Post by cierlmeyrin on Sept 24, 2011 20:28:41 GMT -5
The various oils used as mediums in Oil Paintings for sale are known as drying oils. The term is useful as a reminder that different oils have different drying times and properties. Famous Paintings These mediums are mixed with oil paint both to modify the way the paint handles straight from the tube (for example, make it thinner or lengthen the drying time) and to alter the character of the paint from what you get straight from a paint tube (for example, Children Paintings make it transparent or opaque, gloss or matt). Ideal mediums are colorless, permanent, flexible, and do not influence the color of a pigment. Flower Paintings Learning the particular properties of a drying oil is part of the essential technical knowledge an oil painter should have. Remember that when an oil paint feels dry to the touch, Boats Paintings it will still be drying under the surface for some time, which is why the principle of painting 'fat over lean' is so important in oil painting.