Uzair Younas 
Oil paintings are not just made by using brushes only, they are made by various methods. One of the methods is by using oil paint sticks which are hard oil paint bars usually made of linseed oil and pigment. This blog post aims to provide a detailed description of oil paint sticks and how they
Blending base colors on canvas is a beauty of oil painting which is possible because of liquid white. It has huge advantages for oil painters. From keeping canvas wet to creating a smooth transition between colors, liquid white can even create highlights on already-dried paintings. If you don’t have liquid white, or it is expensive
Nothing is better for creating a smooth, flexible finish on canvas than gesso. It acts as a primer before the start of painting on any surface. A surface primed with gesso allows more control of the placement and adds texture to the final work. If you don’t have a market gesso, don’t worry! This blog
Saving your clothes from oil paint stains being an artist is very tough. A messy artist always gets so many spots of oil paint on his clothes. These stains are so much stubborn that they leave some spots after being washed again and again. This blog aims to deliver the 4 best options to remove
When choosing a surface for oil painting, there are so many options available that it’s hard to know which will work best for you. The main aim of this blog post is to overcome this problem and help you find a suitable surface for oil painting. In this article, I will discuss what these surfaces
These tiny brushes are a huge part of the painting and keeping these oil paint brushes clean and in a good condition is very important to become a successful artist. But doing so can be a bit of a challenge due to the lack of proper attention and time on these tiny brushes. In addition,
Oil paints come in a gel-like form. To make them useable, we need some kind of material so that a little amount of paint can be expanded according to needs. Oil paint thinners are probably toxic materials used for thinning purposes. They come in different names like Gamsol, terpenoid, turpentine, mineral paint thinners, etc. What
If you have some oil paintings that have been exposed to cigarette smoke, you might be wondering how to restore them to their original state. Nicotine and Tar can cause discoloration of the oil paint on the surface of your precious oil paintings which are necessary to clean. But how to clean an oil painting
Liquin is the most using medium by professional artists. It is actually a glazing medium and also a drying agent which makes your paint dries little bit faster. It is also yellow like linseed oil but it is different as it contains less yellow form. It also works great for landscape paintings. When liquin added
Oil painting is a great hobby and as well as a skill of art. It is also among the most popular painting techniques that ancient as well as modern artist use in painting. If you are familiar with oil painting you must observe that mediums play a beneficial role in creating a good piece of