often fall under the tendency to avoid getting certain supplies to save money. While this is a perfectly all right practice, there are a few basic painting essentials 

you will need to make oil painting enjoyable and easy.

Choose a basic brushes high quality item. You do not need many brushes to start, but get a little of each. Start with different sizes of round, flat, and bristle brushes.

Synthetic brushes are made of a very smooth, fine bristles, while the natural hair brushes are slightly rougher. Use both for different painting techniques.

You will also need a palette knife to mix paints, a paint palette, canvas panels or stretched canvas, and some old rags and jars for cleaning brushes. Use linseed oil, poppy oil or terpenoid to create a mixing means. The oil paint is very thick straight out of the tube, and should be done for the first thinner layers using a mixing medium.

 Optional Supplies include an easel or drafting table, an apron, a cloth, and a special box to carry al supplies  

Conclusion of painting

1

Correct errors. It has about three days (while wet oil paint on canvas) when you can alter any mistake or eliminate them completely with a damp cloth. Before deciding the painting is complete, take a step back and look at the whole picture to determine whether any changes are needed.

2

Save unused paint. If you have a large amount of paint left on your palette that was not used, save it for your next painting. Scoop into small containers or in piles on the pallet and cover with plastic wrap.

3

Clean his brushes. Oil paint will ruin your brushes if allowed to dry, wash the brushes immediately after use. Rinse with warm water and a little soap, then brush the bristles against the palm of your hand to make sure all the paint is removed. Put clean brushes, bristle ending in a jar or cup to dry. Make sure the brushes to get enough air circulation until dry: Put your brushes in an open area - on a shelf or desk, for example, not in a locked cabinet or drawer.

4

Wait. For oil paint dries completely, it can take up to three months, even if your painting has many thick layers of paint. Put the painting that is not affected or damaged and allow to air dry long enough.

Oil Painting Lessons

These lessons cover all aspects of oil painting from beginners level to more advanced artists and include: rules of colour, tone and intensity, brush and painting knife techniques