What all I need to start oil painting?

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Bhaskar Mitra

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Dear Aditya all you need is your materials like easel, color palette, canvas or oil paper, flat brushes two different kind of oils (linseed oil & turpentine oil) and you can start with your oil painting. Yes please do remember that oil paint doesn't dry immediately but takes its own time so be patience. And...
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Dear Aditya all you need is your materials like easel, color palette, canvas or oil paper, flat brushes two different kind of oils (linseed oil & turpentine oil) and you can start with your oil painting. Yes please do remember that oil paint doesn't dry immediately but takes its own time so be patience. And if you want you can take few classes from me just to get a hang of how to start with it. Wish you all the best!! read less
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At least start looking at works done by 'Old Masters' to develop the understanding and see the possibilities of the medium. Make few favorites & follow their work and technique. Then try and learn the basic fundamentals of visual arts before starting oils (as I feel you don't have any formal background...
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At least start looking at works done by 'Old Masters' to develop the understanding and see the possibilities of the medium. Make few favorites & follow their work and technique. Then try and learn the basic fundamentals of visual arts before starting oils (as I feel you don't have any formal background for arts) . read less
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Oil paint, brushes, pallet & a very nice concept for the painting.
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As an experienced 3d Animator, I would like to share experience here.

just start it...
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Tuto

You need to start get a canvas and oil colors, easily available in all the stores.
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Oil paint is just a medium of painting. Behind all art you should be inspired with something to create an art piece. You can create an art with coal on light surface or with chalk on darker one. And specifically about oil painting you must be familiar with the pigments and its combination result + some...
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Oil paint is just a medium of painting. Behind all art you should be inspired with something to create an art piece. You can create an art with coal on light surface or with chalk on darker one. And specifically about oil painting you must be familiar with the pigments and its combination result + some rules as a beginner (that need to be learn self by experience or from other). Also study subjects may vary according to wish (wanted to go for realistic one or abstract). read less
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Art Tutor

color sense, patience ,Observation and all together.... rhythm balance proportion and framing and spacing of subject.
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TALENT - The House of Music & Art

You need canvas, oil colors, lincid oil, brushes & terpentine
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Art and Creativity

First the Basic of Fine Arts Should thoroughly clear. Oil is easy but One should know how to paint You only need Canvas, Brush, OIl Paints
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Professional Artist

Brush, Canvas and Paint! That's It! :)
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