Paintings : Oil paintings

execellent work..

Originally Posted by ktg

Excellent work

Planning to start doing Oil / Glass Paintings.. Any tips for me to start?

HI ktg.
Great to know abt your enthusiasm for the art.Oil paintings can be done on paper canvas,stretched cloth canvas and even on glass.though its a bit tricky to paint on glass the end result is good..
To start get some good quality oil paints .and paper canvas,. select some good designs if u r not very confident abt doing it free hand...AND ...just paint.I use linseed oil for diluting the paint and for fluidity.but u can paint directly without using any medium.the brushes have to be cleaned thoroughly as residual oil on the bristles will slowly eat on it..you get cleaning solutions too in the market or you can use turpentine .
my paintings are mainly a combination of figures i get from magazines and pamphlets.i take a face from one magazine picture ,body from some other,attires from still different pictures etc..and the end result my own indian village belles...
hope this was of some help..
Sumitha

Originally Posted by shanvy

Hi sumitha,

Though i don't draw. my daughter is drawing..so have been forced to learn to appreciate painting,drawings..

you are really good..you need to concentrate a little on the facial expressions,facial structure..the improvement can be seen in the fourth attachment...not sure if it is your latest...

share more with us...

Hi,
thanks for the suggestions..they are valuable....no, the fourth one is not my latest.my latest is this which is yet unframed..
thank you,
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Hi
nice work.
Nice paintings..I m not good at drawing..so I admire these pictures..

Keep it up.
jaishree

Hello Sumitha

Good work.......
Keep sharing

Dear Smita, Excellent pieces of art. Simply superb. My daughter is good at drawing and recently she started off with oil paintings and finished 2 or 3 pictures. But she is doing only landscapes and sceneries. I think it will take a long time to come to human figures. Just great. The precision i see in your works resemble that of great artists. please do post more and more. May God bless u.

Oh! these look absolutely wonderful! u r quite gifted.

Originally Posted by sujathae

Dear Smita, Excellent pieces of art. Simply superb. My daughter is good at drawing and recently she started off with oil paintings and finished 2 or 3 pictures. But she is doing only landscapes and sceneries. I think it will take a long time to come to human figures. Just great. The precision i see in your works resemble that of great artists. please do post more and more. May God bless u.

Thanx a lot sujatha maam,
I am touched by those words.And i need gods blessings as i am slowly trying to make this my profession..
Sumitha

Thanx Drisya, Jaya, arunaji and jayasreeji,
Thanx a bunch for all the encouraging words...
Sumitha

Hai Sumitha....

Ur paintings r nice...
I am not an expert in all this...
Its only a suggestion....
U have to improve the facial expressions...
Ur paintings r really very good...
Keep up the good work...
U r from Calicut right?


Cheers,
Roshni...