Tip: Painting Flesh
There is not a single best way to paint Caucasian flesh. Any orange-brown tone can serve as a base that can be made lighter and darker, and cooler and warmer…
Oil Paint Brands Update 6/30/2013
This is my second update to the Oil Paint Brands post (a compendium of information about oil paint producers). Blue Ridge has proved to be a reliable producer and they…
Lost Secrets of the Masters Part I
We are in the midst of a surging revival of interest in historical painting methods. More is written on the topic each day. Many authors point to received experts (Eastlake…
Update to Oil Paint Brands
I’ve updated the Oil Paint Brands material to reflect the recent quality decline of several brands: LeFranc, Rembrandt, and Daniel Smith. All three have fallen from the ‘mid-range, good value’ category…
White Paint–in Praise of Lead
The most important color–by far–is white. White oil paint comes in three flavors: Zinc white (zinc oxide, PW4, usually called Chinese White when used in watercolors). Although known from ancient times, its common…
Oil Paint Brand Ratings
Latest update: 2/7/25 I’ve used oil paints from almost every producer known to man, or at least those known in the US. This photo shows my two paint cabinets. The…