![]() |
The Medium is the Message - Perspectives No. 424
Previous
|
The Medium is the Message Perspectives No. 424 Oil painting mediums have been around for centuries, yet they are frequently asked about in our oil painting classes. We weren't taught too much about them in our school days and had to do some investigations on our own to understand what they were and how they are meant to be used. From those investigations, we wrote an in-depth article, “Understanding Oil Painting Mediums”, which we are reprising this month. Among the questions we are asked are: “What are mediums for?”, and “What are they made of?”, “Does one have to use a medium at all?” All good questions and we hope we have provided answers to them for you in our article. Concurrently, we contacted a few professional painters we have previously featured in our Voices of Experience articles and asked them what mediums, if any, they prefer and why. Here are their responses: |
Become an Artist's Road Member Today!
Already a Member?Log in here. To renew your membership, log in and follow the links. Search the SitePay-Per-View ArticlesNew! If you're not a Member of The Artist's Road, some of our articles are available as Pay-Per-View. Click here to find out more! PerspectivesNot ready to become a Member yet? Subscribe to our free email postcards, "Perspectives". Enter your email address here.
New Member ContentFree ContentThe Artist's Road StoreNocturnes - A Primer on Night Painting Filled with inspirational examples by the masters of nightime painting, this little book is sure to fire up your creative energies. Never tried painting at night? We show you how it's done with a step-by-step-oil demo and a tale of night painting in the wilds of Rocky Mountain National Park. The Primer on Night Painting - Nocturnes is a 7 x 7" PDF download with 40 pages of text and images. It includes a gallery of paintings by masters of the nocturne, information to inspire and encourage you in your plein air nocturne painting, an illustrated step-by-step demo and tips for working in pastel and oil. Also available in a softcover edition. Check out the tools and other products that we use in our own art and travels in The Artist's Road Store. We only offer things for sale that we enthusiastically believe in.
About Us
|