3 Oil Painting Mediums and How to Use Them
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- Have you ever wanted to start oil painting? There are a TON of supplies to choose from. This video will show you three of my favorite mediums to use with my oil paints. Think of the mediums as water for watercolor, except with oil paints the mediums can speed up or slow down dry time, add thickness or thin them out. I will introduce the mediums and then do a short demonstration of how to use them with oil paints. You can follow along with me or just watch and see which ones you might want to use. We are starting some oil painting tutorials! Let us know what would you like to paint with oils in the comments below and what mediums you like to use.
The mediums I go over
Terpentine (terpenoid) - this is what you clean your brushes with, it thins oils and speeds. drying time (amzn.to/39Pdskd. amzn.to/39Uxv0A )
Liquin. - thick, quickens drying time (amzn.to/3p5CBgS)
Linseed Oil - extends drying time, thins out the paint ( amzn.to/2KxcjFi )
Music
The Hardest Part by Jeremy Blake
This video was made by McCall for Mr Otter Studio
i am new to oil painting., I got confused about those mediums....You explianed very well.. thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful!
@Clayton Juelz wtf
I WAS SO SHOCKED , I USE ONE OF THOSE FOR CLEANING MY BRUSH 😃✋
I'm completely new to oil painting. When you say fat over lean does that mean there is a order to the oils when it comes to layering the paint??
@@eliciamoreno it means that we put thinner layer at the base and keep building up the thickness of the paint ur using and based on which medium you are using, u would need to use more as u proceed (if the medium makes the pain thicker) or u would need it use less and you proceed (if the medium makes the pain thicker) [I'm also new to oil painting so feel free to rechdkc everything I said ]
I'm new at this... trying to learn to paint with oils at the age of 76. I have often wondered what the difference is between these various mediums. Thank you for a very helpful video. I plan to archive it for future reference until I get more comfortable with the process. Thanks!
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Good luck! It’s so wonderful to learn new things at any age😊
Goodluck!!
You actually explained this whole process faster and better in half the time of other youtubers. Thank you I have a feeling you are or were a teacher.
I taught high school art
Yes exactly.
You made it a lot easier for newbies like me to understand how these mediums work
I'm 77 years and 4 month old today and I've determined to start oil painting for half a years ago and still feel timid to begin! Painting is my childhood dream, but as an orphan at early age, I couldn't afford paper or pencil until my boyhood. My dear friend sponsored the materials for painting and we both didn't know exactly what we need and he bought me a few canvases, brushes, and oil-paint tubes, but not mediums are included. I even thought I must begin drawing yesterday and watched a few oil painting tutorials and found out I need more than I have to start painting- MEDIUMs!!! What a foooool I was who even think it was the same as water colour to use water as its medium.
Miss, your explanation is very lucid and enlightening and I'm going to ask my friend to send some mediums right away!! Thank you so much, sensei.
Media są różne, ale najłatwiej maluje się olejem. Taki obraz dłużej schnie i często trzeba obraz "podsuszyć" przez dzień lub dwa by malować dalej kolejne warstwy. W tym czasie gdy jeden obraz podsycha malujesz inny, drugi. Można też malować farbami olejnymi bez żadnych mediów... farba olejna sama w sobie już ma medium... olej właśnie. Zaletą tego jest szybkie schnięcie obrazu choc
choć nie będzie on błyszczał. Gdy już obraz jest gotowy, suchy można wtedy nałożyć sam olej na całość i następnego dnia lub później delikatnie przykładając pepierowy ręcznik, zebrać nadmiar oleju. Trzeba wprawy więc lepiej może poćwiczyć ale bez tego oleju na końcu też można. Podziwiam ludzi którzy w Twoim wieku chcą wdać się w awanturę z malowaniem... polecam!!!!!!!!!
hello there , as i was beginner i was strugling to , if you want to know especialy how to make you own canvas rather than buying the pre made ! let me know
I can’t express how grateful I am for this video!! Incredibly informative and very direct. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for this informative video! I always was intimidated to make the “jump” from acrylic to oil painting, but this dissolves my worries. Hope you have a nice day 💜
EXCELENTE DEMO!! I just discovered Liquin, and love how is dries pretty fast. The fat over lean is a great tip, wish I knew this years ago! Thanks!
One of the best tutorials I’ve seen on oil paint mediums. Thank u!
Exactly what I needed, its so easy to be bombarded with so much info when first embarking on using oils, thank you!
Very welcome!
This was SO helpful. I’ve watched a ton of tutorials for beginners and still didn’t know what to buy or how to use it. Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Thank you for explaining this so well. Thank you for the visuals.
The video is a revelation to me. I finally found someone who uses oils the way I use oils.
This by far is the most helpful explanation and visual tutorial I've ever watched . Thank you a million!
You are very welcome!
