{"id":1442,"date":"2020-09-15T13:18:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T13:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haenleystudio.com\/?p=1442"},"modified":"2020-11-06T08:40:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T08:40:57","slug":"spice-your-oil-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haenleystudio.com\/spice-your-oil-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips To Spice Up Your Oil Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #030358\"><strong>Spice up your Oil Paintings <\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h5><strong><br \/>\nAre your paintings a little flat? In need of some pizazz? <\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Have you ever wondered how to enhance your paintings?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<pre><strong>Here\u2019s a couple tips for you !<\/strong><\/pre>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><br \/>\n1. Positioning: Use your Foreground, Middle ground &amp; background!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1575\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/haenleystudio.com\/shop\/canvas\/karis\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1575 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/haenleystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Spice-Up-Your-Oil-Painting.jpg\" alt=\"Spice Up Your Oil Painting\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/haenleystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Spice-Up-Your-Oil-Painting.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/haenleystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Spice-Up-Your-Oil-Painting-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/haenleystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Spice-Up-Your-Oil-Painting-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/haenleystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Spice-Up-Your-Oil-Painting-600x300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b3730c\">Karis by Haenley Pierre<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Divide your canvas into thirds from bottom to top. What are foreground, middleground and background? It\u2019s Just as it sounds, the foreground refers to the area closest to you (typically, the bottom region). The middleground follows suit and the background layer is the area closer to the top region of your canvas.<\/p>\n<p>In the painting referenced above:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000042\">The background layer contains the mountains &amp; sky portion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000042\">Middleground is the open space in the middle, the mix of grass and open field. The tall trees are the transition point<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000042\">between the middleground and foreground. To get the full tree in the frame, it\u2019s technically in the middleground area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000042\">The foreground layer features the larger plant stocks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Proportion matters!<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nRemember, images, people, plants, whatever item you\u2019re depicting is larger at the foreground than the background layer.<\/p>\n<p>What are you aiming to depict? What section do you want your audience drawn to first? Think about these questions as you decide how detail you want your foreground layer to be in comparison to the background.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Even if you do nothing else, dividing your painting into layers will increase the complexity of your painting!<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>2. Avoid dead-center pieces<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you are painting a portrait painting for example, paint the person situated more towards the left or right side of the canvas. This way, you can fill the other areas of your painting with other items and scenery to give it more depth. If you\u2019re painting two individuals, use the tip from point 1. Place one person in the foreground and the other either in the middleground area, or the background. Don\u2019t forget your proportions! The image in the foreground will be proportionally larger than the other images in the middleground and background layers.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>3. Try mixing art mediums<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you only use acrylic paint, try adding an element of oil paint and vice versa. What are some differences between the oil paint and acrylic?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000042\">Based on its composition, acrylic paint dries much faster than oil paint. (i.e. minutes in comparison to several hours, days even to be fully dry)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000042\">Oil is richer in color<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000042\">You can keep your acrylic from drying out by spraying your palette with water from a spray bottle<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000042\">Acrylic Paint darkens as it dries<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000042\">Blending colors is easily achievable through Oil Paint<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am primarily an oil painter. I enjoy using acrylic paint as highlights in my pieces. Specifically, I use metallic acrylic paint for heightened highlights.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>Metallic paint is reflective. Depending on how light hits your painting is, your image can \u201cglow!\u201d <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1576 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/haenleystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/flower-spice-oil-painting.jpg\" alt=\"flower spice oil painting\" width=\"305\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/haenleystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/flower-spice-oil-painting.jpg 500w, https:\/\/haenleystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/flower-spice-oil-painting-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/haenleystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/flower-spice-oil-painting-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/haenleystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/flower-spice-oil-painting-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>4. Build up paint layer &#8211; Use painting knife for more texture control<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1577 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/haenleystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/use-painting-knife-for-more-texture-control-.jpeg\" alt=\"painting knife for more texture control \" width=\"321\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/haenleystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/use-painting-knife-for-more-texture-control-.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/haenleystudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/use-painting-knife-for-more-texture-control--300x235.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This tip applies directly to oil painting. Due to oil painting\u2019s composition and its drying process, you\u2019re able to pack on paint in different stages while painting. You can use a painting knife to pack a handful of paint straight to your canvas. You can add dried paint to your canvas and \u201cglue it\u201d using fresh paint. Depending on how you maneuver your knife, you\u2019ll be able to build texture. The painting reference above was completed using a painting knife. I angled my knife side-ways as I placed paint on the canvas, creating the leaves-like structure.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Textures can be fun! Go for it!<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Create texture layers with oil paint &#8211; try these tips!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000042\">Glue dried paint to your canvas<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000042\">Add fresh thick paint<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000042\">Leave impression in the freshly applied paint<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>5. Perspective<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Think about the angle you want your views to see. Does your painting tell a story? From whose perspective? The painting posted above is more of a direct perspective, as if one walked into a meadow and beheld a spectacular sight. Here are some ways I could\u2019ve changed the perspective: I could\u2019ve painted this piece from an aerial view. This is readily achievable if the piece included some building structure, for example, that could\u2019ve provided a 3-point perspective. I could\u2019ve incorporated the use of shadow effects from the trees to create a solar perspective.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr size=\"6\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p>These are just some points to ponder upon, this analysis doesn\u2019t take away from the painting featured above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Incorporate some or all the tips provided for your next masterpiece!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more, check out these articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorpainter.com\/perspective-point-of-view-landscape-painting\/\">Outdoor Painter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/drawpaintacademy.com\/acrylic-versus-oil-painting\/\">Draw Paint Academy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><em>May your painting visions come to life!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spice up your Oil Paintings Are your paintings a little flat? In need of some pizazz? Have you ever wondered how to enhance your paintings? 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