Any good oil painting techniques (websites or personal advise)?

i've sold a few of my paintings, but i'd like to get better at it. any websites or persinal techniques can be really helpful.





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LilAny good oil painting techniques (websites or personal advise)?
It all depends on WHAT type of painting you wish to do...





Are you wanting Traditional? Wet on Wet? colour mixing? Different strokes for objects?











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I never took a lesson in painting ALL my life. I have painting is in Australia, UK, Germany, Many US States.





Watch for PURE colour when painting. It cracks easy鈥? Mix it with linseed oil, IF one of the LAST coats then you can use thinner. Just don鈥檛 cut it too much鈥?





Fat over lean!!! A fat paint will paint over a lean paint. FAT 鈥?Is cut with Linseed Oil or Thinner. A LEAN paint is not cut as much with linseed oil or thinner, (or not at all- pure colour even if mixed with other colours.) There are OTHER mediums not just thinner or linseed By the Way鈥?





NEVER over mix colours on the canvas. Turns to mud. If you start getting terrible colours then stop on that area and move on鈥? Fix it later, or tomorrow鈥?





Traditional painting usually is in 7 layers and uses DAMAR Crystals. Some layers are WASHES. That is why the OLD masters have a green tinge look to the painting. Also notice that their still life looks back lit.





Wet on wet uses what is called Magic White, (Invented by William Alexander), magic black, and magic clear. The canvas is covered with a thin, THIN layer of this before painting. You then don鈥檛 need linseed oil if you paint the whole canvas in one sitting. (Unless it鈥檚 HOT where you are working and take 10 hours to work the canvas.)





Check out VIDEOS by Bob Ross, William Alexander, Helen Van Wyk. They will give you the basics but it鈥檚 always fun to watch them. Helen Van Wyk had a GREAT show.. Enjoyed her works and teachings.


(Check EBAY for cheaper video tapes)





Have fun ALSO鈥? For grins get some plaster and plaster a canvas board. Make it really bumpy.. Try your hand at some Fresco!!!











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NEVER use spray can varnish for your paintings. It CAN NOT be stripped if the painting needs cleaning. WAIT at least 6 months for the painting to dry before Varnishing!!!!Any good oil painting techniques (websites or personal advise)?
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