Oil Painting: Types and Characteristics
Oil painting is a painting technique that uses a medium consisting of pigments suspended in dry oils. The extraordinary ease with which the fusion of tones or color is achieved is unique among fluid painting media. With this technique, a satisfactory linear treatment and clear effects can be easily obtained. The variation of textures of this technique is unsurpassed compared to other techniques. Painter Mia Abelson , who has a large experience with this technique, indicates that the consistency of the color is important and the standard is smooth which is not fibrous, not thick, and not sticky. When the artist requires a more fluid paint, a liquid paint medium should be mixed with it. Also, a liquid drier is sometimes used to speed up drying. Types of Oil Painting The most popular type of oil painting is the one that uses linseed oil, because it is different from other vegetable oils such as olive or canola, due to the fact that it dries by oxidation. Linseed oil is not t...