There is a misconception about oil painting in the world that keeps budding artists from trying this medium. People assume one needs expensive canvasses or clunky wooden boards to paint with oils. This is not so: oil paints can be applied to paper like any other medium. The only caveat is, the paper needs to be sealed with several coats of acrylic gesso so the oil can't wick into the paper.
From the first I have standardized my painting to 200 lbs (300 gsm) artist grade paper in the small format of 16" x 12" (40cm x 30cm), matching my limited studio space and funds for the hobby. This has the advantage of being large enough for framing (if desired) while requiring fewer and less expensive supplies -- and less time to actually finish my paintings. 😀
"Golden Hour in Tuscany"
Oil on Paper, 40cm x 30cm
Es gibt ein Missverständnis über die Ölmalerei, das angehende Künstler davon abhält, dieses Medium auszuprobieren. Die Leute nehmen an, dass man teure Leinwände oder klobige Holzplatten braucht, um mit Ölfarben zu malen. Dem ist nicht so: Ölfarben lassen sich wie jedes andere Medium auf Papier auftragen. Der einzige Nachteil ist, dass das Papier mit mehreren Schichten Acryl-Gesso versiegelt werden muss, damit das Öl nicht in das Papier einzieht.
Von Anfang an habe ich meine Bilder auf 300 g/m² Künstlerpapier im relativ kleinen Format von 40 x 30 cm gemalt, was meinem begrenzten Atelierraum und meinen finanziellen Mitteln für das Hobby entspricht. Das Format hat den Vorteil, dass es groß genug ist, um es zu rahmen (falls gewünscht), während ich weniger und weniger teure Materialien benötige -- und weniger Zeit, meine Bilder auch tatsächlich fertigzustellen. 😀
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Thank you very much. 😀
Yes, you would want to live in that painting! When it comes to color, there are no rules at all, and that's what's fun!
Absolutely. I love Tuscany, and I'm coming back to it over and over. 😀
This is amazing dearest friend😃
Thank you. 😀
Oil painting makes it look like a real picture and you may feel it is not expensive while some people may feel it is
So it differs…
Naturally, what's expensive is relative, but I'm really working on a tight budget myself. To get started with small format oils can be done with under $200.00 U.S. buying artist-grade supplies, less when going for student-grade stuff. That's enough for dozens of paintings - on paper, not canvas. Which was my point.
Ooh I get you
$200 seem like a lot of money to me though😆
To me as well. 😀
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