As long as the public and private were not separated, the king hired the portrait painters that have been stars at that time like Diego Velazquez. Famous painters in the Great Age of the oil painting were: Agnolo Bronzino, Titian, Giovanni Battista Moroni, Pissanelo, Georg Gisze, Raphael, Jan Van Eyck, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt and [...]

There are some essentials that every painter needs. Let’s start with brushes. Sable brushes are usually best because they hold both their shape and the paint better. Also, canvases can be bought pre-stretched and already primed. More experienced painters generally like to prepare their canvases themselves, but for the beginner this can be overwhelming. Then [...]

Mediterranean Oil Painting has its own unique style. The painting is mainly about the beautiful landscape, garden, house, and seashore, beach side scenery of the countries surrounding Mediterranean Sea, like Greece, Italy, France and Spain. It always has an overlooking sea view. Combining these localized themes of Mediterranean Countries with specialized local colors, artists can [...]

If you haven’t had the opportunity to do much art before, warm up by sketching. This will give you a feel for transferring what you see to a two-dimensional surface and help you overcome some of the challenges you will encounter. For your first painting, choose something uncomplicated, such as a simple landscape or a [...]

Unlike many other art forms, oil painting is extremely forgiving. Because the pigment is opaque, mistakes can be painted over and corrected, something you cannot do with watercolors. If mistakes pile up one atop the other, you can even scrape away the paint and start fresh. Oil painting is also an art form you can [...]

Oil painting on canvas is the most popular one that has begun since the 5th century, and it start booming on the 15th century. The oil color painter love oil paint because of its advantages as per following: 1. It’s a good choice for create any new artwork because of its hard-wearing properties and luminous [...]

There is a vast variety of interesting oil paining ideas that are great for the budding artists. Landscapes are good examples and can be used as wonderful oil painting ideas. Even the beginners will find this subject matter very convenient. In this case, there is no need of a photograph. The painting can be made [...]

Using 7 helpful techniques, can help you achieve finesse in your Oil Painting. The ensuing discussion provides top 7 techniques of Oil Painting. Lets look. Creating Fundamental Structure. All the forms in an Oil Painting are created from the basic five shapes viz., Sphere, Cone, Cylinder, Cube, and the doughnut shaped Torus. Color Blending. The [...]

There are examples available of more than 500 years old. You’d say oil paint is a durable paint. But on itself, it’s not durable – that’s only the case, when you apply it in a very specific way. Tubes of oil paint are raw ingredients. If you layer them in the wrong way, your painting [...]