oil painting question!!!?

Question

before you pain on the canvas, should you put a coat of something on the canvas before you paint directly on it? because i painted directly on the canvas and my paint didn't go on too smoothly! (i am used to water color and i am just now starting oils!)

Answer 1

For the canvas apply some layers of Acrylic Gesso and then sand it with a very smooth sandpaper. You can make it as smooth as you want.

To make your oils more fluid buy a bottle of Winsor and Newton Liquin (a few drops will make the oil more fluid).
Liquin is a modern medium for oils, to replace linseed oil. You can thin it with a little turpentine, but it's not necessary.

Answer 2

Use gesso.

Make sure you buy a bottle of gesso that's suitable for both acrylic and oil painting. This dries very fast and is painted directly on to the stretched canvas.

Shake the container very well before using. Do not skip this step!

Decide whether you're going to apply one or a few coats of gesso. One coat gives a rougher finish. If you're applying only one coat, use the gesso as it comes out of the bottle.

If you're going to apply several coats, dilute the gesso with a mixture of half acrylic gloss medium and half water. Gesso thinned with water only, rather than gloss medium and water, tends to crack sometimes. Instead of diluting the gesso, you can sand down the canvas between coats if you want a smoother finish.

Using an old, wide brush, apply the gesso directly to the stretched canvas in even strokes. Work from the top to the bottom of the canvas, in parallel strokes from one edge to the other. A cheap decorating brush works well, but wash it several times before you use it as the hairs tend to fall out. If you want the brush to be thinner, cut off some of the hairs with a pair of scissors.

When you're done, wash your brush out immediately with soap and water. Once gesso has dried on a brush, it won't come out. This is true for almost any surface so if you spill clean up immediately or have a white spot there indefinitely.




Gesso can also be used to prime hardboard, wood, leather (untreated or sanded) and most other surfaces.

Answer 3

You can alway's do what the late Bob Ross done ,and put a very thin coat of liquid White on first. This will help to blend paint easier. Good Luck and Happy Painting

Answer 4

this is purely a count of non-public determination. you're able to do something in acrylics which you're able to do with watercolors, and a brilliant style of of the failings you're able to do with oil portray. the only genuine income to grease portray is which you additionally could make thinner and thinner hues of a colour to function a semi-clean result to a painted merchandise. In acrylics this might't be accomplished, as a thinner acrylic won't adhere to a thicker acrylic below it. cleansing up with maximum oil paints calls for extremely poisonous chemical aspects. besides the undeniable fact that there are actually soy based oil paints which would be wiped clean up with cleansing soap and water. have relaxing portray!

Answer 5

are u painting on a raw canvas or a primed canvas? if on raw, apply 2 coats of acrylic or oil primer

Answer 6

Hi,

Just to remind that if using an oil primer on a raw canvas, first one needs to apply rabbit glue - I guess that a good PVA glue will also do the trick..

Kind regards,

José

Answer 7

you got some good answers...the gesso works best

Answer 8

use acrylic gesso