While paper or a canvas board require almost no prep, a wooden panel needs extensive preparation before its usable for painting. You need to seal and prime the raw wood before you start painting....
Category: Oil Paint
Looking at the best tempera paintings ever made, it's natural to want to try this new medium. But if you have been an oil painter your whole life, experimenting with tempera can be daunting. The...
Before canvas makers came around, artists used woods and other prepared surfaces for their oil painting mediums. Although canvases are more popular and the most preferred, they can never match the...
During the Italian Renaissance, oil paintings became popular and changed art history forever. So, imagine our surprise when we came to know that the use of oil paints goes back as late as the 5th...
Oil painting is a serious business, and you can’t go into it blind. If you decide to start oil painting, you need to learn about painting mediums, drying oils, brushes, drying time for different...
There are many things to love about oil painting: the textures, the vibrancy, the richness of the colors. And, of course, the smell. Oil paints have a very pleasant aroma that helps create the...