Just got into oil - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

hotdogg · 07-12-2009, 05:10 PM

I just started in with oil paints...I have been dabbleing in acryics for years and just absolutely love playing with oil.

genuinegirly · 07-12-2009, 05:26 PM

The little street is my favorite - you brought your love for the paint into each piece.

majik_6 · 07-24-2009, 01:21 PM

There's a great softness to these. I like that quality in a painting, though I can never seem to harness it in my own.

You've found a great new medium, employed and enjoyed by everyone from hobbyists to the great masters. Have fun with and it can take you to some very cool destinations.

DaniGirl · 07-24-2009, 01:30 PM

Oh wow you are really talented. I love these paintings. You should put them in an art show or gallery. Great use of colors. Thanks for sharing!!

hunnychile · 07-24-2009, 02:42 PM

Cool that you are moving into oils they are diffiicult but also very forgiving....I've been there as an ex-art teacher and Artist.

Try using an almost black background and work forward fromt here....yes, it's a Renaissance approach but your style dictates that at this time. Never use pure black - ever. Best lesson I've ever learned in 50+ years. In nature nothing is just pure Mars Black. It's completely dead and limits your magic.

Go forward and just leave the white spots for pure light. Enhance.
Rule Number One: You can always go darker and add depth. You can never brighten and clarity to a piece past pure white. That's where the magic is.

I can't believe I just told you the secrets of real great art!! Bon voyage!!! Share your newer pieces.

hotdogg · 07-24-2009, 05:05 PM

Thanks for the tips...I am painting with a rather famous landscape artist here at the Ridgewood Art Institue...Many of the the other artist here have quite a following and hopefully I will get better as time goes by...I do a lot of my work alone at home, but when you paint with other artist you get a totally different perspective...a few more that I have just finished

Shell · 07-25-2009, 05:20 AM

...hotdogg!! Wow!...love love love these!
I like how colorful, loose yet still controlled,
soft, shadows, lights and darks, and
the compositions...good on you!

biznatch · 08-28-2009, 09:40 AM

Wow, some of these, including the marina and the street, remind me of childhood summers around the Mediterranean. I like them a lot.
Keep up the great work!

hunnychile · 08-28-2009, 12:22 PM

You Are doing better! The shadows are done well in all of these. I esp. loved the metal in the first one with the cask...very real and well chosen color blending. I can see it's cold and dimensional. Nicely done!

Do keep sharing.

Kasey · 09-02-2009, 04:34 PM

wow,cool,so nice,so good

great! I love it

07-12-2009, 05:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	The little street is my favorite - you brought your love for the paint into each piece. __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy

07-24-2009, 01:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
majik_6 narcissist Location: looking in a mirror	There's a great softness to these. I like that quality in a painting, though I can never seem to harness it in my own. You've found a great new medium, employed and enjoyed by everyone from hobbyists to the great masters. Have fun with and it can take you to some very cool destinations. __________________ it's all about self-indulgence

07-24-2009, 02:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
hunnychile Alien Anthropologist Location: Between Boredom and Nirvana	Cool that you are moving into oils they are diffiicult but also very forgiving....I've been there as an ex-art teacher and Artist. Try using an almost black background and work forward fromt here....yes, it's a Renaissance approach but your style dictates that at this time. Never use pure black - ever. Best lesson I've ever learned in 50+ years. In nature nothing is just pure Mars Black. It's completely dead and limits your magic. Go forward and just leave the white spots for pure light. Enhance. Rule Number One: You can always go darker and add depth. You can never brighten and clarity to a piece past pure white. That's where the magic is. I can't believe I just told you the secrets of real great art!! Bon voyage!!! Share your newer pieces. __________________ "I need compassion, understanding and chocolate." - NJB

07-25-2009, 05:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	...hotdogg!! Wow!...love love love these! I like how colorful, loose yet still controlled, soft, shadows, lights and darks, and the compositions...good on you! __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

08-28-2009, 09:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
biznatch Junkie Location: France	Wow, some of these, including the marina and the street, remind me of childhood summers around the Mediterranean. I like them a lot. Keep up the great work! __________________ Check it out: The Open Source/Freeware/Gratis Software Thread

07-24-2009, 01:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
DaniGirl Addict Location: Fucking Utah...	Oh wow you are really talented. I love these paintings. You should put them in an art show or gallery. Great use of colors. Thanks for sharing!!

08-28-2009, 12:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
hunnychile Alien Anthropologist Location: Between Boredom and Nirvana	You Are doing better! The shadows are done well in all of these. I esp. loved the metal in the first one with the cask...very real and well chosen color blending. I can see it's cold and dimensional. Nicely done! Do keep sharing. __________________ "I need compassion, understanding and chocolate." - NJB

09-02-2009, 04:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
Kasey Upright Location: China	wow,cool,so nice,so good great! I love it