Q about oil paintings?

Question

i have couple of Questions ..
1- how to clean the brushes easy way coz it takes me long time to clean them !!
2- how to draw small details ( i mean do u have to wait until its totaly dry )
3- what colors do i have to mix to make human skin color?

Answer 1

1. If it takes you a lot of time to clean them you are using to much paint and don't use so many brushes, you should not use more than three.
2.You don't have to wait till it is dry, but don't put so much paint on canvas it is not neccesary.
3. Human skin ranges from blues to reds. Caucasian skin goes with yellow ochre, titanium white, pink and cadium red light, with blues in the shades with yellows and reds in the light areas, darker skin tones go with ochres and siennas added to the bunch.
Remember that canvas is flat and you are not trying to recreate objects on the canvas, but to recreate the colors of the objects nad the color that is in front of you. It is called painting not drawing.
I hope I helped a little .
Check out my web site; http://www.piotrwolodkowicz.com , the painting on my home page was done with one , one inch brush, and the painting is 24x30 inches.
good luck

Answer 2

Squeeze the majority of paint out of your brush with a rag or paper towel, then use dish soap and work your brush back and forth till the soap and water run clear. if you can't do the detail work til it's dry then wait, if you can get a result that you like before then ...paint the detail when it's wet! And depends what skin tone you are going for...study color mixing or pick up a book...you can experiment for years to get exactly what you are looking for. To make skin tones natural you will need to develop hi light mid tone and shadow colors....it's science and art! Have fun

Answer 3

I work so hard I never need to clean brushes !!! Soap and tepid water.
Sometimes detail is good put into wet paint or you can wait till it is dry . Look at Velazquez his detail is all done wet in wet .BUT look at his early work it is quite dry and hard .....infact all great artists start tight and when they have the assurity they throw it on ! I suppose a bit like musicians one muxst practice for years to be able to dance around the keyboard.

Answer 4

1 - you have to use oil.. like linseed oil. they sell the oil in art stores, and places like michaels too, I think.
2 - you don't have to wait until it's totally dry to make small details, unless you don't want it to blend at all, like if you're doing something Erte style or more block-y, you might want to wait a bit. try experimenting before you actually do it on your piece. use different brushes, like a smaller brush with a more narrow tip for details. I personally also like longer brushes.
3- if you mean caucasian skin, then you need to start with a bit of an orange-ish brown-ish base and mix white with it also. you'll then see the need to add red, or a bit of blue, etc. again, experiment until you find what you like to use. good luck!

Answer 5

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