Re: Need help getting started 749 by susan on 08/07/01 at 2:36 PM
Re: Need help getting started

In Reply to: Need help getting started posted by Mark on 08/07/01 at 3:45 AM:

: I've been working almost exclusively in watercolor for the past twenty-odd years, but am interested in working in oil. However I'm at a total loss as to how to get started. My few attempts at oil -- a number of years ago -- involved my thinning the pigment to an extremely fluid consistency until it resembled someting of a watercolor wash (since that's how I'd always instintively worked), but I'm really anxious to use the medium in a more traditional manner. If anyone has any insights to offer, I'd be very grateful. I feel rather at a loss, as I must now "unlearn" all the techniques and shorthand I'd spent the last two decades learning.

Try taking a look at the articles in my oil painting column. Start with the ones from the very beginning, versus the more recent ones. They will serve as a guide toward getting into oil painting for you!

http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/oil_painting

Susan A. Wenz-Denise
Contributing Editor
Oil Painting, Suite101.com


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I've been working almost exclusively in watercolor for the past twenty-odd years, but am interested in working in oil. However I'm at a total loss as to how to get started. My few attempts at oil -- a number of years ago -- involved my thinning the pigment to an extremely fluid consistency until it resembled someting of a watercolor wash (since that's how I'd always instintively worked), but I'm really anxious to use the medium in a more traditional manner. If anyone has any insights to offer, I'd be very grateful. I feel rather at a loss, as I must now "unlearn" all the techniques and shorthand I'd spent the last two decades learning. : Try taking a look at the articles in my oil painting column. Start with the ones from the very beginning, versus the more recent ones. They will serve as a guide toward getting into oil painting for you! : http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/oil_painting : Susan A. Wenz-Denise : Contributing Editor : Oil Painting, Suite101.com

 
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