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Oil Painting Techniques

Oil Painting Techniques This section of Oil Paint information website discusses oil painting techniques. Oil Paint is probably the most popular painting media for professional oil painting artists and for students of oil painting. There

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Serigraphy

Serigraphy What is Serigraphy? Serigraphy is silkscreen printing. Over the past two decade, there have been increased interest in printing techniques. Prints have been created with mixed media techniques. Serigraphy techniques has been most commonly

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Frottage

Frottage What is Frottage technique? Frottage technique is the painting technique where the print images are obtained by placing paper over a surface and rubbing it with wax crayon or pencil. What materials does a

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Alla Prima

Alla Prima What is Alla Prima painting? Alla Prima is a direct and immediate way of painting. Alla Prima painting is usually with opaque colors which cover all sign of underpainting or preliminary drawing. Who

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Impasto

Impasto What is an impasto? An impasto is when thick paint is laid onto the canvas with brush or knife. Impesto describes oil paint that has been applied thickly enough to retain the marks and

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Impasto Gel

Impasto Gel What is Impasto Gel? Impasto gel are oil painting mediums specially made for impasto work. These impasto gel act as extenders, bulking out the oil paint. Impasto gel helps keep the cost down

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Sgraffito

Sgraffito What is Sgraffito? Sgraffito is an oil paint technique of scratching. Sgraffito involves scoring into the oil paint after it has been applied to the oil painting support. In sgraffito painting technique, an oil

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Collage

Collage What is collage painting technique? Collage painting technique is the art technique of sticking real objects onto an oil painting or picture. What is the history of collage? Collage was first used oil painting

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Tonking

Tonking Tonking is an oil paint technique. Tonking is a very useful oil paint technique especially when you are starting to learn how to oil paint. When you learn to oil paint, you may use

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Dry Brush Technique

Dry Brush Technique Dry brush technique is one of the very useful oil paint techniques. The dry brush technique is often used as a touch up to create effects on the oil painting before the

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Finger Painting

Finger Painting In some areas, finger painting is one of the most popular types of oil painting. There are many finger painting techniques. Finger painting is a natural oil paint technique and can be considered

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