Oil Painting Reproductions: A Short Introduction

For lovers, collectors and connoisseurs of oil painting reproductions, it is best to be knowledgeable of the process that the reproduction of such an exquisite form of art is created. It is only then that the appreciation of the creative hands and mind that is at work would be optimal. The elements that make up the final portrait that one views have its own story and share of mystery to add to the final product.

The basic element upon which the entire craft is created by the artist is canvas. A canvas sheet that has been stretched taut and tight is the base upon which the oil painting is created upon. Upon this material, a mix of pigment and oil is applied by the painter or artist to bring about the picture that a lover of oil painting stands before in amazement and appreciation.

Linseed oil has been the primary type of oil that has been used for creation of oil painting by its proponents especially of the European region where it originated from. There have been artists though who have used other types of oil like safflower, walnut and poppy seed oil for using in their creative work. While all other aspects remain the same it is the yellowing property and the time duration for drying that differs between the paint based on linseed and that of any other type of oil.

Oil paints due its composition are therefore semi solid in chemical and physical form. This gives the paint an advantage of not flowing over onto the adjacent area of its application. It sticks to the area that the paint has been applied upon. Yet the paint takes a long time to dry up while sticking to its area of application. This gives the artist the advantage of being able to mix colors of choice upon the canvas itself and watch the new shade that the mix takes. The artist therefore gets more leeway as far as trying out shades go direct upon the artwork. Water color on the other hand has the issue of spreading to adjacent areas and mixing up immediately to give a different shade of color than that intended by the artist.

The outline sketch that is drawn on the canvas that is the subject is made by use of charcoal.

It is not just one layer of paint that the oil paint artist would be applying to the sketch upon the canvas. Multiple layers form the final work and for this the artist would have applied varied amount of oil to the paint. By rule the higher the layer of paint more the oil that has been applied to the pigment by the artist. This would ensure that the paint does not crack or peel when it gets dried up.

Leaving the art for such a long time to dry up may not be what the artist has time for. The artist would generally resort to application of turpentine or mineral spirits for reduction of the drying time period.

With the advancement of science and chemical ones at that, there have come to the hands of oil paint artists two different type of paint material for their oil painting reproductions. One of them can be cleaned up with water while the other requires special heat treatment for drying. Usage of oil for painting work is a very interesting and comparatively easy work and therefore one would get such oil painting at reasonable price.

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