A Short Introduction To Oil Painting Reproductions

Nov 24
08:06

2011

Arold Augustin

Arold Augustin

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Art in any form is a creative piece of work and it always has a large fan following in the form of collectors, connoisseurs and just plain lovers of art.

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Oil painting reproductions have quite a large fan following and admirers who love to visit such galleries where oil painting work is on display and collect them to adorn the walls in their living room. While appreciating the final work that is spread out before the eyes to behold,A Short Introduction To Oil Painting Reproductions Articles it would be even more interesting if one were to be aware of the technicality that hides under the layer of the visible colors. These underlying elements have their own share of surprise in them that adds to the final flavor which shone on the final art piece itself.
A canvas is the base upon which the artist would create or weave the magic that attracts its beholder. Stretched taut and tight the artist would be splaying the color of magic which is made up from a combination of pigment and oil. The final product of this application of paint is what would hold the lover of the art in mesmerized attention.
For the paint that is used on the canvas the most common form of it has originated in the Europe region and is a mix of pigment and linseed oil. However, linseed oil is not the only type of oil that is used in this form of painting but also reports are there that artists have used oil like safflower, walnut and poppy seed oil. The major difference that exists between the usages of the different oil is its drying time period and also the yellowing factor after drying.
The reason for artists to have experimented with, and then established the advantage of using oil paint rather than water color must have been due to the need for the artist to bring in changing effect upon the art that was being created on the canvas in a real time manner. The fact that oil based paint takes a long time to dry up gives this advantage to the artist to mix colors on the canvas itself and come up with the perfect hue or shade that is appropriate for the painting on the canvas. The artist also has the advantage that color would not spill over to the adjacent area of the canvas and mix up with the paint there as happens in case of water color.
As far as the sketch goes or the outline of the drawing that the oil paint would be applied upon, charcoal is what the artist would use for its creation.
When different layers of oil paint is applied upon a spot to get its correct color shade, the artist applies more oil to the overlaying layer which ensures that the paint does not crack or peel. Not following this thumb rule would cause the painting to be damaged with time.
While on the issue of drying, it is to be noted that artists do apply turpentine or mineral spirits to reduce the period required for drying of the final work with its layers and mix of oil paint.
Oil painting reproductions of the times use two different oil paints that have come about due the advancement of technology. These chemical based paints that contemporary oil paint artists are using have two distinct properties that separate them. One of them has such a component that just plain water can be used to clean it up while the other requires heat to dry it up. Artists use oil paints as it is easier to work with and therefore one would get such art pieces at a lower price than that of an equivalent work of art using any other form of paint or color.