Yogesh asked:


There is a large misconception that the concepts oil paintings and affordable do not go together. This misconception is based on past knowledge, from times when art was only found in museums and in the homes of high society people. However, this perception has gradually changed, and as time went on, society has realized that the concept of affordable art does exist, and people can decorate their homes with affordable art alternatives.

The most popular affordable art alternatives are the oil paintings reproductions. Master pieces created by famous artists are no longer restricted to museums and private collectors. Nowadays, the wide public has a large selection of affordable art at art galleries and online art stores: high quality oil paintings reproductions.

Many places sell oil paintings reproductions of famous artists but also those of less famous painters. All the oil paintings reproductions have been handmade by an unknown artist. Companies hire hundreds of artists particularly for this purpose. This is the reason why this affordable art form is available in many shapes and sizes, in all colors and themes. As a result it is no longer a difficult and intimidating process to change the interior design of your home, or add some color and character to a room. All that you must do is select the painting that is right for you and your room and you have altered the appearance of the room or home.

Before one goes about purchasing the affordable art alternative it is very important to define, in advance, the general criteria’s that you want in your oil paintings reproductions. You must first decide the function of the room, and then match a painting that will achieve that function best. It is always a good idea to keep the color scheme in mind, in addition to the mood of the room. For example, when purchasing an oil painting reproduction for children’s bedroom, it is advised to choose cartoon style oil paintings reproductions, preferably with bright colors, and not a classic Picasso painting.

Although, oil paintings reproductions are more affordable than original paintings, they are both equally majestic. The vibrant colors, sharpness of the images in the painting have a dramatic effect on all those who enter the room. In addition oil paintings reproductions easily translate the image into feelings and mode to the surroundings. Such as a mellow pastel oil painting will create a quiet withdrawing area, and a tranquil landscape, other scenic painting will be the right environment for an office space. All wall décor, and mainly oil paintings, have an impact on all those who enter the room. It is important to remember when choosing oil paintings reproductions, that neither the subject nor the colors should create an overwhelming feeling to the room. There is much significance to the location in which the oil paintings are hung. Careful not to clutter the paintings, this can cause confusion in the room instead of the mood that you were originally aiming for.

In addition to oil painting reproductions being the affordable art of choice, and a more realistic way to decorate one’s home, they also make a special and one of a kind gift. Many artists that make the oil paintings reproductions also make commission oil paintings. In other words, you can ask the artist to make the picture according to your specifications. For Instance, have the artist add your friend’s portrait to a famous scenic painting, originally made by a famous artist, as a unique wedding gift.

Keep in mind that the process of creating handmade oil paintings reproductions is long  and can take up to several weeks to finish. All oil paintings, whether they are originals or reproductions, are made with layers of oil colors. Each layer is heavier and thicker than the one before. It is necessary to wait for the paint to dry between one layer and the other. But in most cases the results are worth the wait.

Having the option of giving a loved one a unique gift such as oil paintings reproductions has always been popular among the art loving community, and lately has been growing more and more popular throughout different classes of society. If once it was considered prestigious to give an artistic oil painting, today it is considered to be an affordable artistic gift for anyone and for any occasion.

It seems that the importance of wall décor and intuitive feeling that one receives from his surroundings have been tied together throughout history. If once people could admire the beauty of oil paintings from afar, the growing trend of oil paintings reproductions has given the average person an alternative. Now any person has a chance for an affordable artistic creation in their home. With oil paintings reproductions as an affordable art alternative, wall décor are no longer the privilege of high society and the more wealthy folks. We all can have a more beautiful home to come to and entertain at.

orsondixon asked:


Oil painting is a technique that has been used by eminent artists to create some of the finest artistic works we have ever known. Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper”; Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” and “Café Terrace at Night”; Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam”, are all famous examples of oil painting. It is a difficult process, but once it is mastered, an artist can undoubtedly create oil paintings that are far superior in quality than water color paintings, acrylic paintings and other artistic mediums.

The Initial Preparation

Oil painting is a much superior technique of painting than other processes, such as, water color, charcoal sketch, etc. The linen canvas used in the best quality oil paintings is durable and stiff, letting the artist paint comfortably on it. Also, the pigments used in oil painting are of a special kind, which binds well with the oil used as a base. Linseed oil or walnut oil work best in oil painting. At times resin is combined with the base oil (the product is called varnish) to make the finished product glossy in appearance. The canvas is prepared by stretching it slightly and mounting it on the drawing board with clamps. The paint is mixed with oil and left for some time, allowing the paint to combine properly with the oil.

The Painting Process

In oil painting, the strokes need to be applied steadily, but with measured pressure. Extra pressure put on the brush will end up smudging the color in the finished product. On the other hand, if the pressure is too little, sufficient oil may not be absorbed in the canvas, thus shortening the life of the finished painting. Oil painting thus requires sufficient dexterity on the artist’s part to be done properly, and the correct pressure to be applied can only be determined through continuous practice.

The Finishing

Once the painting is complete and it has dried, the artist usually coats the entire painting with a coat of clear lacquer. This process is called “varnishing”. This process is performed even if the oil used in the painting already had varnishing resin mixed into it. This makes the painting waterproof and greatly extends its life. This finishing must be uniform; any spot left out will gradually degrade the painting over time. Once this process is successfully completed, the varnish is left to dry. Gradually, the colors set perfectly and the varnish dries up, leaving a smooth, glossy finish to the painting.

Creating an oil painting can be a tedious and expensive task. But done successfully, it can leave behind a true masterpiece that is valued by collectors for years after its creation.

