Palette Knives

When you hear about palette knife you would be thinking about palette isn’t it? Palette knives have been a traditional tool for mixing the paint. They are the most apt tool to be used for creating smooth and consistent mediums of paints. However there are many painters who use the palette knife in addition to be used as mixing tool, they straight use the palette knife on to the painting surface.

These knives come in different shapes and signs. They are also available in plastic. As far as the mixing is concerned one shape or size is more than sufficient but as the case of using it as a paint brush is considered, the selection of the knife is made in the same way as the case of selecting brushes is considered. There is no shape or size which we can say is right or the apt one for usage. Experimentation is the key if you are working with palette knives if you are considering working with knives. Try the different shapes and you can select the one that gives you the best effects. Generally small and thin brushes are best suited for lining and big knives are the best for loading on the paint.

Stencils

Many artists love using stencils in their paintings. This usage is loved by them especially when there is a usage of repetitive effect and stylish shapes. Stencils are a useful tool. There are pre made stencils available or you even an option of making stencils with your stencil kit. Ensure that you use the right materials for best results.

Stencil usage in paints is not a traditional method so there is no scope that you can find any tutorials for teaching you the technique of stencils. But is important  that you keep in mind the fundamentals of the medium like the fat over lean. You might have noticed that incase the paint is thin in consistency then it stagnates around the edges, so in such a case it is important that you apply a thicker layer of painting. Stenciling is a very interesting art, however it is used as one of the under layers but it has amazing effects.

Rags, Sponges, Fingers

Rags, sponges and of course your fingers are all innovative tools in oil painting which can occupy the place of a paint brush.

One color can be painted over another, drawing and proportions can be corrected, and all the nuances of light and shadow can be studied experimentally. The painting can be put aside at any time, to be picked up and continued at a later date.

Some beginners choose oil without considering other media because of a reverence for the “genuine oil painting.” When they take up painting as a hobby they want to produce “pictures that show the actual brush strokes.”

Many other amateurs, who would like to work in several media but feel that their time is too limited, select oil after checking with teachers or schools or experimenting on their own. Even a person who is more interested in another medium may find, as I have, that by using oils he can more easily study color subtleties and can acquire basic knowledge that will later be applied to the medium he prefers. The old adage, “One medium helps another,” is especially true if the first one is oil.

As you progress you will soon discover that there is more to oil painting than the surface quality of the brushwork. The type of surface you work on, the preliminary staining of the surface, and the under painting all affect the finished result.

However, in your initial efforts you will want to work in a direct manner, particularly when painting outdoors. Later you can experiment in the studio with various types of under painting.

If you are just beginning to paint, you will do well to start with a reputable brand of student color. Most color manufacturers make a line of student colors along with their professional grades. These colors are appreciably less expensive and the selection is nearly as wide as in the professional line.

As you progress, you can replace the student brand with colors of professional quality, which have far greater covering quality, particularly in the Cadmiums and Blues. There are several good brands of colors available. My own choice is the Grumbacher line.

I recommend the following colors for basic use: Alizarin Crimson; Cadmium Yellow, Light; Cadmium Red, Light; French Ultramarine; Ivory Black; Light Red; Thalo Green; Yellow Ochre; Zinc or Titanium White.

These nine colors will enable you to mix the various shades of other colors that you will need for most purposes.

However, you may want to supplement these colors with: Cadmium Yellow, Deep; Cadmium Orange; Cerulean Blue; Burnt Sienna; Viridian; Cobalt Blue; Thalo Blue; Raw Umber.

Once you get your paints in order, you’re going to need something to paint on. The best and most receptive surface on which to work is stretched linen canvas. Linen, however, is relatively expensive, and cotton canvas is a good substitute.

The cotton canvas panels that fit in your paint box are the most convenient for painting outdoors and are inexpensive. They are light in weight, too, and have the added advantage of not taking up much space when stored in your studio. These first few tools are essential components of oil painting. Once you get these, you’ll be on your way to creating your masterpiece.

Choosing the apt frame
•    Visit a store nearby and look in for a frame and browse for your backless frames.
•    Search a frame that fits the dimensions of your painting. Be sure that you search the frame whose inner dimensions match with the dimensions of your frame.
•    Select a frame that doesn’t distract the art but matches the feel. While choosing the frame you also need to keep in mind that you do not spoilt the interior décor of your paintings. Simple, flat, black or brown frames can suit any style of painting nicely. Metallic frames with ornate carvings can be held for traditional paintings such as portraits, landscapes and still lifes.
•    Check your frame along with your painting and check if they both blend well together.

