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Oil paintings are well known and admired for their durability and strength. You can find them in matt, glossy and shiny finish. It is also well known that oil paints are difficult to handle and the artist' soften resort to the quick-drying mediums such as acrylics or water colors. However, with time and experience, one can get better with the medium of oils and learn about some simple tips on how to paint better with oils. When you come across a large number of oil paintings for sale, do pause for a while and reflect on all the hard work that has gone behind making each of those paintings.
Let us take a look at some useful tips when painting in oil.
- First of all, one should be prepared to understand that this is a messy medium, and will take time to dry up. Thus, expect your hands, clothes and studio to get a bit messy when working on an oil painting.
- Be better prepared when dealing with these paintings and can arrange for extra rags, lots of paper and if possible a little more extra space in your studio. It is always better to have some more space around you in case you drop some paint.
- One should be aware that the oil painting take a lot of time to dry and therefore give more time to their work and efforts. All those works at oil paintings Chandigarh have undergone long hours of labor.
- It is essential for the artists to use good quality oils, solvents, mediums, and thinner. Both the quality and quantity of the oils should be right. With practice, one can get the right amount along with the brush strokes.
- Keep in mind that if the color is too thin, it will not be able to bind the color to the canvas and if the color is too thick, it will not be easy paint, and what you will get is a rough texture on the canvas. A very thin medium will also lead to a dull look in the painting after it dries.
- When you work with oils, it is essential to select a good quality and quick drying agent. This can work wonders and will reduce the drying time too. It also means that there would be less of that dropping and spilling of paints, and you would be able to finish your work faster too. These tips are helpful, especially when one is working with oil under humid conditions.
- Always use the right technique and process when you paint using oils and go for the lighter colors first. The details and outlining can come later on. This also minimizes the use of the quality of oil paints and prevents their overlapping.
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