can some one help me with oil painting,the basic techniques?

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i dnt know anythin abt it but i wud reaaly lov to paint

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Are you ready for this? lol

Canvas - board or stretched - check whether primed if not then you need primer (gesso- Daler-Rowney)

Paint - there are two types of oil paints now waterbased and oil based both have the same consistancy, just get a general selection box set to start with and a large tube of white

Waterbased - can be washed out with water (like emulsion)

Oil based - need to use turps (like gloss)

Brushes - you can use any get a variety thin flat and broad then get a normal decorating brush to blend and finish

Other materials - oil based paints - get thinners and linseed oil

thinners - does what it says

linseed - give a glossy sheen and makes the paint plyable for longer - can affect the drying times

Painting pic your subject then paint using this formaula

think of landscape painting

stage 1 sky

stage 2 mountains

stage 3 trees

stage 4 house on the hill

stage 5 river

stage 6 rocks

Each part of an oil painting needs to be painted in stages to let dry(get tacky) before you start the next stage so the paints don't smudge and start blending

You can paintas thinck or as thin as you want then thinners help with that

Anyway thats about it other than have fun and be patient during the drying process

If you need any other advice let me know and you can contact me on my website

Deanne

Source(s): www.demac-artist.webs.com

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I learned to paint with oils using library books. No classes, just books on the basics of oil painting and the tools and mediums needed and how to use them. My work can be checked out at hellosanantonio.com under artist name GUERRO1.