Any oil painters in the house?

[confused]

I've recently started painting. I had a cheapish gouache set (more like watercolor really, not in tubes) from a while ago that I was playing with and did a couple of pictures I was resonably happy with

My Grandad:

and a horse which I'm still unsure of how to complete as it's only really half done, but I'll wait until I'm a little more proficient before I finish him off (seems like it's a popular picture to paint as I've seen it done a couple of times now, dang!).

I've always fancied learning how to paint with oils though and only got my first set together yesterday (the Grandad pictured above gave me his old tubes and I've bought myself some brushes and a few canvas covered boards)

So I started today after making myself a palette. First off I did an orchid, which was fun:

and then I did a self portrait (the photo I was working from looked comically disgruntled, but I just look depressed and il-proportioned in the painting, haha):

I'd really like to get good at painting people (portraits and figures), and horses. I don't know much about painting though and pretty much everything I've done is in his thread, so I figured there must be a lot of people painting on the forum and I thought I'd see if anyone had any good tips or advice?

It'd be great if people would post up there own work too

 

[ErictheRed]

I've never tried painting, but lately I've had the itch. Maybe I'll go take a class or something.

 

[six-string]

i used oil paint in the bathroom...the walls are green.
i couldn't draw a stickman to save my life.

 

[57VOS]

You have talent. Nice work.

 

[Sin Nombre]

Those are actually quite nice if you are new to painting.

Because of their slow drying time, oils present some advantages and disadvantages. When one learns how they want to use them, oil paints are a very expreesive medium.

I do landscapes in oil only...

 

[confused]

You have talent. Nice work.

Thank you very much for saying that.

Those are actually quite nice if you are new to painting.

Because of their slow drying time, oils present some advantages and disadvantages. When one learns how they want to use them, oil paints are a very expreesive medium.

I do landscapes in oil only...

That's a really nice oil style you have there. Do you have any more you could show?

I think it's going to take me a little while to figure out how I want to use them; I'd love to have the free-flowing, fewer/larger/bolder brushstrokes thing going on, but I'm not sure if I will ever see things that way (hopefully, it's something that comes with imitation and practice though).

I'm amazed by just how wet they are. I love the fact that you can alter things for a long time after you you've painted something, of-course, I have found it annoying though to be desperately trying to add a highlight to something or pick something out and the paint on your brush just keeps blending with what you're trying to go over, haha. I'm also finding it interesting trying to get things off my easel without getting myself covered!

 

[stinkfoot]

a long long time, seemingly a lifetime ago I used to be into painting.. mostly oils..

hell.. the painting I did for my senior year art project was hung up on display at the local museum for about a dozen years.

life happened, I lose my muse.

I don't think I've picked up a brush for at least 25 years.. a few years ago I sorta started to get the itch - that lasted long enough until I found out how expensive oils got.

I suppose I could always go get a starter kit or something.

nope.. can't think of anything I'd want to paint.

nothings there.

 

[confused]

a long long time, seemingly a lifetime ago I used to be into painting.. mostly oils..

hell.. the painting I did for my senior year art project was hung up on display at the local museum for about a dozen years.

life happened, I lose my muse.

I don't think I've picked up a brush for at least 25 years.. a few years ago I sorta started to get the itch - that lasted long enough until I found out how expensive oils got.

I suppose I could always go get a starter kit or something.

nope.. can't think of anything I'd want to paint.

nothings there.

You should have a look on ebay, I think that's where I'll head if I need anything else. There's people selling whole boxes full of old tubes and you know 90% of them will be fine if you put the tops in hot water before you take them off (my Grandad's paints are all probably 30 years old plus, but they seem fine).

Do you have a picture of the artwork you had up in the museum, would be great to see it?

What did you used to like to paint?

 

[Sin Nombre]

Thank you very much for saying that.



That's a really nice oil style you have there. Do you have any more you could show?

