* Value and form – are two 2 of the four elements of drawing. The other two are line and texture. In this article we will discuss the notion of plasticity or tone and how it relates to the concepts of value and form. * Plasticity or tone – is the visual push and pull [...]
Tips for Beginners Oil Painting – Supplies Of course, before you can start a painting you have to have a number of art supplies. Here, we will list the most essential tools you need to create an oil painting, that is, at least the way I create such a painting. Here we go. Brushes – [...]
In this article I will detail the tube colors of a starter palette for beginning artists – sort of beginners oil painting palette guide. These are in fact the colors I personally use most often. Here is the proposed 6-color palette: 1. Lemon Yellow 2. Cadmium Yellow 3. Cadmium Red 4. Permanent Rose (Alizarin Crimson) [...]
Beginners Oil Painting – Measuring Oil Painting Brushes Oil painting brushes come in all different sizes. In fact, there really is not a consistent standard throughout the industry. Sizes are usually given as numbers. For certain brands and certain sets of brushes these numbers can run from 1 to 24, 10 to 100, or 0 [...]
Tips on Oil Paintings – The Shaping Phase The shaping phase is the third phase of a basic oil painting process. The first phase is the drawing phase and the second phase is the block-in phase. At the end of the first phase we are left with a black and white drawing of the scene [...]