Best explanation and I already bought everything so I’m prepared too haha tysm
Thank you so much for making this! It's sooooo helpful
Best demonstration of the 3 mediums, i love liquin coz I'm impatient but this explains why i would use all 3
amazin! amazing ! straight to the point . easy explanaition nothing confusing about at all > thank you soo much .
Thanks! I was confused about these mediums coming from acrylic/watercolor background. This helps a lot!
Thank you for the demo!
Hi I am new to oil painting.. I was confused about it,, you really made it easy with giving the knowledge about using them.. Stay blessed
Wonderful presentation and super helpful!
Just starting my foray into Oil Painting, this has really helped me! Thankyou
Really great explained 🙏🏼 Thank you!
This 8 minutes equals my entire art classes in school. Thx 🙏🏾
Thanks for the tutorial! You really motivated me to start oil painting for my yt channel! Thank you! ✨✨
I just checked out your channel, I really like your figuring drawing style
Exactly what i was looking for.... I want a transperent layer over an opaque oil paint layer... Very informative... Thank you
U made it so simple to understand 😍😍thank you so much
Thanks, I'm new to oil painting and these confused me but you explained it perfectly!
Thanks that was so helpful. I am going to work on how to build up layers now.
Great advice, just one thing I'd like to add, and that is Liquin is considered a fatty medium. Your order was correct if you were to use those exact mediums, but you also wanna use a ratio it as you paint; 1:1 beginning, 2:1 middle(progressively less lean as you continue each layer) then finish with a fatty medium or the same medium you start with minus any lean solvents(this method is for liquin in particular). Hope this helps anyone who was wondering about liquin.
That is really helpful! Thank you!!
I am going to start oil painting
Tq so much for this video
Now I understood how to use the mediums
My pleasure 😊
Thank you for this video, it helped me a lot.
This is super helpful. Thank you.👍
Talk about making it simple. Thanks girl!
Very clear and easy-to-understand explanation, many thanks :-)
Oh, that was so interesting. Now I can paint with oils. Thank you.
Thank you much for the explanation. I never use none of them but now I have idea. Thank you
This was super helpful! Thank you!
I'm so glad!
Thanks so much for that explanation! 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Explained very well 👍👍 thank u for sharing the video 🙂
My pleasure 😊
The odorless turpentine has less odor than the original turpentine but it is not completely odorless, it is just not as overpowering as the original.
Amazing explanation!
very informative. I appreciate this video a lot...
ive painted with oil paint for about 2 years self taught but i could never find or didnt know the orderless turps was around at least for oil painting on canvas i dont mean for house painting cause that i found and wasnt sure at the time if i could use it other then to clean the brushes lol yes you def explained it very well.. glad ive found someone who paints with both oil and watercolor very cool thank you for letting us know incase i do have a diff question. wait i am a subscriber i just havent been to your channel in awhile lol glad i saw this.
Thank you so much very helpful!
All this time I thought linseed oil helps the paint dry faster and bought it. Didn't think twice. Halfway, I realized that what I really need is turpentine. Sadly, I have to save up before I could buy one. But at the end of the video I had recognized their function and I don't regret buying linseed oil now since I could use them over lean. Thank you so much! This video greatly enlightened me!
Terpentyna w zasadzie służy do czyszczenia pędzli po malowaniu. Ja używam liqinu i oleju lnianego ale jednak mimo zalet liqinu olej ma przewagę. Łatwiej się maluję przejścia kolorów są płynne i łagodne. Obraz trzeba odstawić wtedy by podsechł dlatego ja maluję kilka obrazów jednocześnie i wtedy maluję "do syta". Generalnie zasada jest taka by zacząć malować chudą warstwą a następna warstwa już tłusta. Chodzi o to by po latach obraz nie popękał.
Thank you. Helps a tonne. A I had liquin and linseed the wrong way around
Thank you ma'am! It was so much helpful!
Most welcome!
This was very helpful
i just did my first oil painting and i used turps. i was so surprised that it dryed so fast after watching so many videos on youtube everyone mentioning that the drying time of oil paint is so slow. thanks for that that solved my problem
Very helpful!
So helpful Thankyou so much clearer to me now 😊
You’re welcome 😊
This helped so much thank you.
Wonderful and helpful, thanks so much :)
Glad it was helpful!
I hate to admit this, but I watched 5 other videos, and this was the only one that actually made sense. Thank you for helping me finally click
your video is so great. Your video is amazing and wonderful.
Thank you so much!
VERY HELPFUL THANKS A LOT
thanks,very informative
i loved it 😍😍😍😍
I think im gonna pick liquin it seem very versatile and I like thick paints
Great explanation!
Glad it was helpful!
This is helpful!
very useful video, You are awesome
Thank you for this well presented demo. It should be noted that Liquin does have a strong smell. It’s not particularly offensive but a large room with ventilation helps.
