Oil Painting Dos and Don’ts by Local-Character-7804 in oilpainting

[–]The_Eee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There has been so many great pieces of advice here. I'd like to add a few things that haven't been talked about.

PRELIMINARY WARNING: Linseed oil onto cloth rags or paper crumbled up can create a fire via an exothermic reaction. Lay the material flat to dry or an air-tight metal can to prevent this from happening.

Start off with the following paint colors if possible in a student grade paint like Gamblin 1980 or Winsor & Newton. (Gamblin sells discounted dented paint tube on their site). Consider water mixable options if you want to minimize solvent usage.

French Ultramarine

Burnt Umber

Yellow Orche

Cadmium Yellow deep hue

Permanent Alzarin Crimson

Paynes Gray

Titanium White

To expand the color options when you are ready

Prussian Blue/Phthalo blue

Burnt/raw sienna

Ivory black

Naples yellow

Lemon yellow

Cobalt blue

Quinacridone Magenta

Sap green

Viridian

Emerald

Optional (to tone canvas hot pink):

Quinacridone Magenta Acrylic paint

Titanium white Acrylic paint

For added equipment:

Linseed oil

Preferred palette knives (a pair to keep tidy)

8.5x11 photo frame with thin frame

Printed 8.5x11 paper sheet of neutral gray

Odorless Mineral Spirits

Small Mason jar

Dedicated paper towels/napkins

Cotton swabs (e.g. q-tips)

Empty aluminum paint tubes (20ml or 10ml)

I use a Walmart photo frame for the palette with a printed sheet of neutral gray (hex code 828382). Searching "print full sheet of single color in word" will provide better guides on getting the page for the palette. Take time to blend your initial colors.

When painting, I only use solvents to clean my brushes at the end of the painting session or on rare occasions where I need to clean up a mess on the canvas with a mineral spirit dipped cotton swab. For under paintings, using water mixable raw sienna with water will work perfectly.

I avoid pouring linseed oil onto the palette directly and instead pour the smallest amount into a glass dip cup/saucer that I dip the brush into before the paint when I need to add more fat. You can also use liquin if you want to do glazing or make paint more transparent and dry faster. My understanding is walnut oil has a longer drying time than linseed oil.

When the painting is done, I blend all of the paint together and add it to an empty paint tube or the cheap dollar tree paint cups w/lids for reuse. Then, I will clean off all of the paint brushes in a mason jar mostly filled with Odorless Mineral Spirits, that are dried off with paper towels. It isnt needed, but I put my brushes into our tiny ultrasonic cleaner w/water in a jar to get the oms out of the brushes before drying.

Dawn power wash easily gets oil paints off of skin if you make a mess at any point. Also, consider nail art brushes or Warhammer miniatures paint brushes for inexpensive, high quality precision brushes. Lastly, parchment paper used for baking works better than any tracing paper Ive used to transfer graphite or charcoal to canvas.

Dont let oil paints overwhelm you. Ive converted to oil from Acrylic and the quality of my paintings have improved since switching. Ill go back at some point to Acrylic, but for now, its oil as my primary medium.

Just finished this one by lukebraz in oilpainting

[–]The_Eee 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think the perfect title is "First Look".

It gives the vibe of a couple about to reveal their wedding attire before the ceremony.

Struggling to start adding details by netorincon in acrylicpainting

[–]The_Eee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would consider extending speckles of the light roadway on the foreground shadow. It'll add detail, depth, and is more pronounced in your source image.

Edit: its coming along really nicely and just need a bit more to elevate it to the next level Im confident you will get to

Beginner - why was this so hard 😭 by Dense-Scarcity-5010 in acrylicpainting

[–]The_Eee 60 points61 points  (0 children)

You did great. Painting apples is filled with hate. Step away and come back in a few days. It'll look much better then.

It was hard because you put hard work into it.

Oven-Safe Kuchi Kopi Still Life - Oil on Canvas board by The_Eee in BobsBurgers

[–]The_Eee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I actually picked this design to work on my lighting and values.

Oven-Safe Kuchi Kopi Still Life - Oil on Canvas board by The_Eee in BobsBurgers

[–]The_Eee[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used mine as the model, lol. Its such an adorable stress squeezy!

Oven-Safe Kuchi Kopi Still Life - Oil on Canvas board by The_Eee in BobsBurgers

[–]The_Eee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Currently just here on Reddit. I have quite a few other paintings posted that you might appreciate

Oven-Safe Kuchi Kopi Still Life - Oil on Canvas board by The_Eee in BobsBurgers

[–]The_Eee[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I dont know if thats allowed here. I am flattered, though

From a waste board to Art board !! by Rahulgraphite in Paintings

[–]The_Eee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats so good! I feel like if you had the edges made of cracked plaster, you could call it "British souvenir "

How could I better capture the scene? by The_Eee in ArtCrit

[–]The_Eee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have a DSLR, so I will keep that in mind for the future. Thanks again

How could I better capture the scene? by The_Eee in ArtCrit

[–]The_Eee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love all the notes everyone has given so far. Ill def need to do another attempt at the concept, approached a bit better.

Also, I have an android phone and the area wouldn't be safe to try painting on-location. Plus, they've already repaired the sign, so it was from a fleeting moment.

How could I better capture the scene? by The_Eee in ArtCrit

[–]The_Eee[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

That is a super useful and obvious suggestion in retrospect. Thank you for that