Why choose oil painting over other paints?

Handmade paintings and sketches are proven to be the best gift to your loved ones for all occasions. It might be challenging for a person to select a mode of paint for their artwork needs. Oil paint is known to be one of the best painting modes giving enough shine and original look to the artwork. Most artists prefer to start with charcoal painting to free their hands and then switch to watercolors or oil paints.

Why is oil painting efficient?

Oil painting is a combination of thinner, pigments, and oil. The oil carries and holds the paint for the application of the pigments. The job of thinner is to allow smooth applying of colors on the surface. The love for oil paintings began in the 13th century.

Earlier wood sheets were used as the canvas for oil paintings. Later on, Oil canvas came as a separate accessory for the arts. New techniques in oil painting came up by 15th century with glazes and layers.

Advantages of Using Oil Paints

·            Oil paints above all others give a better glaze and shine, bringing out the true colors of the artwork. The colors look rich and consist of more pigments, which results in delivering a vibrant art.

·          Slow drying time might be a disadvantage for most painters, while some find it beneficial for getting the chance of retouching the existing stroke. Till the paint dries, artists got a chance to alter the wrongs in the art.

·          Oil Paints can blend properly than other paints available. They support creative brush strokes by mixing two colors. Giving catchy strokes with acrylics or watercolors are not easy as they dry fast restricting the brush strokes.

Handmade oil painting is a marvelous creation of an artist. If you are willing to gift artwork to your loved ones, customize an oil painting work that would hang forever on their walls.