mardi 31 mai 2016

What You Need To Know About Oil Painting

By Robert Smith


Many artists have had oil paints as their first priority for many years. Artists use selected oils to mix dry powder paints in the process of making their colors. They blend these products to get a stiff paste and this paste usually has consistency. Consistency is an essential property for these paints. The recommended standard for this paints is to have a buttery smooth paste which is not either stingy or tacky. Nevertheless, artists have made the oil painting a top choice over many years due to its benefits.

As a matter of fact, colors are beautiful and gorgeous, and they last forever. The nature of oil paints is that they are slow drying making it possible to remove what you might not want when it is still wet. Again, you can still paint over the picture once it get dry.

As noted before, consistency for this type of paints is a vital property. However, if some flowing quality is required, a liquid medium like turpentine could be added. Still, a siccative or liquid drier can be added in order to accelerate the rate of drying. By just learning the basics, oil paints are easier to use.

When performing this artistic work, a canvas is usually used as a standard support. Once the canvas is cut to the desired size, it is stretched over a wooden frame and then secured by staples or tacks. A primer is also used to reduce the permeability of the canvas in order to have a smooth surface. The primer should be allowed to dry before the painting process begins. Lead white and gesso are mostly used as the primers. Sometimes, rigidity and smoothness are preferred to springiness and texture. If that is the case, a wooden panel or a processed paperboard sized or primed may be used.

Brushes are important tools for this artistic works. They are used for applying paints over the sketched outline. These brushes are often made of a variety of fibers in order to produce different effects. Common types of brushes used are red stable and bleached hog bristles. The brushes are of different shapes and sizes, for instance, flat, oval or round.

After the painting process, a coat of picture varnish is used so as to shield the picture from the accumulation of dirt, atmospheric attacks, and minor abrasions. However, the varnish may be safely removed with the help of solvents like isopropyl alcohol. Again, the varnish adds tonal depth and a uniform luster as well as a color intensity of the original wet paint.

There are several benefits of using oil paints. Usually, the paints often dry slowly compared to other watercolors. This is, of course, a huge benefit for the artists because it allows them to have sufficient time for working with their creations as well as make changes before deciding the painting process is complete. Again, these paints are able to resist wear and tear.

Finally, once the painting work is done, correct any mistakes before the paint dries up. Then, save the unused paint and use it in your next artistic work. Lastly, ensure you clean up the brushes since the paint can ruin them if allowed to dry with the paint.




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