Oil Painting Little
Oil Painting Little
This can be a highly debatable topic, but I do think there are certain qualities a great painting should have. Feel free to disagree, but here is what I think.
It has to grab your attention and have the ability to draw someone in to have a closer look. There should be some snap or fire in the color harmonies even if it's a darker painting. The lighting should be natural and have its own glow, unlike the faux lighting effects often used. There must also be detail in the shadows and dark sections of the painting as well as detail in the highlights. It should also achieve an adequate sense of depth.
The shading and brush work should be appropriately done. I say appropriately, because an artist may want to have a loose brush stroke as part of their style or effect and it's acceptable for that painting. But in some paintings you can tell that the artist may have been a little lazy and did not render out an element as well as they could have. You can spot this by looking at other elements in the painting. See if they are of similar quality, or some spots of the painting are more refined than others.
The painting needs to have a certain level of detail, otherwise it did not take that long to make. You can see this when a painting gets your attention but the closer you get to the image or zoom in on an image the illusion falls apart. It's because it lacks detail. I think that a painting should have enough detail so it holds up even when you get closer to it.
One of the most important effects a painting must have is the ability to pull you out of your element, and stir up emotions. Or if the painting causes you to reflect or ponder. If you can find yourself starting to mentally wander in the painting and it gets your imagination going, then it's a good painting. But if you can feel somehow refreshed a little for having gotten lost in the painting and temporarily forgot about the days troubles, then it's a great painting.
As an oil painter, I can tell you these are high standards and difficult to achieve, but I think these are the qualities that make a great painting. And I sincerely hope I have made some paintings that have these effects on you.
Michael Orlando is a veteran motion picture visual effects artist, and most recently has been concentrating on his oil painting career and building his art business. His original fine art oil painting can be seen at http://www.etsy.com/shop/orlandoart
What is a good oil painting medium which will leave a matte flat surface.?
I some times use a medium of 1 part damar varnish, 1 part stand oil, 5 parts turpentine and a little bit of cobalt drier.
I would like to find a medium which does not yellow, and drys relatively quickly. I am looking for a waxy/matte surface, which can still be translucent in layers.
If you want matte, try acrylic. They are more matte and you can mix in matt medium to make them even more matte.
for oil, maybe wax?
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