Kathryn Dawson asked:


Compared to other mediums of painting such as water colours or acrylic or charcoal and so on, oil paintings have always been a favourite medium for artists as well as art lovers. However, the oil medium has its own peculiarities particularly with respect to how it weathers the passage of time.

For an oil painting to retain its original shine and form, the artist or the collector needs to maintain it carefully. Particularly if you are an art lover or collector who owns one or several oil paintings, the best way to maintain the paintings is to get some professional help to clean or refurbish your valuable collection.

But hiring a professional can be quite expensive and time consuming. If you follow a few simple steps carefully, you can effectively clean the oil paintings on your own. Here are some easy to follow steps, guidelines and directions on how to clean oil paintings yourself.

1. Use soft brushes

To maintain the quality of the oil painting always give stress on using very soft brushes to remove dirt. While dusting an oil painting make sure not to flex the canvas or to remove the oil paints by bumping the painting. Avoid dusting the loose flaking paint as while doing so you might damage the paint completely.

2. Use gentle solvent

If the original oil painting is in good shape but the varnish is quite aged, you can apply a gentle solvent known as conservation liquid for cleaning it. Use the solvent with a cotton swab and apply it on the paint very carefully. To be on the safer side, it is advisable to test the reaction of the solvent by applying it on just one corner before trying it on the whole canvas. Use the solvent in an area with sufficient ventilation.

3. Clean the back of the painting

You must also pay attention to the back of the painting and clean it regularly by brushing or vacuuming. But before cleaning the back, remove the painting from its frame and place it on a clean surface. You can remove the dirt by vacuuming it with the help of a small nozzle with a brush attachment. If possible you can also use a cover on the back of the painting to prevent the accumulation of dust behind the painting.

4. Stop bacterial growth

For a new oil painting, chances are high for build-up of dirt, smoke, and bacterial or any fungal growth. After making sure that the paint is not showing any cracks or flakes, cautiously dust the surface with a baby toothbrush or shaving cream brush. Also make sure that the painting is not accumulating moisture in any form as it would totally damage the painting in the long run.

5. Remove the surface dirt

If the dirt accumulated on the front surface of the painting cannot be removed by dusting, you can use cotton pads dampened with distilled water. The cotton pad must be lightly rolled on the surface to remove dirt.

6.   Avoid extra decoration

Additional decorations such as placing live plants around paintings must be avoided at any cost as pests and insects can stain the oil painting and damage the frame.

7.    Take help of experts

Take the help of qualified experts to clean or refurbish any oil painting which is covered in dust or has completely yellowed varnish. Such paintings cannot be cleaned properly by novices. If you try to make such a painting look brighter with some handy tips, you might damage it completely.

Follow these steps and enjoy the charm of an original oil painting for generations to come.

 

oilpaintingchina asked:


Chinese oil paintings and realist oil painting

Chinese oil paintings since the beginning of the fall, and “realism” and “realist painting” has a natural link, or from a certain sense, the beginning of the period of Chinese oil paintings is the “realist painting.” Chinese oil painting in the way of development, “realism” and “realist painting” has always been associated with it.

     Chinese oil paintings and the history of the development of China’s social and cultural development, changes in the history closely linked, it is accompanied by a knowledge of Western and other natural and cultural knowledge to enter China. The starting point for the development of Chinese oil paintings, is well documented from the Ming Dynasty in Ningbo, Zhejiang Jiajingnianjian the Portuguese in the establishment of the Hong Kong Trade Shuangyu base, the painting will bring this art form in China. Later in the Wanlinianjian (European Renaissance painting at this time is an important period in the history of the development), due to religious reasons, the Italian missionary Matteo Ricci to a painting of God, Our Lady of the paintings to China. According to records, the 1610 Tour Wen-hui’s “portrait of Matteo Ricci” has realistic approach, clearly the relationship between brightness, which can be deduced, You Wenhui of China earlier study and practice of European oil paintings. To the Qing Dynasty, many Western missionaries for the court is satisfied that, with the Qing Emperor Kangxi in Beijing between the missionaries and Gongtinghuashi Lang Shining as the representative, he worked in China, the life of 51, after Emperor Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong three dynasties . He used the Western oil painting concepts to the performance of the Chinese characters “Xiangfeirongzhuang map”, opened a real painting with Chinese content of the precedent. Some scholars believe that this also is China’s realist painting “The first map.” The development of early Chinese oil paintings are generally three ways, first missionary to preach the culture, and second, followed by the court to accommodate the culture of painting, and the third is in the cultural and economic exchanges in the “civil painting.” Chinese oil paintings start from the beginning with “realism” style. Some scholars from the Guangdong exported start painting on that Guangdong is the birthplace of Chinese oil paintings, where you can find Chinese realist painting at the initial start of the cultural and artistic works. Some scholars from the Shanghai Museum soil Hill Bay Exploration focus on painting, oil painting that China’s modern master Xu Yong-ching, Ding stunning, ZHOU Xiang, Zhang Hui charge, Zhang Yuguang, such as Ren Bonian, “have received here in Western art education . Territories Bay Hill painting in the Museum, is the court in the northern West painting interrupted,”the Guangzhou coastal export oil painting after painting”in the re-rise of China and Turkey. Although the time across a century, but the history of Shanghai has once again chosen to Western painting East wind of a historic turn for the better, but also laid the future Shanghai will become the basis of a major Chinese oil paintings. “Soil Bay Hill Museum paintings produced sculptures, practice painting, oil painting and home-made paints, specialized manual sketching, realistic atmosphere rich, To become “China’s cradle of Western painting.” Chinese oil painting in the process of development, Transocean Xunmeng, gains Western Modernist painting of the first practice, also gains the Lingqi realist painting, mechanical Moreover, the two can not be separated. “Westernization Movement” to promote Chinese painting in the spread of emerging art education has driven the rise of realism style. The rise of Western painting groups also promote the development of China’s realist painting. Founded in Shanghai in 1915′s “Oriental Art” in the form of groups to promote the spread of Western painting, to promote a scientific attitude to artistic creation, to stand as the main means of painting, drawing Dan Gaoxiang take into account indoor and outdoor paint, and actively promote outdoor Painting, further carry forward the style of realism. After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Chinese oil paintings into a tortuous and difficult period of development. This “difficult” and the people’s suffering, linked to national survival. Is the most significant artists, in particular, a number of important artists in this period of adversity, in the baptism of war, inspired by passion, real life experience to the suffering and national disaster, in-depth, experience in the rear shoulder Anti-Japanese National Salvation of the great historical mission, this generation of artists in the blood flow to the country and the nation’s destiny, art and life of passion, and the development of Chinese oil paintings were integrated into the subjects of great practical and enhanced the art of profound practical significance.

