First time Painting in Oil?

What is the proper steps to painting a canvas in oil paints?First time Painting in Oil?
1) make sure your canvas has been primed with gesso (if you bought one, don't worry, it's done).


2) start painting. You will have to stop and let the paint dry periodically, in order to keep your colors from getting all muddied up.


3) let it dry for a really long time (months to a year).


4) put some sort of varnish or something on it to protect it--I don't know, I haven't gotten that far in class.


Oh, yeah, you can do a preliminary sketch if you want, but you don't have to. Play with it!First time Painting in Oil?
first draw the subject you want to paint in charcoal or very soft pencil. Then start filling lighter colours, which might form your base and work with darker colours and details later. Between layers of paint you have to allow paint to dry. Judiciously mix linseed oil or thinner to colours to determine their viscosity.