This is a one session oil painting
Oil Painting Materials Needed:
- A photo to reference for your painting.
- Canvas panel.
- Canvas mount or easel.
- Oil paints, using colors from your photo.
- Mineral spirits.
- Brushes
To start the process, lets work on a canvas panel mounted on a board. Then take your photo reference for the oil painting and have it next to your canvas. Read the rest of this entry »
Scumbling
Scumbling is painting thin layers of opaque light color over dark colors, which gives a broken color effect. Scumbling is rather like glazing, but with light colors over dark. The colors mix optically rather than on the palette, and the result is shimmery, opalescent.
Stippling
Stippling is similar to scumbling but you are adding more texture than contrast. Same strokes of paint but you are working for a texture effect instead of a color effect.
Sponging
Is using a seas spong to create dimensional paint. It is similar to stippling but you are using a thicker surface and creating a more dynamic color and texture effect.
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