After new China was founded, the reality of the revolution consciously become the mainstream of Chinese painting art, artists, “as the keynote optimism to the revolution, depicting the revolutionary war and socialist construction in the history of life thriving scene. Uncertainties, accurate and powerful, many Painter common pursuit of the arts realm. “Realist realistic painting was exceptional conditions have been greatly developed. 1955, the Ministry of Culture decided to organize the Central Academy of Fine Arts oil painting courses, employing Soviet the teaching oil painting. courses taught sketching teaching system, students focus on improving the basis for sketching and modeling capability, that art comes from life, to encourage students observe the life and works of attention to the social function, the requirements reflect the fiery creation of real life, and guide students to Themes and topics of the master plot of concern. There is no doubt that this course actively promote the development of China’s realist painting, after training a group of Chinese oil painting industry active in the backbone. Of course, after training in the arts reflect on this practice, there are experts believe the other hand, sketching their teaching methods “and not a sketch of China’s experience in teaching the integration of China’s sketch of teaching methods and style of the sketch based on a single. “In subsequent years, advocates of revolution and revolutionary realism, the combination of romanticism, political and artistic standard, facing the reality of China through ups and realist painting, distort, to reflect on the years and rational thinking. During a return to the reality of the “native intelligence”, advocated by honest approach to the grim portrait of life, to the performance of simple theme Native revealed living in difficult environment in the people’s heat and warmth of the noble dignity. During a realist painting of China’s serious reflection, in summing up both positive and negative lessons for China on the basis of realistic painting of the new knowledge and new exploration. After the seemingly silent and variables, the Chinese contemporary realist painting is still active, being mature. “This door”origin”in the growing depletion of the art form has been dissolved in Chinese people’s aesthetic habits, renewable pleasing to the Chinese oil paintings. Realist painters who are not in order to make an example, it inadvertently to the contemporary Fufan Art presents a necessary accomplishment: To master a kind of art form, is bound to a long-term extraordinary efforts. “

Realist painting walked all the way, hastened the birth of modern Western art of the genre, in the time of the birth of Chinese oil paintings, but also a realist deep zone de Patinagem de traces the art of oil painting. Or that Chinese oil paintings come out in time, undoubtedly have the impression of Western painting and after all the art schools affected, but in essence said that the Chinese oil painting at the starting time of the basic characteristics of a “realist painting.” China’s realist painting of Faren and foreign missionaries preaching the culture is closely linked to that of imported Western painting is not only oil paintings, watercolors, copper engraving, and other kinds of painting, the study of Chinese oil paintings of realism started to explore the introduction of Western art, Depend on a variety of types of art painting and its artistic spirit. The study of Chinese realist painting, but also explore the Westernization Movement, Restoration Reform Movement, the New Culture Movement and other Chinese political and cultural development background, when Kang Youwei Although the history of Western painting there were misreading, but the realism of the Western oil paintings still have problems Insights, in his “Travels 11 countries in Europe,” Rafael praised the painting as “T Yi Yi Miao, lively, more Rao Yun Xiang, Cheng Yi also God,” and “show its health-Yun, who must have independence “And” far from angry, Shenmiao forced true, the name is true also, “These kind words are” realistic. ” Kang Youwei respected realist “classic” and his words deep. Chen Duxiu in the “art of revolution – by Lu Zheng,” also said, “the painter must be realistic, and be able to play to their talent, painting their paintings, ancient Kejiu not charged.” Chen Duxiu on the “art revolution” And “realism” and “spirit of realism,” the idea of the May 4th Movement in the new culture of science, carry forward the spirit of democracy have had a profound impact. Chinese oil paintings in the development process, from time to time there are “local” and “outside,” the academic struggles and the “local” to the advent of Chinese oil paintings dating back over 2,000 years ago with Oil for painting pottery patterns. Academic issues can still explore. And the general sense, of “realism oil paintings and Chinese oil painting”, often starting in the cultural missionaries to preach. Of course, in recent years, there are writings discussed how the evolution of classical realist painting to contemporary “as a new” painting, which involves China should advance with the times realist painting of a problem.

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Ben Jonson asked:


The process of painting with varnishes is popularly known as oil painting. Varnishes are a combination of oil like the linseed oil with the resin such as pine resin. Other than linseed oil, oils like poppy seed oil, walnut oil and safflower oil. Oil paintings provide extremely versatile color combinations. For a thick coat oil paints can be used in impasto, which is a textured application where the marks of the paint brush remain visible. They can even be used for a thin layered image like glazes.

Here are some oil painting tips which will make your painting experience more enjoyable and disciplined.

