Need some help and advice.

[whatever]

Hello All,

I want to start to get into painting. My end goal is in oil but I
have never painted and want to know what medium to start with. I
don't know if I should start in Acrylic or Water Color?

I have done a lot of charcoal, pencil drawings and cartooning. But
now I am ready to move to the next level, painting.

I would really appreciated any advice on how to get started.

Thanks,

Kev

[Tina Mammoser]

Why not start with oils? You can start with anything you prefer, here
are some general (very general) tips:

1. Oils. Take longer to dry, remain workable and fluid for longer.
2. Acrylics. You can paint in a technique similar to oils, or similar to
watercolours. Very flexible. Dries faster than oils, too fast for some.
But mediums can help you keep it wet somewhat longer while you work into
it.
3. Watercolor. Dries quickly, difficult to master as layers are
transparent and errors cannot (for the most part) be corrected. I
consider this the hardest painting medium and admire those who are good
at it! :)

The other advice I was given when I started learning, and am glad I
followed:
1. Buy a few good brushes rather than lots of cheap ones. (Unless you're
using acrylics where it ruins brushes anyway, just get a selection of
inexpensive bristel and sable (or imitation) brushes)
2. Buy artist quality for some true pigments. This isn't quite what I
was taught, I was told to get artist quality period. But many student
ranges now are very good quality and use the same pigments and the
pigment load is acceptable. The ones to watch are the expensive colours
such as cerulean blue and cadmiums, where student ranges use substitute
pigments. In these cases go for the artist quality - substitute pigments
mix differently than the real thing.
3. Don't copy from the start. Yes, it's fine to do for learning and
I've done my fair share of copying (Degas particularly). But for your
first few sit yourself down with a real subject - a nice still life
works well. Enjoy the painting. :)
4. Don't draw with the paintbrush - work in blocks of tone and colour.
"Break up the lines!" was my mentor's favourite line. *grin* Look at
paintings a lot and you'll notice most lines aren't really lines, they
have gaps, breaks, are made up of segments of different colours, etc.
Create lines with the borders of tonal areas.

And if you're not having a tutor then grab a few painting lesson books
from your library. Remember that you don't have to follow one method, so
look around and find what you like. Compare authors techniques and play
around with them yourself.

Tina.

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