@wildlifeartjm I am Louis Wolfe. I am Louis Wolfe. I am a young 16 year old artist, born on May 5th, 2007. I do a lot of acrylic painting. I have been painting since I was 8 when my father showed me Bob Ross. If I am able to get pictures from my mom and if y'all have an Instagram, I would love to share them and my progress with you. Pls note that I have nothing posted yet because I just got Instagram and don't have any pictures of them. Only my mom does. Ever since I was 8, I would use store bought paint. I would first just get Wal-Mart paint until I was about 13, when I was starting to get into higher quality paint. However, I haven't been able to paint since April 2 years ago and I am so inspired, but can't afford anything right now. With that said, I was wanting to ask if I could get some help and be scent some paint supplies for me to paint again and start posting on Facebook because I am absolutely broken. And I mean broke broke. I do know what I personally would need personally. Hope you have a good day! Sincerely, Louis Wolfe
I just bought a couple of oil paint supplies, but when I tried them I was soooo intimidated and wanted to go back to acrylics. But now I feel more confident about it! I am no artist, did not go to artschool or anything but I think painting is fun. Thank you for this video! I am going to continue practicing😊
I have to say thank you as well, oils always seemed like too much trouble and the drying time was especially annoying, but as per your suggestions I've been using Alkyd oils for a few months now and they really are an amazing medium to use. Very forgiving like you said and capable of producing any kind of result I want. I also got my brushes from Rosemary and Co. and I couldn't be more pleased with them. I'd like to ask if you've ever tried the Da Vinci Fast Drying Oils. Unlike the Griffin oils they offer true cadmiums that are more opaque and highly pigmented, I thought I'd try them out so I bought a Cadmium Yellow and Red Medium and in my humble opinion they really are superior in every way. They mix well with the Griffin alkyds and produce really clean and bright mixes. The only negative is probably their price and the fact that they aren't easy to find outside the US. I had to order them from their official website which means there's the additional shipping cost and import tax, but i think they're worth it regardless.
Is there no problem stretching your finished canvases on a wood stretcher later if they have been tapes and painted on a board? I would have thought I would need to stretch the canvas, paint it, then take it off the stretcher to ship it. Otherwise, I assumed it would crack or lose stability somehow. I appreciate your thoughts on this.
THANK YOU my friend! I’ve been trying to find this information. I’m halfway though but inspired because I’m no longer confused. THANKS AGAIN. I will check out you channel videos and your Patreon offerings. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🎨
Excellent Jason Morgan. Thank you so much this video was very helpful. As I go forth in beginning oil. I will take this information with me. It is greatly appreciate. I grant you 100 percent in return and may a need be fulfilled for you, as you have fulfilled a need for me. Thank you Jason.
For the initial thinning of the paint are there any non-toxic alternatives to gamsol? Could I use an oil like lavender or linseed at the initial stage?
You could use a very LITTLE Linseed oil - better on a rigid surface than stretched canvas, but even so, provided you keep it to a minimum, you can use linseed. There are quite a few colours in regular oil paint that have plenty of oil in them to start with, and they can be applied with a stiff brush or even a bit of cloth. Keep lower layers as thin as possible. I don't use alkyds - they aren't just the same as regular oils, so this advice might not apply to them: I wouldn't know.
I honestly enjoyed this video and every minute is full of information. It not full of university language. but everybody can relate to your simplicity way of breaking down things. But I have one question there are different grade in the paints what grade do you recommend for someone whom have been painting for 15years.
And I will give it a try in the West Indies Daler Rowney paints dominates the art market I use Daler Rowney system 3 for acrylics painting I use Daler Rowney graduate in oils for my oil paintings I noticed yellowing in my whites. So I give your recommendation a try.
i really want to try out alkyd oilpaints, but i am affraid of the smell, how is the smell of these paints? i ditched all my oilpaint years ago because of the smell, now with moalisa odeless thinners maybe i can try it again. acrylics i use these days but i find them really hard for detail.
I don't understand what you meant by what you said at 1:50 - that you use alkyd oils vs. "standard" oils. You said alkyd oils dry by the next morning vs. standard oil that take a week to dry? Not sure which I should get as a total beginner. Thanks.
Standard oils are typically like linseed oil and walnut oil they typically take about a week to dry I personally like using standard oils because they are more forgiving because you can go in with a palette knife and take it off before it dries. But if you’re used to working with acrylics and water based paints you may find the alkyds more suitable
I brought oil paints from Michael Harding, Old Holland, Windsor Newton Winton, Williamsburg, Gamblin, Sennelier, Daniel Smith and Schmincke for the brushes I would definitely recommended Raphael 246810
I'm very confused. What do you have to apply before even painting with the oil paints? There is that substance to apply before painting. So what is it?
What do you need to start? Is simple: Cadmium yellow Cadmium red Ultramar blue Burnt sienna White titanium Mineral solvent or terpentine And few brushes and that’s it.
Naples yellow Yellow ochre Cad yellow Cad orange Burnt sienna Burnt umber Perm sap green Primary - Windsor yellow Primary red, French ultramarine blue Titanium white Lamp Black …
Water-miscible oils are great--they are actual oil paints (not acrylics, for example) and their drying time is equivalent. Since I find them too streaky when thinned with water, I only use this method for underpainting--use can add various mediums (including thinner) specifically manufactured for w-m oils. They dry to a matte finish, so if you want glossy, you can either oil out or varnish (or both). Clean-up is a breeze. I use Holbein Duo Aqua's--they are buttery and flow well straight from the tube. Check out an artist called Mark Christopher Weber--he uses them.
@@tba1879 I use W N water oil. Under painting with water, then a little water mixable linseed oil in subsequent layers or when doing alla prima ( wet in wet).
If you’re a beginner watching this video please don’t waste your money, go and check out other beginner videos from paint coach and Florent farges. You barely need a third of materials mentioned in this video to get started.
You are correct. Paint wise all you need are the five tubes on the right hand side of his layout. In fact you are very likely slowing your progress by not learning how to mix the multitude of colours one can get from just red, yellow, blue, white and black. All the other clouds he shows are what some people refer to as convenience colours.
I FOUND OUT BY ACCIDENT I WAS A ARTIST THAT COULD PAINT. I WENT TO MICHEALS STORE ONE DAY AND BOUGHT 10 PACK OF ACRYLIC PAINT GOT ME A CANVIS AND PAINTED ALL MY FLOWERS AND TREES ON IT . WHEN MY WIFE GOT HOME SHE ASK ME WHERE I BOUGHT IT. I SAID AT A GALLERY IN LAGUNA BEACH FOR ONLY $4000 DOLLARS. SHE SAID YOU SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT 2. I SAID I DID GO LOOK IN GARAGE AT THE OTHER ONE. SHE CAME BACK AND SAID I WOULD TAKE THAT ONE BACK!!!!
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