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Friday, March 14,
2008
Oil painting is a
method of drawing the pictures using various oil paints available. It
comprises of wide range of procedures, so that excellent color painting
can be obtained. Oil painting can be used either thickly or thinly in
glazes, opaque or transparent. Unique techniques and tools are used to
enhance good maritime paintings. Some of the tips offered to the artist
who can make use for marine art.
* Generally,
marine paintings can be drawn on the palette, so that the color can be
chosen for drawing the picture. It is suggested for the people to start
the oil painting with the acrylic underpainting. Better start off with
acrylic underpainting so that it takes less time to dry and the oil
paint can easily be applied over acrylic.
* The oil
proportion in each subsequent layer must be increased, because the lower
layer absorbs the oil from the upper layer. Adequate proportion of oil
layer must be initiated to enhance excellent oil painting to the
customer. Usually most of the artist use different sorts of oil
proportion as per their requirement.
* Make sure that
the color chosen for drawing are unique and excellent. Huge number of
colors is available and the people can choose the best which meets their
requirement exactly without any inference. Also consider that the
pigment mixed with oil will quickly dries from the surface.
* Pigments
containing lead, manganese helps to dry faster. It helps to mix the
color with them, so that the pigments mixed with colors will dry faster
without consuming much time. This method is best for under layers and
for beginners, they can start up with this alternative.
* Make use of
linseed oil for underpainting. Even for any other oil painting, the
bottom layers can be used with linseed oil, because it dries thoroughly
of all oils used as mediums.
From older days
till now, oil painting fetches more demand in the market. The prices
charged for the pictures depend upon the quality, theme and class of the
maritime painting offered. Different sorts of techniques and tools are
used by the people with the help of pigments mixing oil towards it. In
most of the nautical antiques, different variety of paintings will be
available and the people interested can buy the best which meets their
demand exactly. When proper tips are used in oil painting, excellent
marine art can be obtained.
By Shijina |
