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intro to oils

Look, oil painting gets a bit of a bad rap for being dangerous and over complicated when actually it doesn’t need to be either! It was the medium I originally used in Art School and almost all the Masters used it too! It’s time to embrace it and put all those fears aside!

intro to oils

reference and safety

For more info on the mediums available from Gamblin : 

VIEW MEDIUMS

I also love this interactive Medium guide on Gamblin’s website: 

VISIT WEBSITE

***As for safety...I think you might be pleasantly surprised. Many believe oil paints give off “fumes” or that you must wear gloves to use them. Check out this safety guide for the real deal: 

VIEW SAFETY GUIDE

oil paints

Let’s move on and let me tell you about the paints I’ll be using. You might have guessed they are from Gamblin and no I’m not an affiliate for them. I just love their products!

let's talk paint

Okay, so I am smitten with this resource page on Gamblin that tells us more about different palettes of colors, from the Impressionists to the Old Masters. I’m kinda geeking out over here….lol!

oil paints

So you might be wondering what kind of brushes to use with your oil paints...let’s chat about that for a minute:

brushes

Here is a great set of brushes that are a lovely start to your oil brush collection:

clean up

Let’s briefly talk about clean up when using Gamsol and oil paints.

clean up

Here is a great resource for tips on Brush care.

Here’s a link to that Coil Jar that I show in the video: 

I had no idea about this and well...this is pretty darn cool. Especially for those out there who are into recycling! Here's a video on how to Re-Use your Gamsol and Paint Sludge:

Alright my friends, I hope you are feeling a bit better about using Oils! Please let me know if you have further questions. I’m no Gamblin paint scientist but I’m happy to help where I can! Let’s move on to mixing up those colors!

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Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

- Pablo Picasso

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