Framing process
•    Place the frame inverted on a clean place.
•    Put in the painting through the opening from the back portion of the frame 
•    Enclose one offset clip on each side of the frame it can be placed either at the top and bottom sides  and then you need to screw the clip using size two screws.
•    Fasten a strap hanger in each side of the frame, 1/3 of the way down; using the two sizes eight screws. Do not constrict the screws all the way; allow the screws to rotate freely.
•    Slide one end of the hanging wire into one of the strap hangers and wrap the end around it for five to six times.
•    Insert the wire into the strap hanger, leaving a little bit of space. Then wrap the end following the same procedure as the first one.
•    Hang your painting on to a screw with the hanging wire.

Thus the framing of your painting is done with considerable ease and without causing a considerable pinch on your pocket.

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Guangdong and Fujian in the production line painting, painting everywhere, but no one claiming to be a painter, known as the high-level artist, painting known as the primary work. Both the Academy of Fine Arts graduate school and primary school, is the only low-cost copy machines works of art. Line drawing of the production process is not so much to paint, as it is physical. In a few hundred square meters of factory buildings, filled with paint and canvas, canvas with a direct pushpin on the wall, each of the workers painting the face of dozens or even scores of canvas Zhang, in accordance with the procedures established in smearing paint on canvas, each Responsible for some part of the picture, several co-workers to complete a painting works. Some of the requirements of high-style paintings, usually by a higher level of the artist, when asked about a painting Why is it necessary to work with color, the answer is: Master of Education. Some simply in the pre-printed picture of the colored canvas.

As long as orders, according to the prices of different levels of artist, customers want to get any work. Chen Yifei, Chen, Yi Xuan, and other masters of the realist works are everywhere, and here the artist’s works were a large number of cloning. This will not only affect Chinese artists, on Europe and the United States and around the world artists, art galleries and even the industry will also have a huge impact. Many American arts organizations were concerned about this phenomenon and to investigate a series of Chinese painting it is an offense under the U.S. copyright-related laws.
There are people in the village had a well-known galleries and the United States talk show to copy the “Mona Lisa” super capacity, and is claiming that the Chinese fine arts industry. When the line drawn by the Chinese oil paintings appear in the global market, China’s artists face has been misrepresented in the foreign media to describe a Chinese artist wrote: In China, only a small number of artists like Chen Yifei, ZAO Wou-ki, Wu Guanzhong, and other works in Europe Sold to the United States and each of hundreds of thousands of millions of dollars or even a good price, most of the Chinese artist’s works are priced at 500 U.S. dollars each or less, many Chinese artists created the only source of those postcards or pictures from the Internet.

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Unlike machine-generated copies, oil reproductions are hand-painted replicas of original paintings, which are created by an actual skilled artist. You’re naturally concerned about getting great quality. Here are four things you should know before buying an oil painting reproduction.

Know Your Artist

The artist is key to getting a fine reproduction that matches the original. You’ll want an artist who is both talented and trained. Talent only is not enough. Any good artist can throw together a reproduction that’s similar to an original, but formal training is usually necessary to be able to match originals precisely. The artist must be able to study the original artist’s hand strokes, style, etc. to get a true grasp on how to recreate the painting. It’s best to buy from a company that specializes in reproductions and has experienced artists available at all times.

Know the Techniques

Another important thing you should know about reproductions is how they’re created. What materials were used? What methods were used to put the painting together from start to finish? The entire process of creating a reproduction is important – not just the painting. The canvas, oils, brushes, lighting (while painting) each contribute to the finished work.

Know the Important Terms

Here are several terms you’ll need to be aware of when considering an art reproduction:

1. Canvas – Find out if the canvas used is of high quality.

2. Oils – The oils used should also be high quality for long-lasting beauty.

3. Stretching – When buying online, your painting might arrive rolled up and unframed. In this case, you or someone will need to stretch the painting onto stretcher bars (wooden bars attached to the back of the stretched painting) before framing. Check with local framing shops to see if they will do this for you.

4. Varnishing – Varnish protects your painting reproduction from light rays and humidity. Find out if the painting has been varnished, or if you will need to do it yourself. If you plan to do it yourself, you’ll have to wait about a year for the painting to dry completely. Varnishing is optional.

