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Oil: Selecting your material: media, thinners and varnishes
Oil paint needs to be diluted and, conversely, thickened. Become familiar with the various accessories!
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Selecting knives and paintbrushes for painting with oils
Sizes, bristle types and shapes… Palette or painting knife… How do you decide?
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Selecting a support for painting with oils
When you think about oil painting, are canvases what pop into your mind? You're right! Nowadays, canvas is the standard support. Here’s some advice: don't limit yourself!
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Oil painting: preparing colors
Due to the thick, greasy consistency of oils, and to its very long drying time, oil painting requires greater mastery than water-based techniques.
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Basic concepts for painting with oils
Qu’est-ce qu’un glacis ? Peindre « gras sur maigre » ? La technique alla prima ? Quels effets produisent-ils ? Aperçu des notions de base pour vous aider à les utiliser.
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6 steps to learn how to do oil painting
Transparency, luminosity, material effects, meticulous detail work… With oils, your options are endless … Six key steps to guide you in creating an oil painting.
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