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Hi! Today I want to answer to all the questions you send me about how to
oil painting
so I'm going to do a super fast mini class about that
including the steps, tips you need for starting with
oil ... so stay with me and subscribe to my channel
The first thing will be the support to paint with
I have here
a canvas
that is a cardboard scrim
for artists
and its a very thing canvas with the fabric on top
and inside the cardboard, and is goes very well
for starting
and make small projects
another kind of canvas you can use is
this kind of canvas
that you always see at stores... they have a wooden frame
and covered with fabric
so the you have your picture ready to hang
that's why they're thicker
so when you finish to paint on them
you can hang them at home
another thing I want to recommend you is to use some cardstock
to make your testing
use a
thick cardstock
maybe 360 gr/m more or less
so you can easily make your color testing or sketches
and then you can start painting
on these kind of canvas
now let's talk about brushes
It'll be fine if you use synthetic bruches
always look for thick brushes for paint big areas like the background
flat and round
for painting details
and always this kind of brushes are very good to paint plants on the background
or filling splashing paint
some people like to paint using bristle brushes
they're very hard
and leaves marks on oil
if you want to have that kind of relief use them
if you want to have a smooth effect
use synthetic
when you paint bigger pictures use bigger brushes
and then I want to recommend you
to always have some knives
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so I show you what I have
an small one that you can use for mixing oils
and you can mix them very fast
and also to paint on canvas
another thing you'll need is a oil can
here you'll put some petroleum essence
that a solvent for oil painting
for rinse your brush and
to put a drop into the oil when it is too
so put a little amount on petroleum essence
and the other thing will be linseed oil
that will turn more fluid your oils
and will keep this oil texture
because this is an oil
and oil is made with oil too
so you'll obtain the same oil texture
because using petroleum essence it'll become more watery... with this oil it'll be creamy and shiny
and it is right to always have a little of linseed and petroleum essence
so you can clean your brush
or adding oil to paint to make it fluid
and work easily
for oil painting I also
recommend you to have a good palette
some people told me "I don't know how to use it"
so you can take it like this
and put oil colors around
and you'll mixing colors ... and this way
I'm holding this palette is very handy... you can work stand, moving and paintg
very easily
so now we are in that point every one want to see...
now that we know the supplies
so let's start with oil paint
so the first thing will be to put some linseed in the oil can
just a little amount
will be enough
we're not going to make lot of oil paint
and I'm going to put also some petroleum essence
some asked me why petroleum essence and not turpentine or other like that
You can use them but I really recommend you to use petroleum essence
because it doesn't smell
the problem with other solvent is that you can faze or intoxicate when using them
but preloleum essence never... specially this one from MIR products I use
never make you feel bad
or that need to go out for fresh air
or that need to take a glass of milk because to feel intoxicated
this one don't smell
and I recommend it to you a lot
and it is a prefect solvent for your oils
I'm going to put this aside
and now let's
put the oil paintings
I'm going to put some yellow
then some orange
just a minute
I like maintaining cleanliness
I like to work as clean as I can
there are other people that love becoming durty
but I really like to be as clean as possible
some people say that if you don't soil you, you can't work well or be a good artist
but I really think that for being a good artist you don't need to soil everything
to be a good artist you just need to overturn your creativity
I'm going to put these 3 colors
and let's see
how
to mix and use them... so the first thing will be mixing colors
you can do it easily with your knife than using your brush... with your brush you can mix
when you're painting
and you say "I want to mix this little amount of paint" ... that to paint little details
but when you need more amount of paint
use the knife
you take a little amount of one color
some of the other
and as fast as you can see it is all mixed
you can mix larger amount
of oil paint
to have a even color
you can mix a little more time
and you get your color done
so you can mix big amounts
if you need it
now let's see
how to paint using all this elements
let's start with the knife... If I want to create some volume
I can paint with the knife
applying
making the shapes I want
you just paint like this...
I can paint this way a flower
and have a relief
because of the thickness of oil
I can work shades to make volume
another way to apply oil is
using brushes
so I can thin a little bit of oil to make it more creamy
and paint like that
If I apply directly this oil paint
it's thicker so I have to make many strokes to paint
this one is more transparent
and this creamy one covers better
al this will depend on the effects you want to create on your work
Now I rinse the brush and with this same petroleum essence
I can
put a little oil
it'll thin
very very fast
and you can also paint with it
so I will have different textures
some of them thinner than the others
and I'll depend on what I want to create
the most important here is that you have to make your own testing
to know textures, painting with brush
or using the knife
and lean about the effects
and start working with one of them or with all of them
another tip I want to share with you is
and It is something you asked me a lot is
after painting, how do I clean everything
brushes or went you stain your fingers
with oil
look this is like a cream you can't take off from your hands
and now I want to share with you a wonderful secret
that I found
this is the "ARTNET"
that for me is wonderful
put a little bit on your fingers
it's a cream like if it was toothpaste
so now you only have to rubbing it this way
and you'll see
how fast
it'll go away
It's wonderful!!
I'm going to take now a pieces of paper
and now it is gone!!
so went you stain your fingers
you can clean them as fast as I did
and you can continue painting without staining all your work
I already told you that for me it is very important being clean
because you can
spoil your work if you stain it with oil paint
so it's marvelous
to clean that oil from fingers
because when you stain with oil like kitchen oil for example it doesn't come off from fingers
and you feel fingers sticky
and I don't have that feeling in my hands... I can continue work without problems
I recommend you a lot to buy this Artnet ... I'm going to leave you the name
in the description bellow
it's from MIR
that I use a lot because they're good stuff
with this product you can clean your hands
and also your brushes
also
I want to show you this brush champoo
so went you paint you rinse your brush in the petroleum essence
you dry it
and the you can continue painting... but when you finish painting
you can't leave your brush like that...
you need to wash it well
to take out all the rest of oil paint and linseed oil and petroleum essence
to protect your brush and keep it for next time
if you don't do this, your brush won't last longer
I already told you that I have old brushes that have more than 10 years
so the best it'll be to well clean your brushes after using them with specific products
like this one to clean brushes
or the Artnet
to work
clean
and your brushes will last longer
so I hope I answer to all the questions you sent me
how to paint with oils, how to start with oils
what's for the petroleum essence and the linseed
how to clean every thing
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If I forgot something, please tell me
leave a comment bellow this video
and I'll answer it as soon as possible
If I have many question about this
I can make another video
so you can start painting painting right now
I send you a big kiss
and see you soon!!
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