Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - Use a small amount of oil and paint 0:56 - Painting starts 1:22 - You want the paint brush almost dry to taper the glazing application 1:45 - Zoomed in view of brushwork 2:43 - Paper towel works well to remove excess glazing 2:58 - Glazing larger areas 3:38 - Brushes used: 1/4 and 1/8th inch angled brushes 4:12 - Zoomed in view of brushwork 4:39 - Adding highlights while glaze is still wet
Absolutely 💯 amazing! Instant fan of your work! I love to paint realism to abstract myself! It is inspiring to see your art videos! Thank you for sharing! Wishing you amazing blessings and that all your art dreams come true 💯🎨🎶
Do you mostly use safflower oil as medium for your paintings? Safflower oil is known to yellow much less than linseed. I’m really interested, but there isn’t much info on it as a medium. I see artists use it more commonly as solvent alternative.
Yes, I do use safflower oil as the main medium to thin oil paint. I like safflower oil because: 1) unlike traditional solvents it does not break down the oil in oil paint (which weakens the paint), it just adds more of the existing binder, and 2) it has a lower viscosity than linseed oil, which means you can spread the paint a greater distance. Safflower oil is also a superb medium to create a glaze as the final layer on a painting as seen in this video. Gamblin says on their site that you can mix safflower oil with an "equal amount Gamsol (solvent) to create a traditional slow-drying, low-viscosity painting medium" but I just use safflower oil on its own.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Use a small amount of oil and paint
0:56 - Painting starts
1:22 - You want the paint brush almost dry to taper the glazing application
1:45 - Zoomed in view of brushwork
2:43 - Paper towel works well to remove excess glazing
2:58 - Glazing larger areas
3:38 - Brushes used: 1/4 and 1/8th inch angled brushes
4:12 - Zoomed in view of brushwork
4:39 - Adding highlights while glaze is still wet
Great information, thank you!
Superb!! So, REAL!
NIKITA...u r a master!
well explained, truly useful :)
I'm so glad, thank you, Jakov!
Absolutely 💯 amazing! Instant fan of your work! I love to paint realism to abstract myself! It is inspiring to see your art videos! Thank you for sharing! Wishing you amazing blessings and that all your art dreams come true 💯🎨🎶
Thank you; glad it's inspiring!
Fantastic instruction, thank you!
You're welcome, hope it helps!
Beautiful painting! I do hope you live from painting, you are so good!
that's very kind of you to say, thank you, Jacqueline!
Do you mostly use safflower oil as medium for your paintings?
Safflower oil is known to yellow much less than linseed. I’m really interested, but there isn’t much info on it as a medium. I see artists use it more commonly as solvent alternative.
Yes, I do use safflower oil as the main medium to thin oil paint. I like safflower oil because: 1) unlike traditional solvents it does not break down the oil in oil paint (which weakens the paint), it just adds more of the existing binder, and 2) it has a lower viscosity than linseed oil, which means you can spread the paint a greater distance. Safflower oil is also a superb medium to create a glaze as the final layer on a painting as seen in this video.
Gamblin says on their site that you can mix safflower oil with an "equal amount Gamsol (solvent) to create a traditional slow-drying, low-viscosity painting medium" but I just use safflower oil on its own.