• First the selection of a non porous palette is of vital importance; it would be extremely useful if he would place it in the same order as you paint so that it could be dipped instinctively thus constituting a good flow of painting . Always pour a good amount of whites. Arranging the colors at the end of the palette is considered as good practice thus providing space in the center for mixing.

• It is always suggested to invest in a good set of brushes because cheap set of brushes often tend to lay their bristles. Sometimes it extremely becomes difficult to clean the brush, then it would be suggested that you mix some thinner along with some liquid soap, the brushed can be dipped and then it could be wiped with a newspaper.

• At times it becomes a major chaos to find the right combination of colors to get a lighter combination or a darker shade. The commonly used colors come from the spectrum viz; red, blue, violet, orange, yellow, green. The chaos would be easily solved once we become aware of the properties of colors value ,intensity ,temperature and hue .Intensity or purity of a color indicates how bright or dull the color is For example when orange is directly used from the tube it has higher intensity. On the other hand value of the color refers to the darkness and the lightness of the color. Colors vary in temperature from warm yellows to cool violets. Hue is the synonym of color like apple and cherry are shades or hues of red . Ivory black can be avoided to be used for underpainting or outlining as it dries much slower than the rest of the oil paints.

• To avoid cracks in the painting always follow the fat over lean i.e.; the proportion of oil should be increased for each additional layer because the lower layers penetrate the oil of the layers above, thus causing cracks.

• It is much preferable that the oil paintings should never be dried in the dark this will constitute to the formation of a thin film of oil raised above thus yellowing the paints.

Ben Jonson asked:


Painting as a profession is considered to be one of the most adorable professions. One of the most common questions which many people or the painters face is that what type of paint they should use.  The different options which are available are oil paintings, acrylics, water colors and pastels. Well this article will deal in handling one of the most unique problems as to what kind of paint should you use. And I am going to deal with this problem by making you aware with the benefits and disadvantages of each of the method of paints and this in turn will help you decide with which method you will have to go for.

Acrylics: Some of the few benefits which you can get with the acrylics are that they dry very quickly and the acrylic paints can be either mixed with water or any other medium. The brushes which are used for acrylics are that these brushes can be easily cleaned with water. And once the paint is dried again the other layers can be applied over it without disturbing the layers which lies beneath it. It is water resistant and it provides a good option as to it can be used very thickly like oils and it can even be used for thin washes like the water color.

While on the other hand there are some factors which would stop you from using the acrylics like for the fact acrylics dry very quickly, however the working time can be increased by mixing a retarding medium to the paint or you can also spray water on the paintings. Acrylics are completely waterproof so in case once they are dried there is no scope that you can remove the paint. It is also a difficult scenario to remove from the brush once it is dried.

Oil paintings: Another very impressive method or the mode of paintings is that of the oil painting, wherein they do not dry very quickly and thus paves much time to work and more scope for blending. Once the oil paintings are dried they can be painted again and this would not disturb the underlying layers. Another important and very attractive feature is that there is wide variety of color options available with oil paintings and such a range of colors is not offered by any of the modes of painting.  You also have very rich and deep colors which maintain their intensity even after they are dried.

Some of the demerits which the oil paintings have are that they take very long time to dry.  As they dry very hardly you will have to wait for several months before the painting can be varnished. When working with oil paintings you can work on many paintings simultaneously because of the excessive time they take to dry.  As far as brush which is used in oil painting is considered it can be cleaned only with spirit.

Ralph Serpe asked:


Oil painting brushes come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes and this can sometimes overwhelm a beginner. This article will provide you with an overview of the various oil painting brushes available and help you decide what kind of brushes you should invest in.

BRUSH TEXTURES

Oil painting brushes come in two different textures basically, and they are classified as hard and soft. Hard brushes are generally referred to as “bristle brushes” and they are quite resilient. Hard brushes are made from hog’s hair and they are strong and stiff. They will hold a good amount of paint and can handle the oil painting medium quite well. I personally prefer working with bristle brushes exclusively as I tend to paint rather rough and direct.

Soft oil painting brushes are made from softer hairs that come from animals like sable, squirrel, or mongoose. Softer brushes will generally give your painting a softer smoother appearance and are more often used for finishing or detailed work. Sable brushes are the most expensive usually but there are synthetic brushes made of nylon that are very good substitutes for sable. They are more resilient and cheaper than sable.

BRUSH SHAPES

There are five shapes to brushes that are generally used and each is meant to have its own function. I prefer to paint with flats, brights and fliberts of various sizes, and only occasionally make use of the other shapes. This is my preference and you will certainly develop your own the longer you paint with oils.

Flats

Flat oil painting brushes have a wide square end with medium to long hairs. Flat brushes generally have a lot of spring to them and can hold a lot of paint. You can use these brushes for broad sweeping strokes or you can turn the brush on its edge to create fine lines. Flat brushes are great for earlier stages of a painting when you are blocking in large areas.

Brights

Bright oil painting brushes are similar in shape to flat brushes but the hairs are shorter. They are best used for making shorter controlled strokes. They do not hold nearly as much paint as a flat brush.

Filberts

The filbert is also similar to the flat brush only the edge of the brush comes to a rounded shape. The hairs of the filbert are medium to long in length. This rounded shape will give you more control then a bright. The filbert is great for blending and figurative work.

Rounds

A round oil painting brush has a round or pointed tip. They hold a nice amount of paint and are great for making thin or thick lines. Use this brush for dabbing on dots or blotches of color. Round brushes are also good for washes, fills and detailed work. They are not suited for creating hard straight edges.

