OIL PAINTING

INTRODUCTION

Oil painting in very simple way is painting with oil colours.It is the fusion of colour or tones which seems to be very appealing and makes it unique fluid medium paintings.

Also at that same point it gives the effect of crisp and satisfactory linear treatment. Different range of unsurpassed texture variation and range all are in oil painting, for example - transparent, Opaque, and translucent painting.

INTRODUCTION

What makes so appealing about the oil painting is richness and brightness of its color. It is still very popular because of its flexibility with the adaptability of the artist’s requirement(which means oil painting delivers as the artist’s desire for his painting to be). Renaissance oil painting artists have a style of using oil paints in layers, working fat over lean (means they add more oil to the pigment as to prevent the cracking of the painting).It is done by adding successive layer to final surface allowing proper drying or curing so the of the painting. And the layers goes dark to light(highlighting of the painting is done at the very last).

This style of oil painting is usually called indirect painting. An artist enhances the painting surface from layers of underpainting to finishing glazes.

Oil takes a long time to dry, which gives you the opportunity to create paintings with delicate blending, textural effects and fine details.So while doing layers we have to wait for the layer to dry or partial dry, according to our need. So these paintings take time depending upon the way or style you want.   

HISTORY

Oil painting earliest usage of its discovery goes far back in the fifth century where Indian and Chinese artists created thousands and hundreds of paintings in the nexus of caves but  oil painting did not achieve usage and widespread importance until, 15th century in the Northern Europe. Gradually oil painting spread through the Europe, also replacing painting which was the most prominent medium of early’s style known as tempera painting, becomes the painting practice associated with the art of the High Renaissance.

Oil paints are made from a binder and pigments, linseed oil which is extracted from flaxseeds. Oil and pigment were used in the early 12th century, but egg tempera was very popular at that period. In the 15th century, Dutch painters adopted oil colours as their primary medium, which was far more adaptable than egg tempera.

Oil painting first appeared in the fifteenth century, and used by Northern Europe painter. Since that time, artists have developed and expanded on techniques of oil paintings.

So there are way many different techniques, medium, surfaces and brushes. In oil painting a person is free to paint in the way he loves or want, so this art is very versatile. Even if you want to discover your own way you are free because oil paintings never lose there grace if texture is changed, it always have an appealing effect on the person watching the painting.

So if you want to know about textures, techniques, medium, surfaces and brushes, click on oil painting techniques