Oil paint tips

Brush Care Avoid dipping a dry brush into oil paint. For natural hair brushes, first, dip the brush into painting medium. This distributes the natural oils of the brush hairs and allows each hair to load properly with paint. Different levels of the painting require different types of brush hair. Underpainting: Bristle or Synthetic: Requires […]

While painting can give you a peace of mind, the art of achieving a perfect skin tone can give you a severe headache. Well, understanding a Picasso painting

Learn about common mistakes beginner oil painters make, to help you save materials and improve more quickly.

Oil painting is an information-heavy enough subject, but trying to learn about all of the different medium types and their usage and drying times can feel hopeless. It's hard to know which ones to try, and how they react with eachother; and worse still, how fast each dries so you can use the fat ove

Oil paint cleaning basics: With the right cleaning techniques and tools, you can make your paint brushes last longer and safely dispose of waste. Includes: supply list breakdown, steps to clean a paint brush, and steps to clean a paint palette.

Learn how to create more realistic paintings with these (actionable) realism painting tips, that you can begin applying to your own paintings right away!

You’ll come across a range of brushes for oil painting—flat, round, sable, bristle. Find out which are best for your painting practice..