Very true Jay, ventilation is important with oils
Thank you so much
Brilliant 👏
I try to paint with linseed oil only (and calcite). Not solvents or alkyds or any sort. Thabks for sharing!
Great video
Wow , its helping me so much . Because im a new with oil painting and i have to much assignment that need used oil painting. And yeah its helping me on using linseed oil medium . Btw im from malaysia and I'll subscribe to you . Tq so much 💓✨🌹.
You are very welcome! Good luck!
Very nice information and best information for me thanks ji
Thankyou! ❤️❤️
This is my first time watching your vid since I saw the otter in the intro I immediately sub
Thank you so much!!!
I've been thinking of getting into oil painting without paint thinner by going the water soluble route since I'm a little bit paranoid safety wise breathing in that stuff
Buy Spike Lavender Oil for thinning. Its safe (unless ur allergic to it then it may irritate your nose). For cleaning get Murphy's Oil Soap and mix it with water. I had the same fears but using the spike oil and the murphy's has changed the game. Plus Linseed Oil is not toxic (just read the info on flamability and ull be ok)
Theres odorless paint thinners bro
Thank you 🙏🏼
Thank you soooo much!! Gonna go pick up turpentine tomorrow and fix my oil painting!!!
Update: I FIXED IT
To keep costs down can you use DIY white spirit just to clean your brushes and keep the more expensive Turpentine just for thinning? One of the best posts I have seen for beginners. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks!
Very useful
If they made linseed oil scented cologne, I'd wear it.
Great concise video! I’m curious, can you add liquin to paint that already had linseed oil added to it?
Thank you
I actually use all three it’s the best system you can have I think
So, I like to blend colors together to make nice sunset paintings, but I’ve never used a medium. I love the way oil paint blends together so nice, but I find I need to use a lot of paint! What would you suggest to use, so that I don’t have to use as much paint, but still get that same kind of blend? Thanks!
Ah thank you!
No problem!
I’ve been looking to so many videos explaining this and they were so so long and hard to understand. You explained this so fast and SO CLEAR I understood absolutely everything. Thank you so so much.
Tysm 😀
Excellent explanation. I use Galkyd Lite - is that similar to LQ? And can you tell me roughly what the drying time for Linseed oil is? I am a newbie so this is all so helpful.
In my experience since I only use linseed, it dries in a day or two.
I noticed when you were talking about Liquin you said "there are many different brands, this is just the one I could find at my local art supply store". But actually Liquin is Trademarked and produced by Winsor & Newton so that is the only brand available. However there are other types of quick drying alkyd mediums available. I only use the Liquin and I'm not familiar with other brands of a similar product. Thank you for a great video!
Thanks for pointing that out! There is walnut oil and Galkyd, I haven’t used either of them. They are used to make the oil paint dry faster but I have heard they can give your oil paint a plastic look
@@MrOtterArtStudiovTak inne oleje np. orzechowy, makowy schną zapewne szybciej ale ostatecznie po kilku latach zniszczą obraz. Nie rozumiem dlaczego ludzie szukają czegoś innego niż olej lniany. Jeżeli nie da się malować obrazu bo jest zbyt mokry, to można malować drugi potem trzeci, po czym wrócić do pierwszego, drugiego, trzeciego i w ten sposób obrazy zawsze będą suche. Polecam ten sposób malowania. Jeżeli ktoś nie liczy się z kosztami to może malować Liqinem. Jeżeli chodzi o przejrzyste warstwy, takie "akwarelowe" to robi się je przy użyciu oleju lnianego właśnie ( więcej oleju). Ale robi się to przy malarstwie laserunkowym, więc na koniec malowania a nie w trakcie.
Thank you. Can you guide us how to make the oil paint brush washer. With cans. And yes you are coin great
Thank you for the info. Quick question please I have been painting only with turpentine is that still fine to do ??
Thank you, it helped a lot since I'm a beginner at oil painting, I do have one question though, is turpentine the only thing that can be used to clean the brushes or have you tried an alternative?
Excellent video, thanks. Do you have any instructions for applying a protective layer (gloss or other) to the painting when finished?
You have to wait 6 months before applying varnish on oil paintings...it has to be completely dry before you can add the varnish
🙏 thank you
I like your video.
Hi, I’m pairing a big flag 10x12 but since I will be waving it I need it to be light. What do you recommend I use to make my paint not so heavy and so that the paint doesn’t end up cracking ? Thank you
Hi..
This video was very helpful, so thank you
I had a question about which medium do you use to wash the brushes?
Turpentine or mineral spirits
I always used oil and recently got back into it and oh my gawd the white spirit / turpentine stench! I have to sleep in the same room where I do my paintings and can't cope. 😭
(Open windows are a no cuz it's winter with minus Celsius temperatures)