Oil Painting Techniques
Oils have been a favorite of painters since their introduction during the Renaissance. Here you'll find helpful tips, essential techniques, and step-by-step demonstrations on using oil paints.
Top 7 Tips for Painting Glazes
Tips for artists on painting glazes, whether you’re using oil paints, acrylics, or watercolor.
Tips for artists on painting glazes, whether you’re using oil paints, acrylics, or watercolor.
Painting Glazes in Oils or Acrylics
Answers to frequently asked questions on painting glazes with oils or acrylics.
Answers to frequently asked questions on painting glazes with oils or acrylics.
Oil Painting Techniques -- Fat Over Lean
What is meant by the 'fat over lean' oil painting technique and why it's one of the basic rules of oil painting.
What is meant by the 'fat over lean' oil painting technique and why it's one of the basic rules of oil painting.
Oil Painting Techniques -- The Properties of Solvents and Resins
A look at the properties of the various solvents and resins used in oil painting.
A look at the properties of the various solvents and resins used in oil painting.
Oil Painting Techniques -- The Properties of Drying Oils
A look at the properties of the various drying oils used in oil painting.
A look at the properties of the various drying oils used in oil painting.
10 Tips for Oil Painters
Oil paints are extremely versatile. They can be used thickly in impasto or extremely thinly in glazes; they can be opaque or transparent. Here are 10 tips to help you get professional results.
Oil paints are extremely versatile. They can be used thickly in impasto or extremely thinly in glazes; they can be opaque or transparent. Here are 10 tips to help you get professional results.
How To Stretch Your Own Canvas
Stretching your own canvas is easier than you may think, and can cheaper than buying ready-made canvases, and certainly means you get just the size canvas you're after.
Stretching your own canvas is easier than you may think, and can cheaper than buying ready-made canvases, and certainly means you get just the size canvas you're after.
Painting Glazes: An Artist Reveals His Glazing Secrets
An experienced oil painter reveals the simple secrets behind his success with glazing.
An experienced oil painter reveals the simple secrets behind his success with glazing.
Oil Painting Quiz
Test how much you know about oil paints with this short, 10-question quiz.
Test how much you know about oil paints with this short, 10-question quiz.
Tips on Buying Oil Painting Supplies
Oil paints are very popular because they dry slowly, enabling you to work with the paint for quite a while after you've applied it to a canvas or board. Find out what you need to start painting in oils and what to consider before you buy oil painting supplies.
Oil paints are very popular because they dry slowly, enabling you to work with the paint for quite a while after you've applied it to a canvas or board. Find out what you need to start painting in oils and what to consider before you buy oil painting supplies.
Oil Painting Techniques --How to Prime a Canvas for Oils
When you've stretched a canvas, the next step is to prime it so you can paint on it. With a ready-made gesso suitable for both acrylic and oil painting, this is easy.
When you've stretched a canvas, the next step is to prime it so you can paint on it. With a ready-made gesso suitable for both acrylic and oil painting, this is easy.
How To Varnish an Oil Painting
Varnish is more than simply a layer to protect your painting from pollution in the atmosphere and abrasion. It will also bring out the colours to the brilliance they had when you applied them.
Varnish is more than simply a layer to protect your painting from pollution in the atmosphere and abrasion. It will also bring out the colours to the brilliance they had when you applied them.
Painting Quiz: Should You Use Oils or Acrylics?
Find out whether you're more suited to using oil paints or acrylics with this quick quiz.
Find out whether you're more suited to using oil paints or acrylics with this quick quiz.
Which is Better: Oils or Acrylics?
Can't decide whether you'd be better off using oil paints or acrylics? Here are some arguments for and against both from fellow artists.
Can't decide whether you'd be better off using oil paints or acrylics? Here are some arguments for and against both from fellow artists.
Heat-Set Oil Paints
Heard about the oil paints that you set with a hairdryer? The manufacturer's website tells you all about these oils.
Heard about the oil paints that you set with a hairdryer? The manufacturer's website tells you all about these oils.
Painting Water in Oil Paints
A step-by-step oil painting demonstration on how to use glazing, or thin layers of colour, to paint rocks under water.
A step-by-step oil painting demonstration on how to use glazing, or thin layers of colour, to paint rocks under water.
Make Your Own Oil Paints
While it’s convenient to buy oil paints in tubes, you can make your own. It does require time, but if you’ve got that it can work out cheaper and you can make the paint to match your own requirements.
While it’s convenient to buy oil paints in tubes, you can make your own. It does require time, but if you’ve got that it can work out cheaper and you can make the paint to match your own requirements.