Fans

The fan oil painting brush is a flat fan shaped brush. The fan brush is a specialized brush. It is either used very often by the artist or not at all. It really depends on your style of painting. This brush is not suited for holding paint. It is used more often for blending colors and you should keep this brush clean and dry if you plan to do a lot of blending during a session. The brush will begin to lose its effectiveness when it becomes filled with paint. You may want to keep a few extras on hand.

BRUSH SIZE

Oil painting brushes come in a variety of sizes indicated by numbers as in 1,2,4,6,8,10; size 1 being the smallest and 10 the largest in this example.

BRUSH MANUFACTURERS

Oil painting brushes are made by a number of different manufacturers. A few of the more popular brands are Winsor & Newton, Silver Brush and Robert Simmons. Some artists prefer one brand over another. Other artists like to have an assortment of different brands available. The only way you will know what you like best is by working with the brushes yourself.

CARING FOR YOUR BRUSHES

No matter what brush you buy, whether they are top of the line expensive brushes, or cheaper ones, you will definitely get more life out of them if you care for them properly. There seems to be a difference of opinion when it comes to brush care, especially when it comes to drying your brushes. I personally have two products on hand for cleaning and conditioning my brushes: Masters Brush Cleaner and Preserver and Mona Lisa Pink Brush Soap. I have found that the Masters Brush Cleaner works great on brushes that are deeply stained and hardened with paint, that I would have otherwise thrown out. I use the Mona Lisa Pink Brush Soap to clean my brushes right after a painting session. These cleaners will also help condition your brushes.

After washing my brushes with either of these cleaners, I then attach a clothes pin to the handle of the brush and rest the clothes pin on the edge of a counter or table so that the brush is hanging with the bristles pointing toward the floor. Gravity then pulls the moisture from the brush so that it does not collect in the ferrule, which can damage a brush over time.

I hope this article has helped. Best of luck and happy painting!

Deri Jenkins asked:


Early European Interpretations – A Land Without People?

The depiction of Africa’s landscape and its wildlife has an immense history. From rock paintings that are mankind’s oldest continuously practised art form, to modern day oil paintings that still search, experiment, and feel their way down new avenues into the vibrant global art market. Oil paintings of elegant human figures, richly hued animals, and subtle hints of architecture that blend so calmly with this dramatic land, continue to inspire admiration for quality and sophistication.

The craft of oil painting was brought to Africa by white European explorers who chartered their way across the vast terrain of Africa recording the wildlife and landscapes they discovered. Much of this documentation was in the name of science and natural history. These naturalists and artists were inclined to represent the needs of the empire builders and governments who funded their trips. The landscape oil paintings of this time often reflected an idealised view of the continent, an undiscovered Eden, empty and free of its original inhabitants.

An early nineteenth century traveller in the Cape of Good Hope, William Burchell, who was a prolific naturalist as well as an accomplished artist characterises this school of thought. His landscape oil painting, “A Scene on the Gariep River” was so charming that; “It smothers every uneasy sensation of the mind”. This pleasing illustration displays the kind of landscape that Europeans of the time wanted to imagine existed in Africa. These idyllic paintings continued into the twentieth century with the work of J H Pierneef, and the Everard Group. For the majority of travelling European artists, the people they saw were simply part of Africa’s flora and fauna. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the twentieth century, major European artists, such as Picasso, began to study African motifs and techniques. This is now called his “African” phase, where Picasso produced many modern oil paintings, straying away from the conventional aesthetic representations, thus taking his artwork to a more philosophical and emotional level.

Progressive Landscape Views – Beyond the Colonial Era

Attitudes towards black African artists and their use of oil in landscape and wildlife paintings was often punitive or criticised, there was a general desire to keep the native artist “tribal”. The experience of one the earliest black South African landscape painters, John Mohl, demonstrates this:

“Mohl was approached by a white admirer and advised not to concentrate on landscape oil paintings, but to paint figures of his people in poverty and misery. Landscape, he was advised, had become the field where Europeans had advanced far in perfecting its painting. In response Mohl challenged this rhetoric and said: “But I am African, and when God made Africa, he also created beautiful landscapes for Africans to admire and paint.”

Through Mohl’s rural and urban landscape paintings he expressed a clear cultural defiance. By painting landscapes Mohl triumphed over the imperial ideals and expectations many Europeans had of the indigenous Artists in Africa. Although this European ideology may have been detrimental to the development of landscape oil painting in Africa, one common energy unites all African artists who choose landscape and wildlife as the subject of their artwork. No African artist whoever he or she may be can forget the material, the human side, the majesty and brilliance of creation.

Contemporary Oil Paintings – The Eternal Vista

Much has changed in Africa during the last century. Oil paintings of the radiant landscapes, the light, the heat, the life and the stunning beauty of this unique land and its wildlife will always be admired by those not fortunate enough to live there. Just as the people during colonial times would marvel at this realm’s incredible wonders, so today people from distant lands also appreciate its splendour. At the turn of the last century the only image of Africa people could behold were precious wildlife and landscape paintings created by artists.

Today in contemporary Britain we have many different media sources to experience the spectacle that is Africa. The Internet, TV, Video-on-Demand, DVD, Interactive games, Multimedia, the list goes on. Within this mélange of infinite images and interaction you may find that the only true way to experience this grandeur is through the eyes of those artists that are still painting the infinite and timeless scenes. Professionally produced and hand painted oil landscapes can truly connect you with the essence that is Africa. If you have visited Africa and followed in the footsteps of the early European artists, you will no doubt have fond memories of the continent. However, to own a contemporary oil painting will induce sentiment and wonder far richer than the memories themselves.

oilpaintingchina asked:


Hand painted Oil painting techniques

The ancient art and Hand painted oil paintings of Renaissance Europe are very important relationship. Renaissance to the 14th century, the rise of 16th century European idea of a cultural movement, experiencing forces of a thousand years of feudal rule of the Church, people began to get rid of mental slavery, was being detained for many years of classical culture and arouse people’s attention. The first started in Renaissance Italy, later extended to Western European countries. The 16th century reached its peak.

