Oil Painting Reproduction

Oil Painting Reproduction

The process of painting with varnishes is popularly known as oil painting. Varnishes are a combination of oil like the linseed oil with the resin such as pine resin. Other than linseed oil, oils like poppy seed oil, walnut oil and safflower oil. Oil paintings provide extremely versatile color combinations. For a thick coat oil paints can be used in impasto, which is a textured application where the marks of the paint brush remain visible. They can even be used for a thin layered image like glazes.

Here are some oil painting tips which will make your painting experience more enjoyable and disciplined.

o First the selection of a non porous palette is of vital importance; it would be extremely useful if he would place it in the same order as you paint so that it could be dipped instinctively thus constituting a good flow of painting. Always pour a good amount of whites. Arranging the colors at the end of the palette is considered as good practice thus providing space in the center for mixing.

o It is always suggested to invest in a good set of brushes because cheap set of brushes often tend to lay their bristles. Sometimes it extremely becomes difficult to clean the brush, then it would be suggested that you mix some thinner along with some liquid soap, the brushed can be dipped and then it could be wiped with a newspaper.

o At times it becomes a major chaos to find the right combination of colors to get a lighter combination or a darker shade. The commonly used colors come from the spectrum viz; red, blue, violet, orange, yellow, green. The chaos would be easily solved once we become aware of the properties of colors value, intensity, temperature and hue. Intensity or purity of a color indicates how bright or dull the color is For example when orange is directly used from the tube it has higher intensity. On the other hand value of the color refers to the darkness and the lightness of the color. Colors vary in temperature from warm yellows to cool violets. Hue is the synonym of color like apple and cherry are shades or hues of red. Ivory black can be avoided to be used for underpainting or outlining as it dries much slower than the rest of the oil paints.

o To avoid cracks in the painting always follow the fat over lean i.e.; the proportion of oil should be increased for each additional layer because the lower layers penetrate the oil of the layers above, thus causing cracks.

o It is much preferable that the oil paintings should never be dried in the dark this will constitute to the formation of a thin film of oil raised above thus yellowing the paints.

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How much would you pay / how much should i charge for my artwork?

I'm an amature artist; I do portraits and landscapes by request (usually from a photo or two,) and also I sell my personal work...I paint in oil and acrylic on canvas and also do pencil drawings on watercolor paper (so nice quality)...my work is of good quality and I have enough talent to make a very realistic reproduction in a variety of sizes...but I have no idea what to charge!
Give me your thoughts...how much would you pay? I'd like price ideas for paintings or drawings without a frame. Any amature artists out there; how much do you charge for your work? I can't post photos of my work, but if you have more questions regarding it, please ask!

Do not devalue your work or your time! Keep track of the time involved in each piece. Track your expenses as well. You need to decide how much per hour you want to make as an artist. If you want to make $50/hour, and a piece takes three hours, you need to charge $150. One of the biggest problems for artists today is that we tend to devalue our work and our time. Don't fall into that trap.

Conversely, don't overvalue your work, either. Take several pieces of your best work and show it to an art teacher, a local artist, and maybe someone at a local art gallery. Be sure to pick people who are not going to say it's great because they're your friend or parent. You want someone objective to evaluate your work, and then discuss with them a perceived value or cost you should assign. As your work improves in quality, and you begin to build a reputation as a serious artist, you will be able to increase your hourly charge, and thus your price per piece.