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The Four Essential Steps InOil Painting TechniquesOil painting techniques
take time to learn and master, however one should notallow this to put them off, but rather view this as a journey of not only learning butdiscovering the joy of being able to express your artistic talents, and yourself on thecanvas. As a beginner, and setting out on a journey learning the basics, it isimperative that one understands the basics as far as
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, andoil painting itself goes.
Sketching
One needs to establish a starting point, in terms of what they wish to convey on thecanvas, whether it be a landscape, a self portrait or whatever, a basicrepresentation, via a sketch is a suitable starting point. Some professionalsrecommend the use of charcoal in sketching, whilst others insist upon thinned outpaint, also referred to as a 'clean' or a 'wash'; whichever is used the fact that onecan make easy corrections to the sketch is an absolute must, as this forms the veryfoundation of the work being done.
Planning
 The planning stage provides a basic representation of how the actual painting willappear, more or less. This is why many people prefer utilising actual clean or wash,as the color representation is more 'realistic' and provides a better perspective of the completed painting. At this point the
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, inclusive of definition, perspective and so forth will be evident and one can make the necessaryadjustments accordingly.
Color Application
 The applications of major colors within the
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and processesare the next phase or step. However an important technique is applied here, and iscommonly referred to as 'fat over lean', which actually forms the basis of the fourthstep below. Within this step the artists seeks to color the major shapes, forms andareas of the illustration with the base color of each of these elements. Specificallyreferring to the
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of fat over lean, the artist will apply athinner layer at this point and is usually comprised of a mixture of paint andsolvent.
Layering
As provided above the fat over lean concept and layering work hand in hand, withthe thinner layers being applied first and gradually built up, with either identicalcolors as the base layers, or with slight color adjustments and variations, which isone of those
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that add not only complexity to the work athand, but an effect that provides depth and whole different perspective to thepainting being completed.
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