Oil painting tutorials

Learn 12 oil painting techniques to improve your skills. There are some common ones on the list and some you might not have heard of.

Learn how to paint clouds in this step by step cloud painting tutorial. Complete with detailed process images to help make painting clouds realistic easy!

Learn about common mistakes beginner oil painters make, to help you save materials and improve more quickly.

11 oil painting tutorials to help you rapidly improve your skills.

Beginners guide to oil painting including supply review, washing brushes, signing paintings, techniques, tips and more.

Claude Monet, Self Portrait In His Atelier, 1884 The most difficult strokes to make in an oil painting are the first and last strokes. The first strokes are because you may not know where to start and the last strokes are because you may not know when to stop. This post is all about how

How to start an oil painting. Learn how to prepare your painting ground before starting your oil painting! What to do before you start painting.

Learn all about the alla prima technique. Discover what it is, the artists that famously used it and how to try it for yourself.

How to mix oil paints, what are pigments and which to use. Beginners guide for color mixing for oil painting.

It article explains exactly what linseed oil is, why you should use it when oil painting, and when you should use linseed oil instead of turpentine.