European oil paintings of family »Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Giorgione, Titian is the Renaissance leaders. At that time, an endless stream of various schools of style, master masterpiece of a common occurrence for human culture left a treasure trove of numerous difficult to go beyond the classics. The Southern Italy School Titian’s Venice is a well-known opaque thick smear of oil painting techniques on behalf of the portrait master.

Ancient and modern, oil painting the most basic techniques are threefold: First, the Nordic Netherlands School, who love to Yang Ke as the representative of the Tuhua thin transparent; Second, Southern Italy School to Weinisiti-thick opaque as the representative of the Tuhua ; Three of Flanders painter Rubens as the representative of the North-South integration techniques of the dark thin transparent Tu, Tu-liang of the thick opaque compromise painting. After the 17th century painter, although with their own unique style and technique, but are not divorced from the opening of these three basic traditional painting techniques. The history of European painting from the point of view, the painting is painted from the wax, plastic eggs on the painting gradually develop. By the 15th century, and by Fan Yang brothers grams of plastic for the completion of a medium to medium oil for the conversion. Because of the innovative techniques, so that the performance of the paintings are brought into full play so that it works in the depth of sound and produce a great leap forward. Therefore, in the 15th century love grams of Fan Yang brothers as the representative of the Netherlands School, is painting the history of the development a major turning point. By the 17th century (before and after the Qing Emperor Kangxi period), after several generations of artists of the continuous improvement so that the oil painting art form created a major turning point, that is, from multi-level hood with the gradual development of an integrated method of performance-based approach And direct painting, oil painting greatly enriched the language and performance skills, make it better.

 

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Transparent review of color, that is used not only by white palette diluted oil paint depicting a multi-level. Must be conducted after each layer dry under a layer of color, because every color than the thin, middle and lower classes of color can vaguely revealed, with the top of the subtle color changes in the formation of color. For example, in the crimson smear on the hood of the color of the blue prudent, we will have a thorough violet blue in the cold in which the rich warming effects, which often is not out on the palette of colours. This painting images suitable for performance and solid sense of texture, especially to Weimiaoweixiao figures to depict the delicate skin color changes, it is the skin of the flow of blood under the skin. It is the shortcomings of color gamut narrower, making the small, the complete works long hours and difficult in the immediate expression of the painter’s emotional and artistic creation.

Review opaque color, also known as multi-level shading. Monochrome painting, to use the old body paint, and then use color multi-level shape, often painted in the dark of the thin, middle-tone and the Department of layers of thick coated, or covered or reservations, a color contrast. Because of different thickness, showing the rich color and texture rhyme intended.

Transparent and opaque two paintings of the strict law does not distinguish between, often in an artist painting in the comprehensive use. Performance in the dark, or in the shadow of the images, using a transparent review of color can have stability, deep sense of the size and sense of space; opaque color rules easy to follow in the shape of the dark outside the body, increase the screen color saturation. Before the 19th century most of the artists using these two paintings, works of the time normally produce a longer, and some Huawan after a long-term placement, color layer to be completely dry before to describe.

An opaque color, also known as direct shading. That is, on the canvas after the outline of a body images, by virtue of the color images on the screen color or feel the idea of laying color, basically a Huawan, not the correct position by painting Daogua to continue after color adjustment. This painting by the dip in each of the relatively thick paint, color saturation, strokes are more clear, easy-table

To paint a vivid feeling when. After the mid-19th century painter of many more such painting. To make a color after a full-color effect, we must stress that the use of powerful T Tu law, common law into the Tu Tu Ping, casual and thick Tu Tu. Tu Ping is to use a one-way, and even a pen potential Tu large area color, suitable for the smooth and stable static image in the shape of the body; casual Tu refers to the physical basis for painting by the natural trend of turning point Yunbi, strokes compared Loose, flexible; thick Tu is full size or partially thick stack paint, some as high as a few millimetres of color or color, texture paint show the interesting image has been enhanced.

As a language arts, including painting color, shading, line, texture, strokes, texture, light flu, space, form a number of factors, such as composition, the role of the oil painting techniques to the modeling factors or to focus on individual manifested , Oil painting materials to provide adequate performance in the second plane base on the possible use of oil painting techniques. Oil paintings of the production process is skilled artist consciously to control the oil painting materials, select and use art to express ideas, create the art techniques to create the image of the process. Paintings by artists to express both the ideological content, language and display the painting unique painting of the United States ? ?

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Brush Pen CO. setback is the root of the Labi coloring method, press T after briefly moving down and then raised, such as the front line against the calligraphy pen, Cangjin firm. Nib and T-Gen Zhanqu color differences, according to the severity of T different direction can produce a variety of changes and interesting.

 

Shoot

Brush Pen CO., or with wide fan-shaped dip-pen on the screen after lightly tapping the techniques known as the shoot. Film can produce a certain texture of the ups and downs, neither is very clear, not too simple and too strong to deal with the original color of strokes or to weaken.

 

Kneading

Rubbing on the screen refers to two or several different colors of a pen directly parade means parade of color after the mixed nature of the changes, was delicate and distinctive color contrast and brightness, and can play a bridging role in the transition .

