Hello Lovelies :)
I've been experimenting and playing around with a lot of mediums lately, and I thought after years of painting with watercolours and acrylics, I'd try my hand at some oil painting. As usual, owls are my favourite subject!
I got a little too excited at the art store and bought over RM100+ worth of supplies, gosh! They were some cheaper brand oil paints to start out with, Marie's Oil Colours (18x12ml tubes), Marie's 3 in 1 Oil Painting Medium (which smelled absolutely horrible and toxic), and some flat bristle brushes that I read would hold oil paint better.
Now, keeping in mind I had NEVER used oil paints before, I wasn't sure about things like thinner, solvent or varnish, (I still don't. Man I should really be doing more research.) which was why I bought the 3 in 1 Medium. (Its description says - made with Dammar Resin, Turpentine and Linseed Oil)
These are my painting step-by-step as I worked each layer in. The flexibility of mixing and blending colours with oil paints is amazing, especially being able to control brush strokes like in a digital painting. I opted to paint on a 5"x8" piece of mounting board that I cut out from a bigger piece I had laying around, as I wasn't sure how to prime a canvas for oil paint yet. (If anyone has any tips, I would love to hear them!)
Working in details was hard without making them look flat, which was why I ended up using softer strokes on the feather details.
And here is a way-too-close-up of me holding up my painting:
This painting is referenced, and took about 6 hours or so to finish. My entire living room smelled so toxic by the time I was done, eventhough I kept the room well ventilated. I will probably be looking for a better/safer thinner soon.
I hope you enjoyed my process, I look forward to making more oil paint artworks :)
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