Community post
Still Life Study
This is a still life study from this semester. I have included some steps in there to show how I take it from one point to the next. I have learned a lot from this class. One thing that is weird is that this is a fine art course. I'm in the illustration program though. It's weird to me that I may be the only one in the course using oil paints. Everyone else is using acrylic. Now nothing is wrong with acrylic but I would think more fine art students would be interested in using oils given their majors.
This was painted with a limited pallet meaning I really only used black, white, terra rosa, and yellow ochre to paint this. I actually really like using a limited pallet like this. It really forces you to simplify what you see while trying to maintain accuracy.
Replies (3)
Great! And why does no one else use oil paints? I think it looks much more noble. I subscribe to you, because for me it is interesting to observe the creative process. I'm a watercolor painter, if you are interested in my works I follow me ;)
I don't know. I like acrylics too but oils just intimidate people I think. I think once you figure out how to get a good paint consistency along with using the proper materials like Liquin in order to smooth out the paints, oils become much easier. Easier than acrylics I think.
Watercolor, now that is something difficult. I prefer gouache myself just because I like the opacity.
Your post was upvoted by the @art-venture account after manual review and included in Art-Venture magazine. The upvote and support of Art-venture magazine would greatly appreciated!
