If you are fond of painting and want to make creative works with oil paints, there are different things and ideas that can be used while doing this.
The oil paints are a very good medium to create beautiful color drawings.
These colors can easily be intermingled because of their nature of being wet for long.
There are different solutions that can be added to it to have it dried quickly and you can create excellent art works.
There are some tips that should be kept in mind while making painting with oil colors.
As we know that oil paints possess a quality of being wet for long time hence it is recommended to use a compatible dryer substance.
Oil paintings have a glossy as well as a shiny surface.
We should know how to make it completely dry for better finish.
It takes time to get dry as oil is a thick substance.
Proper care should be given while creating the art work.
The working area must properly be cleaned, plenty of tissue or cotton cloth should be kept near you in order to clean the extra paint on the paper sheet or canvas.
The atmosphere in which you are working should not contain excessive moisture in order to let the drawing dry.
Most of the artists use different thinners to make the color thin.
Thinner quality and the right amount of color are very important in this matter.
Brush should be used very carefully because the color can be very thin or thick as well.
While filling color shades to your design first paint a lower coating of color, it will make your drawing smooth and better quality.
Many times people do not do an undercoating.
Paintings with more than one coat are more attractive than that of only single coating.
For primary coating you can use oil of turpentine as well as some acrylics can also be used.
It is done to give your work a base layer not for actual color.
Use the primary layer color according to the top layer color.
Always use the acrylic color below the oil paint.
To use a quality drying agent helps a lot when you have lots of work.
Good drying agents reduce the downtime of getting the artwork dry.
Another important aspect is which colors should be used first.
Just use the light colors first as it is good to complete the light color area in your sheet.
Use the dark ones after completing this; it will reduce the chances of convergence of colors.
Another important thing that should be kept in mind is to get your artwork completely dry if you have created an abstract or scenery drawing.
Here are more chances of becoming the design dirty and muddy that can be useless and puts a bad impression on the viewers.
These are some basic points that must be given proper care while working with oil paints.
You can give a good impression to your talent of painting by following the above basic tips.