Oil Paint Brand Update 2/13/14
I've updated the Oil Paint Brand listing with new ratings and comments.
Category: Tips and Studies
Study: ‘The Call’ Part 6
This is the sixth post in this study. The next--final--post will be about the finished painting. I have finished my initial plan of attack. I always a have a goal when I start out, and…
Bad Blockx
Here's a tube of Blockx that's gone bad. Phtalo green is so strong it overpowers other colors so I don't use it often, but even so this tube should still be usable. I have other tubes…
Update to Oil Paint Brand Table
Added Richeson and Grumbacher to the table and updated information about the types of oils used in binders; updated several ratings.
Oil Paint Brands Update
I updated the oil paint brand list with information about the binders used by some manufacturers (Blockx, Old Holland, Michael Hadring, Blue Ridge, and Holbein). I also downgraded my ratings for Blue Ridge. I prefer…
Study: ‘The Call’ Part 5
The latest version of the study shows the painting much advanced. The modelling is done on the cement bench and pediment. [caption id="attachment_2899" align="aligncenter" width="555"] Painting titled 'The Call' in progress[/caption] The figure modeling needs…
Small oil sketch
This recently finished sketch is on a canvas board that was prepared as I described in an earlier post. I deviated from my normal medium with the addition of a small amount of stand oil.…