Oil paint question

[giro]

Hi all,

I normally paint with oils, this is the procedure:

base coat: with acrilic color
Base coat: with oils, Dissolves oil to milk texture.
highlight: with oils, and blend with basecoat
shadow: with oils, and blend with basecoat.

I read that some people don't paint oil base coat, is this real?
And that they put shadows and highlight and blend with a dry brush.

What kind of brush is?

My last oil paint.

Any tutorial to read more about oils?

Many questions from a newbie.

Thanks
David

 

[housecarl]

This may help. http://www.timelinesforum.com/index.php?page=paintingoils1
Carl.

 

[giro]

Many thanks, i think that need more experience with oils.

Only solution, practice, practice and practice without fear

 

[John Bowery]

David,
It looks like you have done very well.
Cheers
John

 

[jcichon]

THis is my way ofpainting with oils.
Basecoat with acrylics
first coat with oils and then lay in my shadows and blending with a dry stippling brush
Highlights are laid in and blended with a stippling brush.
Dont know if this helps. I love oils but am starting to learn acrylics and I am really enjoying the challenge of learning how to use them

 

[giro]

What is really a dry stippling brush? Can you post an image.

I think that my problem with oils is that i use same brush that I use to aply shadows and highlights, and is easy to destroy blending.

Thanks.