I think it's going to take me a little while to figure out how I want to use them; I'd love to have the free-flowing, fewer/larger/bolder brushstrokes thing going on, but I'm not sure if I will ever see things that way (hopefully, it's something that comes with imitation and practice though).

I'm amazed by just how wet they are. I love the fact that you can alter things for a long time after you you've painted something, of-course, I have found it annoying though to be desperately trying to add a highlight to something or pick something out and the paint on your brush just keeps blending with what you're trying to go over, haha. I'm also finding it interesting trying to get things off my easel without getting myself covered!

I use painting knives to avoid mushing the colors together and they can be very expressive.
I believe the painting I posted was started with brushes and finished with knives.

I know this one was done with knives only...

Painting knives are good for mixing and painting...

 

[D-POLAND]

the last time I painted my house it was in white oil based paint! really not something I will do for fun though! more work than fun.

 

[confused]

I use painting knives to avoid mushing the colors together and they can be very expressive.
I believe the painting I posted was started with brushes and finished with knives.

I know this one was done with knives only...


...Painting knives are good for mixing and painting...

I really like that style. I've got a palette knife but I've only used it for mixing so far. I don't think I've quite got the confidence to go for it yet, haha. Thanks for posting more of your work.

the last time I painted my house it was in white oil based paint! really not something I will do for fun though! more work than fun.

Ah, did you paint it expressively?

 

[coldsteal2]

long time ago, but i mainly used Acrylics since i had
to share a rooom.

 

[confused]

long time ago, but i mainly used Acrylics since i had
to share a rooom.

It'd be great to see some pictures if you've got them

 

[coldsteal2]

It'd be great to see some pictures if you've got them

Heres one i did my senior year in HS

And i did this one in 2000
its an oil

 

[coldsteal2]

a long long time, seemingly a lifetime ago I used to be into painting.. mostly oils..

hell.. the painting I did for my senior year art project was hung up on display at the local museum for about a dozen years.

life happened, I lose my muse.

I don't think I've picked up a brush for at least 25 years.. a few years ago I sorta started to get the itch - that lasted long enough until I found out how expensive oils got.

I suppose I could always go get a starter kit or something.

nope.. can't think of anything I'd want to paint.

nothings there.

I was an art major, but when i got into college
i took Electronics and i kind of slowly faded away
from it

My music sucked up all my artistic work

 

[confused]

I was an art major, but when i got into college
i took Electronics and i kind of slowly faded away
from it

My music sucked up all my artistic work

Those are great pictures, it's a shame you stopped.

Ever though of starting up again?

A lot of people I know seemed to do painting but had to give it up. I suppose so long as you still have something else to get whatever's going on in your head out, you're ok.

 

[Stinky Kitty]

You're off to a really good start. One tip though, try painting (sketching, drawing whatever) from real life instead of photos. That odd distortion or false proportion may be caused by the foreshortening of the photograph. When you work from real you get a better sense of volume.

Keep up the Great work!

 

[confused]

You're off to a really good start. One tip though, try painting (sketching, drawing whatever) from real life instead of photos. That odd distortion or false proportion may be caused by the foreshortening of the photograph. When you work from real you get a better sense of volume.

Keep up the Great work!

Thank you very much for the advice. I think I'm going to have to start bugging family members to sit still for a couple of hours at a time! (at least they get a picture at the end of it though, right?).

 

[OldBenKenobi]

You're off to a really good start. One tip though, try painting (sketching, drawing whatever) from real life instead of photos. That odd distortion or false proportion may be caused by the foreshortening of the photograph. When you work from real you get a better sense of volume.

Keep up the Great work!

Just to illustrate this point:

 

[coldsteal2]

Those are great pictures, it's a shame you stopped.

Ever though of starting up again?

A lot of people I know seemed to do painting but had to give it up. I suppose so long as you still have something else to get whatever's going on in your head out, you're ok.

You know, I just may do that, I still have a lot of art supplies