Know How to Care for Your Reproduction

If you find a great reproduction painting, you’ll want to care for it the right way. Before making your purchase, make sure you have a place to store or display the painting that’s away from direct sunlight and usually dry. Extreme sunlight or humidity can lead to flaking or cracking over time.

To clean your oil painting, use a soft cloth to dust the frame and a soft bristled brush to dust the actual painting. Feather dusters also work very well. Never apply moisture or chemicals to the painting.

Knowing how to choose a painting and what to expect will help you make an informed decision. The right oil reproduction painting is a prize to be treasured for a lifetime.

DRAWING

Learning to draw, as a foundation for oil painting, is one of the most valuable skills a beginner oil painter can have. Many new artists usually frown upon the idea of drawing first. They would rather jump right into painting, as most beginners do. Nothing is more rewarding for a painter, than working with color, but if you want to gain experience working with values, form, and space, then drawing is something you should consider learning. This is not to say that you should master drawing, as it is an art form all in itself, but do spend time drawing and sketching your subjects before you work with color. Did you know that in art schools, many years ago, students were not permitted to work with paint until they successfully spent at least a few years drawing first? They must have been very restless, but imagine how skilled they became before they ever lifted a brush. You should at the very least have a basic understanding of drawing techniques before you begin. Check out Amazon.com for some great beginner drawing books that will give you a well rounded introduction to drawing and techniques. A book that is highly recommended by artists is: “The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, by Betty Edwards”.

COLOR AND VALUE

Color is probably the single most exciting part of oil painting. It is truly amazing how an artist can take a two dimensional surface and create the illusion of depth and distance using color. To accurately depict a three dimensional scene using color requires much practice and an understanding of color theory and how to mix colors. The basics of color are value, hue, saturation and temperature. The value of a color is how light or dark it is. The hue refers to the color itself as it appears on the spectrum of colors. The saturation is the strength or purity of the color. The temperature of a color is how cool or warm a color is. For instance a cool color is blue and a warm is red. Artists can use temperature to give the illusion of distance. Cooler colors tend to recede into the distance, as in a distant mountain range, and warmer colors tend to advance closer toward the front of a picture. Color theory is a very broad topic, one that deserves more thorough attention. A great book on color theory and mixing is “Color Mixing the Van Wyk Way: A Manual for Oil Painters”.

COMPOSITION

Have you ever visited an art museum and a particular painting just grabbed your attention and drew you in? Something in that painting kept you there looking and studying it. One element the artist successfully used in that painting was composition. The artist laid out the shapes and divided the space in the painting in such away that appealed to your senses. Here are some points to consider when developing your composition:

1) Avoid putting the main focus of interest in the center of your painting.

2) The areas of your canvas should be divided into parts of different sizes. For instance, if you are creating a landscape painting, do not put the horizon right in the center of your painting.

3) Do not place all the interesting parts of your composition on the left side of your painting. People read from left to right so they will have no reason to continue viewing the rest of your painting.

4) Avoid placing an interesting or important element of the painting too close to the edge of the canvas.

There are other elements that contribute to good design in an oil painting. Here is another good book to study if you would like to learn more about this fascinating aspect of painting: “The Simple Secret to Better Painting: How to Immediately Improve Your Work with the One Rule of Composition by Greg Albert”

I know all this information seems overwhelming at first. Oil painting can be very challenging in the beginning, but don’t let that intimidate you. The most important thing to remember is to never give up and keep painting. You will learn from your mistakes and grow as a painter. Everything will come together in time. Happy Painting!

Painting Style: Person Oil Painting

Art Theme: Drama Character

Artist: Lin Fengmian

Media: Oil on Linen

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* About Artist LinFengmian:

 Lin Fengmian (1900-1991), famous Chinese modern artist and art educator.

Formerly known as Lin Fengmin, was born in Mei County, Guangdong Province, who became enjoyed with painting in his childhood.

Had been to France for a work-study program in 19-year-old, and took a further education of Western painting in the Beattie School of Fine Arts, and later transferred to the National Higher School of Fine Arts in Paris to take up a advanced studies.
After returnning homeland in 1925 he took up the post as the Chancellor and Peking Professor of the Yuanpei College of Arts in 1927.

