Hi everyone,
I’m very enthused to be apart of this community. I am pretty new to the medium of oil, and looking to improve my value and color representation. I’ve been an artist my whole life, and I really hope to learn allot from everyone here! I am so thankful for finally being able to grow as an artist for myself.
Below is my first oil painting from life. My current living situation doesn’t allow me to use solvents and thinners, so I’ve been using water mixable oils until I can find a more ventilated space to work in.
Thanks for your time,
Jacob
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i work in a no ventilated room. I use no solvents. I use walnut oil mixed with some clove oil.
i dip brushes in safflower oil between sessions.
Hello and Welcome.
Great still life.
Denis
I'm working on my second painting right now, and I'll post another thread for feedback. Actually taking a couple days to set something up with better lighting so I can read the values easier. I just watched Mark's video on setting up a still life, and I'm going to take his advice and mess around with the composition for a bit before jumping into the painting.
Hi GTO, thank you for the tip! How are you thinning the paint without spirits or thinner? I've been using water to thin and lay out a sketch with a base color layer. I also use linseed oil, but it gets really - as Mark would put it - "Buttery". I'm struggling a little with understanding the Fat over Lean principal, but that may not be a problem right now since I'm not working on anything that takes longer than a couple days to finish.
Thanks again for your time.
i don’t clean brushes with any solvent. I wipe them with a paper towel and dip them in the brush dip.
@Doug_F The Geneva paints look much better than what I’m working with for sure. I was on the fence about the cost investment, but I think it may be worth it to jump in. The paints I started with are super cheap Reeves from Amazon. You’re completely correct about the highlights on the bowl, I see it now. Might be a bit too cool and too high of a saturation on the local color as well.
Ok, I’m floored about these recommendations. Time to get some brush dip, and some better oils. Thanks.