Oil painting.


Abstract

The oil paint are made by the mixing and grinding pigment with a drying vegetable oil such as linseed oil.Poppy seed oil,walnut oil,safflower oil are example for the pigment.The paint can be applied to many different surface and textures.It most common being in canvas.The choices of oil imparts a range of properties to this oil paint.Before painting,the canvas is stretched on a wooden frame and its surface is prepared with layers of glue and primmer.

If an artist might use several different oils in the same painting depend to the specific pigment and effects desired.Here is the brushes are on two types,used in oil painting are stiff hog hair bristle brushes generally used for covering large ares,then the soft hair brush made from sable or synthetic material.These brushes are commonly used for the fine details painting.At the same time,satisfactory linear treatment and crisp effects are easily obtained.Opaque transparent painting all lie within its range,and it is unsurpassed for textural variation.

 Most using tool for oil painting.

*Commercial oil paints
*Hog hair brushes
*Dammar resin varnish
*Painting knives
*Radial studio easel
*Double dipper(palette attachment)
*Linseed oil
*Pigment colours
*Canvas

Other tools,including painting knives,can also be used to achieve different effects.Oil paint can be applied thickly(known as impasto),or can be thinned down using a solvent-such as turpentine or white spirit.Then the varnishes are sometimes applied to finished painting to protect their surface and to give them a matt or gloss finish.


Equipment for making oil paint

*Airtight jar     -storing paint
*Palette knife   -mixing drying oil and pigment
*Glass muller   -grinding drying oil and pigment
*Glass slab       -abrasive surface


The painting knifes are mainly two types

*Trowel shaped painting knife
*Diamond shaped painting knife


Types of hair brushes used in oil painting


*Round hog hair brush
*Filbert hog hair brush
*Flat hog hair brush
*Sable brush
*Synthetic brush


Examples for canvas

*Cotton duck
*Fine linen
*Coarse linen