How do you paint using oils (oil painting)?

Question

I love painting, drawing and such, I've used many mediums, acrylic, watercolor, pastels, charcoal ect ect. But I have NEVER painted with oils, and I really want to because I've seen the beauty it makes :)
My question is .... Is painting in this medium the same is with watercolor, where you have water on the side and use it along side the paint, is oil painting like this? I'm so confused! Is the paint seperated from the oil or what.........?? O_o ?
Help anyone?
Thanks in advance! ^_^
also for experienced people, advice on what I need, what I should get first, brands ect ect (remember I'm a beginner with this medium)

Answer 1

http://www.guidetooilpainting.com/



Oil painting is most like acrylic. Oil painting uses oil or chemical solvents instead of water. The oil is the pigment binder in oil paint. In watercolor paint, glycerin, gum arabic and honey are binders that are used. Water is the solvent.

Answer 2

You've got already recieved some good advice. Each artist has their own manner of doing matters. As for being a newbie, you just need to play with it. As many have said, oil takes a long time to dry. I left a pallet full of recent, unmixed oil paint on Thursday, and when I returned in these days, Wednesday, it was all nonetheless very possible. !!!However, my painting used to be dry as a bone. Of course I simplest blocked in my shapes and still have to go into it and bring in the completing important points. One in every of my favorite mediums after Turp, is Japan drier. That you could buy it reletivity low priced at a just right house development store like home Depot. Liquin is yet another excellent quality medium to pace up your drying time, and can provide your portray a rich seem. Working with oils is most often a approach of much layering and plenty of glazes. Every person in general developes their own style. After much observe. That's what artwork is all about. Follow apply and extra practice. Earlier than I start an foremost painting in oil, I as a rule get into form by means of portray a master gain knowledge of. What ever you do, do not be concerned, and don't let yourself get too discouraged, each and every painting you do you are going to come to be better and higher. The satisfactory of success with it, and to you. L.White

Answer 3

REQUIRED RULES FOR OIL PAINTING

1. Must Paint "Fat Over Lean" Technique To Help Prevent A Cracked And Less Durable Paint Film.

2. Must Paint "Slower Drying Paint Over Faster Drying Paint" To Prevent A Cracked Painting.

3. "Thick Over Thin" - Always apply thicker paint over thinner films.



Read health hazards and safety precautions here, Click on NON WATER BASED PAINTS

http://web.princeton.edu/sites/ehs/artsafety/sec10.htm



Solvents are used to thin the paint and to clean the paintbrushes. Solvents used in oil painting have some toxic properties. Eco-House Inc. makes natural and safer products to use for oil painting such as paint thinner, turpentine substitute, linseed oil, varnish, damar, drier blend. Check out Eco-House Inc. website for more information. Buy Eco-House products at Blick Art Materials website.



Water miscible/water mixable/water soluble oil paint is similiar to traditional oil paint. The difference is you use water for water mixable oil paint and you use solvents for traditional oil paint. Water mixable oil paint dries faster than traditional oil paint. Try Winsor & Newton Artisan Water Mixable Oil Color.



These paints are affordable to buy at Blick Art Materials website:

ARTIST GRADE:

OIL (traditional): Blick Artists Oil Colors

OIL (traditional): Chroma Archival Oils

STUDENT GRADE:

OIL (traditional): Blick Oil Colors

OIL (traditional): Van Gogh Oils by Royal Talens

OIL (traditional): Winsor & Newton Winton Oil



DIGITAL PAINTING

Try digital painting on the computer. It is non-messy and it is cheaper to do because you do not have to keep buying art supplies. All you need is digital painting software and a graphics tablet to do it. Look at these digital paintings using ArtRage software:



Landscape http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1AT0fO5FVY&feature=related

Digital Painting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frOwEkbVfdk

Answer 4

Hi there ,

Oil painting is not the same as watercolor ,it is opposite watercolor because :

1.oil paint is opaque , watercolor is transparent .

2.in oils you paint dark colors (often black )first then the lightest color (white) , in watercolor painting you paint from light to dark that means first white and then darker colors .

3.you use water to make colors lighter in watercolor not white , in oil painting you use white .

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no in oil painting you use solvents (such as : turpentine , paint thinner , kerosine ..) to clean your brushes and to thin the paint . and linseed oil to make the paint less viscous .





you will need :

1. paint

2.brushes

3.canvas

4.palette

5.solvents (to clean your brushes)

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1.paint:

http://www.dickblick.com/products/m-grah…

buy 37 ml tubes , I suggest these colors :

1.napthol red (warm red)

2.Quinacridone Rose (cool red)

3.azo yellow (cool yellow)

4.indian yellow (warm yellow)

5.cobalt blue (warm blue)

6.ultramarine blue (cool blue)

7.zinc white

8.ivory black

and you can mix them to make other colors , I know they are expensive but they last long and they work very well .

