This document provides instructions for producing an oil painting. It discusses mixing paints, choosing painting techniques, investing in quality supplies, preparing the work area, making a rough sketch, considering light and color, adding movement with brush strokes, correcting mistakes, preserving unused paints, cleaning brushes, allowing the painting to dry fully, and applying a protective varnish. The process involves four stages: preparing, pre-painting, painting, and finishing.

1. i) MIXING THE
PAINTS
Mix paint in
large batches
Preserve
between
painting
session
Use a color
wheel
-to find colors
to mix
Add white
-to create a tint
Add black
- To make a
shade
Add white and
black
- To make a
tone
ii) BEGIN PAINTING
Choose a
painting
technique
Painting entire
section or
putting layers
of paint over
Use thick-to-thin
method
iii) TRY DIFFERENT
TECNIQUES
Blending your
paints
Creating a glaze
Use stippling to
create dots
Use palette
knife
i) INVEST IN HIGH
QUALITY PAINT
More
pigment and
vibrant
Required less
coating
Purchase
only the basic
colors
Cadmium
yellow,
yellow ochre,
cadmium
red, alizarin
crimson,
ultramarine
blue,
titanium
white, mars
black
Buy large
tube of white
paint
tends to run
out quickly
Avoid buying
“student set”
Good deal
but poor in
quality
ii) OTHER
PAINTING
ESSENTIALS
Paintbrush
Different
sizes of
round, flat
and bristle
brush
High quality
materials
Synthetic
brush
Soft and have
fine bristle
Natural hair
brush
Rougher
bristle
Palette knife
-blending
Painting
palette
Canvas board
Blending
medium
Linseed oil,
poppy oil or
turpentine
iii) WORKING
AREA
Large area
Away from
foot traffic
Avoid direct
sunlight
Lay a drop
cloth
Well
ventilated
area
Open
window and
door
PROCESS IN
PRODUCING AN
OIL PAINTING
2. PRE-PAINTING
1. PREPARING
4. FINISHING
3. PAINTING
i) ROUGH SKETCH
Use hard
pencil
Draw directly
on canvas
Mind the
composition
and use of
negative
space
ii) LIGHT SOURCE
to create
realistic effect
Determine
the angle of
light, shadow
and highlight
iii) COLORS
Examine the
actual colors
used
Check the
light source
iv) MOVEMENT
OF SUBJECT
Pay attention
to movement
of the object
Plan brush
strokes
Brush strokes
create
movement
i) CORRECTING
MISTAKES
About three days to
do correction
Alter any mistakes
To remove
completely
-use damp rag
ii) SAVE UNUSED
PAINTS
Save all the extra
paints
Scoop it into small
containers
Or in to piles on
palette and cover
with saran wrap
iii) CLEAN ALL
BRUSHES
Dry paint will ruin the
brushes
Immediately cleanse
all brush after use
Use turpentine and
an old rag
Warm water and
washing liquid iv) WAIT
Oil paint takes time
to dry
May take up to 3
months to dry
Depends on the
thickness of paint
layers
Place the painting
somewhere it wont
Allow it to air dry
be disturbed or
damage
v) ADD COAT OF
VARNISH
Painting has dried
completely
Add coat of varnish
To protect and
preserve the color
When protective
varnish had dried, its
done.
THESIS STATEMENT:
There are four stages in the process of producing an oil
painting which are preparing stage, pre-painting stage, the
painting stage and the finishing stage.