Hi guys! The new picture is ready - "Elephant and Child" 🐘

I have already gathered a large collection of paintings "Elephants and Children."

My new oil painting. I really like to paint oil paintings. I have a great passion for oil paintings. I even paint portraits with oil. This material suits me so. Oil is my element.

Oil paintings require a lot of time and work, but it's worth it

Many people say that painting oil is very difficult and takes a lot of time, rather than, for example - watercolor. Yes, I agree oil paintings require a lot of time and work. But if you understand the technique of writing oil paintings, then you no longer want to switch to watercolor. I was so carried away with oil paints that I even paint portraits by them, most often on technique - a dry brush.

Process

What are oil paints

All colors are a mixture of dry pigment and liquid. In oil paints, the pigment is mixed with linseed oil. Flaxseed oil is an oil that dries out during the oxidation process with air. It absorbs oxygen from the air. When the oil dries, it can not be removed. Oil paints are thick. Oil paints dry very slowly. Therefore, they take a long time.

How to work with oil

Oil paints, as they require time to dry, allow you to move them along the canvas while they are still wet. The very comfortable brushes are flat. Paints are mixed on the palette and applied to the canvas. Still there are many rules of work with oil paints. You need to choose the shades, be able to......

Drawing

First, sketch the future painting with a pencil on the canvas. First - a sketch in pencil, and then - paint painting. Select the colors. Beginners sometimes find it very difficult to compare the color of the object with the color of the paint. Look at the movement of the object. You can paint any method and technique convenient for you, even if you draw parts, even layers, though.