Painting on Yupo synthetic papers with oil paints creates a luminescent quality that you just can get from any other painting support.

Feb 25, 2011 - Alina Bradford

Painting figures and portraits in oil paints entails capturing the slightest variation in colour. This step-by-step instruction explores flesh tones.

Sep 10, 2009 - Rachel Shirley

This provides some useful tips and information for anyone considering starting to paint in oils. It covers paints, brushes and other materials needed.

Jun 6, 2011 - Anthony Keith Whitehead

This article gives a step-by-step process for creating a work of art in oil paint that anyone can easily follow using a time-tested traditional method.

Aug 30, 2010 - Michael Winston

Rounds, flats, filberts-brushes for oil painting come in a variety of shapes. Knowing about paintbrush shapes helps painters choose the right art supplies.

Jun 11, 2010 - Karla Beatty

Producing a simple landscape painting will help students get to grips with understanding perspectives and recreating atmosphere with oil paint.

Apr 4, 2010 - Rachel Shirley

Along with chemical composition, there have been many changes in artistic oil paints and paintings since the time of its development.

Mar 4, 2010 - Angela Grogan-Henehan

Oil painting tips and terms for new artists. Learn what lean to fat, value, and more mean.

Mar 12, 2007 - Alina Bradford

Oil paint sticks are the perfect art supplies for adding color in new ways. From papercraft to mixed media to stenciling, this versatile medium creates dazzling effect.

Feb 2, 2007 - Christy Matte

Animal painting offers great opportunities for the oil painter to explore oil painting techniques. This painting demonstration uses zebras' stripes as a focal point.

Dec 2, 2009 - Rachel Shirley

Wet into wet relies upon happy accidents by pigments bleeding into one another. The riot of colour that flowers offer is an ideal subject matter for this technique.

Aug 23, 2009 - Rachel Shirley

Creating a convincing impression of water in oil painting can be difficult, for the water surface can be affected in a multitude of ways by weather and by reflections.

Aug 9, 2009 - Rachel Shirley

Varnishing oil paintings forms an important part of oil painting care. But the proper application of varnish is vital or the painting could be spoiled.

Jan 7, 2010 - Rachel Shirley

Sunflower oil paintings never fail to catch the eye for the rare opportunity they provide the artist in using pure colors. The following oil painting tips show how.

Sep 21, 2009 - Rachel Shirley

Learning how to paint flowers such as the petunia plant, particularly in their natural setting is likely to yield satisfying results for the artist.

Sep 18, 2009 - Rachel Shirley

The practice of oil painting is traditionally associated with canvasses. However, other surfaces are perfectly suited to oil painting, and are cheaper.

May 13, 2009 - Rachel Shirley

There are many different mediums and solvents available to the oil painter. But what are they for?

Apr 23, 2009 - Rachel Shirley

With just a few adjustments, oil painting can easily be made into a cheap hobby.

Apr 6, 2009 - Rachel Shirley

Many people have never tried oil painting out of doors, but there is a wealth of inspiration waiting to be captured just a few feet away.

Mar 30, 2009 - Rachel Shirley

Richard Tran is a fine artist who's zeal for fantasy art and digital painting has led him to be a freelance artist for Sony's Legends of Norrath, an online card game.

Dec 13, 2008 - Veronica Franklin