 

Thread

Line is the line that use a pen sketches, oil paintings hook line with the general soft cents a sharp idea, but in different styles, round, and the old-school T Chen Shui-bian may also outlined a similar book-like let the center line. Eastern and Western painting are used at the beginning of the modeling, oil painting at an early stage in the usually accurate to stringent Qigao contour lines, and tanks poured pull techniques in a row method is the primary means of shading. Western oil painting that later evolved into the brightness of the first and mainly, but nevertheless, painting the center line and has never lost a factor. Thin, uninhibited, Gong Zheng, or at informal staggered Dieya and repeated use of the various lines, so that more oil rich language, the different lines of the body is dealing with more important. Oriental painting the lines affected by a lot of modern Western style of the masters, such as Matisse, Van Gogh, Picasso, Miro and Klee, are line with the master.

 

PAINTINGS

Western oil painting is one of the main types of painting. Quick-drying oil quality to reconcile with paint, draw, after handling the canvas, board, thick paper or painting on the wall art. Early paintings-”Tan pouring pull” (Tempere) painting, using egg yolk or egg white as a condiment Ronghe mineral pigments to paint, further thin transparent oil colors in painting on the cover. 15 century, the Netherlands painter who love grams of flax-brother to switch to oil and walnut oil, fast-drying oil as a reconciling agent, the color easy to reconcile, is widely used. Yunbi features for free, and laying layers, enhancing color brightness, can more fully the performance of objects realistic and rich color effects. Since then, new materials and new techniques will soon spread throughout Europe. Croatian brothers who love therefore be called the European oil paintings were created. China experienced the early 20th century oil painting studies were Jianduo, Li Shutong (1880-1952) and the first such study painting techniques introduced to China.

 

So

So used to converge the two adjacent to the color, make it less rigid, taking advantage of color was dry, to clean the fan-shaped pen lightly Swept can achieve this. Can also use a pen on the bottom color will be another boost to generate color So staggered from top to bottom, dead tired and not loose the color effects.

 

Duo

Referring to the pig with a hard mane dip-pen after pen to the head perpendicular to paint Duo will be on the screen. Duo’s not very commonly used method, usually only in the fabric of local special needs when it applied.

 

Emulsion material

Emulsion is a material with a long history of outstanding traditional materials, in modern get a new development. Emulsion is the type of material containing water-based and oily constituents of mixed materials, also the advantages of a combination of both. All kinds of painting materials such as eggs Tanpei La Choi, Choi and casein materials are of a wax emulsion campaign. Emulsion materials may be diluted water, drying speed, similar to water-based materials; can be opaque thick smear, do not dissolve in water after the dry, but also has the advantage of oily materials. All kinds of modern propylene, ethylene and other synthetic pigment not only to retain the traditional characteristics of the emulsion material, with the strengths of oily materials and other materials are irreplaceable effect, is a great development in the future of the new material.

 

Oily materials

The use of natural materials and oil resin paintings as the main medium of painting is the kind of painting, it is from the traditional egg protein, such as color and brewing emulsion material from the evolution of development. Oily material is characterized by slow drying, glossy and thick smear repeated coverage. Oily materials with a strong performance of the wealth of techniques and effects, it can be said almost all the other inclusive of materials and techniques of painting features. Oily material properties allow in-depth and detailed portrait of the object modeling, can show a realistic target rich color, so as to meet the people since the 14th century reproduction of visual real desire to promote the development of Western painting to the realism of the process. After the birth of oil painting has been dominated by the Western art world, and in the world to develop, it also proved the superiority of oily materials. Water-borne materials from the oily material to the transition is a long process of change, almost experienced several thousand years of time, painting materials and techniques of a major breakthrough in the history of art. The use of oil and resin that is different from Western painting techniques of Oriental painting techniques of one of the important characteristics.

 

Rafah

Rafah is sometimes necessary to draw paintings in the strong lines and sharp objects that the picturesque edge of the sword or the side of the glass, then can the true-color painting knife blade after using the side of color on the screen will pull excellent color line or face , The body painting knife to draw a solid affirmation, brush or other methods is difficult to achieve.

 

Rub

Hengwo is to wipe brushes, brush with the dark belly of the screen clean, clean, usually with less color large area, can not form a clear strokes, but also paved the bottom of the color commonly used methods. Done in the background or the texture on the ups and downs with the rubbing technique similar to traditional Chinese painting can be painted white to fly the effect of the underlying fabric of the more obvious.

 

Suppression

Yishi with a knife in the bottom layer on the color of wet gently downward pressure after the initiation, the surface will have a special color of the fabric. In some special need to describe the texture of local suppression techniques can be used to achieve the desired results.

 

Water-based materials

The earliest human use of water-soluble pigment consisting mainly of material. In the early paintings spontaneously with water, gums or Dongwu Jiao, and other natural substances as paint thinner and adhesives is very natural, they are taken to facilitate the use of simple, in the East and the West early in the painting are the same. Today’s watercolor and gouache paint, and so are the type of water-based media, their performance techniques free, smooth, can generate light, transparent results, the Chinese paintings, Japanese paintings, and other Oriental painting the main types of materials.

 

Painting materials

Painting materials can be divided into the basement materials, oil paints and media materials of three categories. The base material that painting bearing the pigment layer of relying on background materials and coatings. Oil paint is drawn directly to the expression of color and texture of painting the main effect of materials. The media of material is used to adjust and to paint characters and base material combined with the various thinner, with agents and polishing agent.

