They dry slowly, and for portraits time is essential. Let us start at the beginning. I’m going to keep things simple. 1. 3 easy techniques to learn. 2. 3 basic paints to use. Oil pai… See more

Oil paints increase in transparency with age, even thick opaque colours. To test for yourself, make a few pencil or pen marks on a piece of scrap canvas or board, paint over them … See more

A new Paleo diet plan? Fat over lean is the expression painters use to ensure you prevent your oil painting from cracking. It basically means that each succeeding layer of paint sho… See more

For this first ‘blocking in’ of the painting, we will only be painting with raw umber. For further paintings and for a darker finish, a mix between raw umber and ivory black will be used, h… See more