Invited by Cai Yuanpei Mr. Lin went to Hangzhou city and creat the National Art Academy(Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts later) in 1927 and acted as the president.
After the liberation Mr Lin was acted as the office of Shanghai Chinese Painting Institute Artist.

Lin Fengmian was settled in Hong Kong since 70s, in 1979 he held a individual painting exhibition in Paris, which achieved a great success.

Representive Works of Lin Fengmian there are “Clear Spring”, “Riverside”, “Lady”, “Landscape”, “Still Life” and so on. He had finished book “New Theory of Chinese Painting”, and published “Lin Fengmian Artbook” and so on.

Lin Fengmian was good at describing lady figures, opera characters, the fishing village customs & sceneries and female bodies, as well as various types of still life paintings and landscape oil paintings within houses.

As viewed from the contents of his works the style of desolate, lonely, open and , lyrical styles are typical; From forms one is a sort of square composition, and the other is no title, with distinct characteristics, people can understand his paintings once see it. He tried to attempt to break the boundaries of the Western art and Chinese art, thus to create a common language of art.

Mr. Lin is a worthy enough a significant Master of Arts full with innovations, and his works has produced far-reaching influences on many offspring artists. Lin Fengmian is the spiritual leader of the Chinese arts in the whole 20th century.

If you wish to learn or polish the art of oil painting why not try an Oil Painting book. Today one can find different types of painting books in the market. Some of these painting books are more instructional while some are very informative. Any of these oil painting books is going to be a super score and will only help your cause to learn the art.

Oil Painting books are of different types. If you are a beginner then you need to purchase an oil painting book for beginners. This book can help you with step by step guidance on painting. There are lessons on color and basic techniques. Each lesson is different and explains you different unconventional painting approaches. Also, there are many demonstrations and instructions given in the painting book that should be followed while creating beautiful and original painting.

Not only that, you will be exploring more new methods and, thus will automatically learn to paint still life, landscapes, and many more artistic things. Many books come with advice that will help you choose appropriate tools and equipment’s, like a proper kind of brush, knife, canvas, pigments, etc.

These painting books serve as a complete guide that will fully help you understand the whole process involved in oil painting. The book will make you learn most of the dark secrets of oil painting. You will learn how to start your painting, proper preparation, proper timings of pauses and breaks, when to let dry, why so much time is taken, and many such important things.

Additionally, oil painting book also provides knowledge about money wasters, what brush should be used, etc. It also provides useful tips on your palettes, tube oil paints, medium effects, panels, canvas, etc.

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If you are looking for a piece of art that will really speak to you, you’ll find that a handmade oil painting reproduction can give you the perfect experience. Whether you have some history with art, or you simply consider yourself someone who knows what they like, make sure that you don’t underestimate oil painting reproductions when it comes to sheer expressive quality and the ability to call out powerful emotions. 

Looking at art in general, you will find that art has more expression and dimension than the image itself. For example, when you look at a poster or a print, there is a certain lack of depth. Prints and posters, no matter how good the quality of manufactured production, are by nature quite flat.  The way that they reflect light is contrary to the way that the piece of art originally represented itself. When an artist paints an original picture, the medium lends itself very well to the way that the light plays off the surface of a piece. With slick prints or posters, the light will simply slide off, or worse, reflect a very nasty glare.

If you are looking at a handmade oil painting reproduction, however, you will find you are seeing a much richer and much more vibrant expression of the visual experience. You will find that it is much easier to capture nuance and shape.  You will have a better feeling of the way that the light saturated it as the artist was originally painting it.

One of the most notable things about oil painting reproductions is the fact that you can see the strokes of the brush, something that is all but impossible when it comes to prints, no matter how good they are. You will be seeing light that reflects off small irregularities when it comes to the painting itself and you will be able to be more immediately a part of the painting.

 An oil painting reproduction is also a piece of art that holds a great deal of the personality of the artist.  Unlike a poster or a print, you will find that there is a very intimate feeling to an oil painting.  Each individual painting receives special care from the person who painted it.  Having a hand-painted oil painting in your home can be a great reminder of the importance of the personal touch in your life.  Don’t neglect the charm and intimacy that can be provided to your living environment through the display of a lovely oil painting.

When you are looking to decorate your home, your office or place of business, make a good choice when it comes to the art that you would like to hang. Affordable oil painting reproductions are an excellent option when it comes to emotional impact and artistic merit.

Handmade oil painting reproductions are a great way to bring expression and emotion to any decor.