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Thứ Tư, 1 tháng 6, 2016

Important Info On Oil Painting Process

By Robert Smith


For many years now, artists have held to oil paints as their first choice. Artists use particular oils together with dry powder paints to form their colors. They blend them to have a stiff paste, one that has consistency. The act of consistency is an important feature for these paints. Basically, the required standard is the smooth, buttery paste that is neither stingy nor tacky. The reason why oil painting has been a great choice to many artists over the years is because of the benefits it offers.

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 earlier, consistency is an important property for this kind of paints. However, if a bit flowing quality is needed, a liquid medium such as turpentine can be added. On the other hand, a liquid drier or a siccative can also be added to accelerate the drying process. By learning the basic, oil paints are quite easy to use.

During this artistic work, the artist uses canvas as the ideal support. After it is cut to the right size, it is laid on a wooden frame which is then fastened using tracks or staples. A primer may also be used to lower the absorbency of the canvas so as to get smooth surfaces. This primer should be given some allowance to dry before you begin the painting process. Common primers used are such as rabbit skin glue, gesso and lead white. In other cases, smoothness and rigidity could be preferred over springiness and texture. In such a situation, a sized or primed wooden panel or even a processed paperboard could be used.

A brush is an essential tool in this particular work. The artists use brushes to apply paint over the sketch. The brushes can be made from various varieties of fibers so as to give different effects. Some of the brushes used in this work are the red stable brushes and bleached hog bristles. They are also made of different sizes and shapes, for instance, they could be oval, flat or round.

After painting, a coat of varnish can be used to keep the picture from dirt accumulation, minor abrasions and atmospheric attacks. However, this varnish can be removed using solvents such as isopropyl alcohol. Still, this varnish adds uniform luster, and color intensity as that of original wet paint.

There are numerous benefits of oil paints. The slow drying nature allows the artist to work longer on their creations and make changes unlike watercolors. On the other hand, these paints are wear and tear resistant.

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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