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2.brushes :

http://www.dickblick.com/products/robert…



bright size 20 .

bright size 12

bright size 4

round size 16

http://www.dickblick.com/products/prince…

fan brush size 3

flat size 20

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3.canvas :

http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-…

buy any size you like , I suggest 11 by 14.

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4.palette :

don't buy plastic palette ,,

http://www.dickblick.com/products/amaco-…



if you don't want to buy , use a normal dish .

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5.

http://www.dickblick.com/products/weber-…



also a bottle of linseed oil .

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accessories : you also need a palette knife to mix colors on your palette (buy any shape you want ) also it is good if you have easel and also a container to put the turpentine in it and also pick up a book or two for beginners , so you will learn techniques in oil painting .

buy on : www.artsupplies.co.uk if you live in UK.



*all these supplies are available in art stores , and online .

Answer 5

10 THINGS TO HELP YOU GET STARTED WITH OIL PAINTING:



1. PAINTS: You only need red (Alizarin Crimson), yellow (Cadmium Yellow Medium), blue (Ultramarine) and White oil paint to start out with. You can mix all the other colors from just those four colors.

- Colors mix or blend easily and the paints are wonderfully buttery. Buy "artist grade" oil paints, if possible.

- Oil paints dry slowly and are workable for a day or more. They dry to the touch in about seven to ten days.

- As a beginner, expect to throw away your paints after your session; they don't keep well on a palette.

- Wear an artist apron to protect your clothes. Use disposable (nitrile or latex) gloves as needed.

- Just a note about the "water miscible" (mixable) oil paints that thin and cleanup with water while still wet. My personal experience is that they don't cover well and have a "drag" or "dryness" to them when pulling paint on a canvas, but I've seen them very successfully used.

Reference: http://www.wetpaintart.com/Product_Archive/Paints%20&%20Mediums/Professional%20Oil%20Paint.htm http://www.wetcanvas.com/ArtSchool/Oils/DryingTimes

http://www.darrowart.com/workshop/materials.html

http://www.soyouwanna.com/art-color-theory-7018.html



2. BRUSHES: Nos. 2 and 4 Brights (Short Flats) and No. 12 Flat Bristle Brushes; No. 12 Pointed Round Sable Brush (for lines and details).

Reference: http://www.dickblick.com/productinfo/learn/brushes



3. MEDIUM: Linseed oil (and/or the faster drying Galkyd or Liquin). Mediums extend the concentrated pigments of tube paint. Mediums sometimes can be diluted further with OMS, but you need to read the manufacturer's recommendations as to percentages. I use a medium of 1/2 walnut oil (instead of linseed oil) and 1/2 Gamsol.

Reference: http://www.gamblincolors.com/mediums/index.html



4. SOLVENT: OMS (Odorless Mineral Spirits). OMS is used to thin paints, thin mediums, and clean brushes. Turpenoid, Gamsol, and artist-grade White Spirits are examples of OMS. Keep a little OMS in an airtight glass jar with a metal screw cap in which you'll clean your brushes. Follow manufacturer's instructions for use and disposal. (OMS is *NOT* odorless turpentine. Avoid turpentine.)

Reference: http://www.gamblincolors.com/solvents/index.html



5. PALETTE: You need a palette on which to put your paints. It can be a throwaway plastic picnic plate, a piece of cardboard or foam core board covered with freezer paper, or a disposable paper palette pad.

Reference: http://www.cheapjoes.com/art-supply/SM365-12_33798_strathmore-disposable-paper-palette-x.asp



6. SUPPORT: Canvas panels, stretched canvas, or a canvas pad. "Support" is the fancy term for stretched canvas or anything else on which you fine art paint. Supports should be primed with gesso. Supports from art and craft supply stores are usually pre-primed with white acrylic gesso and suitable for both oil and acrylic paints.



7. EASEL: Anything with which you can prop up your support (canvas) so that it is at comfortable angle and height. I've used everything from an empty three ring notebook to a French plein air easel.

Reference: http://www.daler-rowney.com/content/table-0



8. CLEANUP: Paper towels (e.g., Viva) or rags to clean your brush as you paint and change colors or when you finish painting. (Dispose of in an airtight fireproof container. Yes, they are flammable.) Brushes cleanup with OMS and brush soap and water. Dried paint may or may not cleanup. I first wash my brushes with Dawn liquid dish detergent and then with "The Masters" Brush Cleaner and Preserver.

Reference: http://www.dickblick.com/products/the-masters-brush-cleaner-and-preserver



9. VENTILATION: Paints and mediums may have an odor. (I like the smell of oil paints.) The odorless fumes of OMS can make one ill. Make sure the room in which you work is well ventilated with fresh air!



10. IMAGINATION: If it is at all possible, take an oil painting class. Also, your local library should have several books on beginning oil painting and ideas that might spark your imagination, ask at the reference desk.



The learning curve might be steep, but worth it! Best of luck.





Artist and Designer, U.S.