Tips on Oil painting Techniques (二)

11. Absorption test of oil canvas

For eligible canvases, no color penetrates the back of the canvas;

After brushing the color dry, should be uniform bright surface, should not appear matt or mottled phenomenon;

 

12. Oil painting with scraper

A drawing knife squeezes paint onto the canvas to create a series of smooth volumes, often with ridges or clues at the end of each “knife touch”; The “knife mark” is determined by the direction of the knife, the amount of paint applied, the amount of pressure applied, and the shape of the knife itself;

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13. Oil painting spatter and dropping texture method

Splash paint: Produces spot-like patches of color of various sizes that can be used to make sand, stone, and even abstract textures; 

How to make it: Fill the pen with paint, then flick the pen holder or shake the pen with your fingers and let the color splash naturally onto the screen. 

You can also use other tools, such as a toothbrush or oil brush, to fill with paint.

 

14. Oil painting signature method

Oil painting signature commonly abbreviated pinyin letters;

Modern artists directly sign the name or pinyin, at the same time sign the creation year, and sign the title of the work on the back of the picture;

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15. Changes in temperature and cold of objects under different light

Cold light source: the light part is relatively cold to the backlight part;

Warm light source: the light department is warm relative to the backlight department;

Purity relationship: the closer it is to you, the more pure it is, the farther it is, the more gray it is. Grasp of lightness, pay attention to distinguish between light and backlight;

 

16. Turpentine and tasteless thinner

Turpentine: It is extracted from rosin and obtained by many distillations. It is mainly used as a dilution of oil paints.

Tasteless thinner: a general name for a chemical solvent, mainly used for painting cleaning;

 Oil painting lavender oil

It is a solvent and can also be used as a diluent. Used to dilute oil paints and help smooth strokes;

 

18. Oil painting stripping phenomenon

The phenomenon of partial color layering or the whole color layer falling off after the oil painting dries;

Reason: in the process of painting, the dry and wet connection of the paint layer is not good or violates the principle of “fat cover thin” of oil painting;

 

19, oil painting monochrome training purpose

Monochrome oil painting training is a transition training from pencil drawing to oil painting, which is familiar with oil painting language and also mandatory training of overall observation.

(Relatively complex still life)

Understanding of dry and wet thickness of color: painting a single still life;

Differentiation of black, white and gray levels: painting simple still life combination;

Use pen to create rules and changes, understand spatial levels, shape volume and texture;

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20. Oil brush cleaning method

(1) After cleaning with turpentine, dip the pen in water/warm water and rub it on the soap (note: boiling water is not allowed, as it may damage the metal hoop of the brush);

(2) Squeeze or rotate the pen hair with your fingers;

(3) repeat the above action until the soap foam turns white;

(4) After rinsing with water, straighten out the pen hair, hold the pen with a slightly harder paper and store it for later use;


Post time: Oct-28-2021