 

Build

Build method is a knife instead of brushes, like Niwa Jiang Central Nihui with soil knife, as will color on canvas to build then leave directly Daohen. To build the method can have different levels of thickness changes in the size and shape of knives and a knife in the direction of the rich and also have a different comparison. Painting knife-used for different colors do not make too much blending, in the natural mixed on the screen can produce subtle color relations. Big ups and downs over the color of the method can also be used to build-build. Build method if used properly, it will have a strong sense of shape

 

Zoned

Zoned refers to the knife blade in the painting was dry on portraying the color and shape Yam lines sometimes can be exposed to the bottom color. Different painting knife can produce different size depth of change and the brush strokes and painting techniques Tori the color of a point, line and face the ups and downs of the fabric of change.

 

Point

Points – all of the points before, all in the technique are starting point. As early as in classical techniques in Tan Peila, Dianhua law is a manifestation of the important level of technique. In Vermeer’s works are also used in a performance point of strokes to the blinking light and texture objects. Pencil Exhibition of Impressionist de facto became one of its basic characteristics, but Monet, Renoir and Pissarro, such as the different points of their own personality and the changes. Then go to the extreme new impressionist, a mechanical point will be the only technique as its. Modern realism oil paintings are also used to point the density to produce shades, can be caused by the transition certainly not rigid. Point in a comprehensive way of drawing lines and decent and in combination can produce rich contrast, in different shape and texture of the Brush Pen CO., can produce different points strokes, the performance of certain objects of the texture can play a unique role.

 

Scratch

Scratch painting knife is the basic purposes, scraping the method is generally used bladed Guaqu screen painting part of the ideal, can also be used to Daogua unnecessary details or weaken the relationship is too strong, so that the screen is tense relations between the relaxation down . Long-term operations at the end of the day operations often need to be part of this Huawan color with a knife Guaqu a timely manner in order to dry until the next day and then painting. Color can also be used dry after painting knife or razor to the rugged Guade formation some. Can not do at the minor adjustments, do something to add.

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Lucas asked:


Chinese oil painting reproduction attacks Europe and America art market

In the arts world, copy the original painting works or imitate the style of known artwork name ” oil painting reproduction.” These paintings because of lack of originality, inexpensive and mass production, lock-in a large number of artworks market in the low-end market. According to the World Bank painted wholesalers Maikeweida investigation, the U.S. market, a popular line of oil paintings from China, 70%, 80% from Shenzhen and Xiamen oil painting village, which from an unknown small village , Has become “the first Chinese oil painting village”, experts have been called “dafen mode” and “Wu Shipu” phenomenon.”

nonce, China’s oil production has started from the workshop of the successful transition to an independent operating large-scale industrial development pipeline, China’s national conditions, is very good at large-scale assembly line production.

     Xiamen is located in the Village Wushipu with respect to production, sales painting reproduction assembly line operations in order to copy the way the original works, and then selling low-cost, the formation of large-scale oil processing plant reproduction. Here, paint, brushes, canvas and other materials are extremely cheap, a small village there are hundreds of oil painting stores . The paintings are sold in the Chinese coastal cities such as Xiamen, this spring, based in Manchester, CEO of the Negev Qi, Ge • Security was also here that he was less than an hour on Decided to order a large, the painting will be completed this fall, when the full 6 40 feet long containers destined for Europe and the United States. Ge was that each of the framed picture to increase in the price of 25 dollars to 30 dollars, and each piece of work about 1 dollar freight, he was prepared to sell oil to those furniture stores, each in the price of 35-40 U.S. dollars, ” Oil retail prices in Europe will reach 100 U.S. dollars each to 125 U.S. dollars, while the retail price in the United States will reach 160 U.S. dollars each. “

     Chinese oil painting has the advantage of producing the oil into a pipeline of the operation, copying a very meticulous division of labor, not only to improve efficiency, lower costs even lower.

Chinese artists  low  pay

     In China, however, only a small number of artists like Chen Yifei, ZAO Wou-ki, Wu Guanzhong, and other works can be sold in Europe and the United States each hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in price, most of the Chinese artist’s works are priced at 500 U.S. dollars each Or even less. Many Chinese Creative artists of the only sources of those postcards or pictures from the Internet, and so on, Lucas copy of the 20,000 pieces of works of Van Gogh is on a roll from the Van Gogh-page book, is that they rely on the master copy of these To work to earn living expenses low.

     Most of the artists after two years of apprenticeship is a career began after the oil drawn, they pay less than 200 U.S. dollars per month “great-fen village,” China is not unique to the industry, the United States had a similar “fun village” model Running, but now, where the paintings were missing workers and designers.

     At that time, in the United States gathered in the northern New Jersey for a number of families, restaurants and hotels designed by the arts of painting, but these companies have abandoned the direction of the production, the main focus of the import business. Dalong to the company (daeryungcomopany), for example, 20 years ago, they have a division devoted to painting 7 painting in indoor workplaces, and four years ago, the last artist has left the company. The company members of the Week Helen (helencho) said: “It’s a good place to start when we can clearly tell what the market needs oil painting artist, but now, the Chinese people catch up.”

The United States trade alert

Chinese oil pipeline operations in the West not only caused concern in the art circle, but also Europe and the United States and around the world will be the artists, art galleries and even the industry will have a great impact. Many arts organizations of the United States have begun to guard against this phenomenon and to investigate whether or not to follow a series of Chinese oil paintings in the United States related to the copyright law. China’s exports of oil companies agreed that each copy of the paintings are handmade by the artist, so there will not be infringing copyright. However, the United States and the Visual Arts Gallery Association, Robert did not agree with this statement, “the 20th century, before the creation of works of art, of course, be free to copy and trafficking, but whether it works in modern times was’ reasonable ‘and copy sales are illegal.

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