Hey @twirble, yes they're all in oil, i found it easier to start by painting a ground so every one of these has a brightly coloured layer of oil paint with lots of turps to help it dry. This was about 6 months after i started using oils and i was struggling with them! They are my go to medium now, you can do such a variety of things with them.
They are hard to use but they look so good when done correctly. I am tired of trying to make colored pencils and oil pastels look like oil painting when I should just roll up my sleeves and learn oil painting. :) The dog hair flying all over the house makes it difficult.
You can do it! You're already clearly a great painter, there's a steep learning curve with oils - people with a classical arts background will have been taught hours of oil painting. Self teaching is hard but rewarding :)
I suppose learning again, although frustrating, will be fun in ways and you'll likely see some demonstrable improvement in how you visualise your work. I really don't know what the proper way to use oils is, but going by trial and error and developing your own techniques will mean your own distinct style comes through.
Hey @twirble, yes they're all in oil, i found it easier to start by painting a ground so every one of these has a brightly coloured layer of oil paint with lots of turps to help it dry. This was about 6 months after i started using oils and i was struggling with them! They are my go to medium now, you can do such a variety of things with them.
They are hard to use but they look so good when done correctly. I am tired of trying to make colored pencils and oil pastels look like oil painting when I should just roll up my sleeves and learn oil painting. :) The dog hair flying all over the house makes it difficult.
You can do it! You're already clearly a great painter, there's a steep learning curve with oils - people with a classical arts background will have been taught hours of oil painting. Self teaching is hard but rewarding :)
Well I did do oils years ago...but I have to relearn everything about mediums. Thank you:) You are an amazing painter!!!
I suppose learning again, although frustrating, will be fun in ways and you'll likely see some demonstrable improvement in how you visualise your work. I really don't know what the proper way to use oils is, but going by trial and error and developing your own techniques will mean your own distinct style comes through.