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Is there anyone who draws or does oil painting?

Is it a hobby for you or are you taking classes? Do you ever feel like you might have been a painter in a past life?
 
I'm an artist as well. Though I like the texture of oil paint I've never dabbled much into oil painting since I know it takes a long time for oil paintings to dry. However, my uncle has done oil painting before and my aunt would do paint by number with oil paints when she was a teen.
 
Not any more.
There was a time when I tried drawing. Drawing with pencil on paper and digital drawing and painting as well. While an art teacher told me that I have no talent when I was a kid, I found out that even I can learn and make progress. Seeing my personal progress made me happy. Even though I wasn't really good at drawing or painting.
But somehow I feel that I am done with this for now. I still can see the world through the eyes of an artist, you know what I mean, when everything is just a play of light and shadows so that even a trashcan or an ashtray suddenly becomes beautiful to behold... yet still, I am done. I do not feel frustrated anymore that I cannot draw or paint like a master and never will. I still can appreciate art. And music. And literature.
 
yes i draw i draw anime and my favorite youtubers im trying to start drawing my favorites golden age stars :33333333
 
Dont know anyone that does paintings. I know someone that does gangster rap on youtube though. Not that answers the question lol :)
 
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Thanks Deborah. Is that your own work?

I particularly like your last file. The young girl who looks to be standing behind wicker. Its got an interesting structure to it.

I've fallen out of art myself these past sixteen years. My sister says she got with a degree that which came to me naturally. Needless to say I was absolutely shocked to realise that reincarnation was real and that I hadn't been an artist!

I'm glad others are posting their work. Creativity is always a positive.
 
Thanks Deborah. I took a look. I'm more naturalistic myself. I loved capturing the real person in the real environment. Your pictures are very good.

I didn't pursue arts myself because my art teacher sabotaged my exam project in school. She didn't get caught that time but she did get sacked a couple of years later for getting caught doing it to someone else.

Its good you have a career pertaining to your passion though. Your very lucky.
 
Looks really good, I try my best at pencil drawing. I love drawing mostly been colourisations and such of black and white photos. But also watercolourings and pencils drawing. Mostly things that pops up in my head and doddles a bit. If I focus something I hardly draws good. But love it still none the less. It is my go to when I feel down, after all it reveals things and gives an outlet for ones mind.
 
Not any more.
There was a time when I tried drawing. Drawing with pencil on paper and digital drawing and painting as well. While an art teacher told me that I have no talent when I was a kid, I found out that even I can learn and make progress. Seeing my personal progress made me happy. Even though I wasn't really good at drawing or painting.
But somehow I feel that I am done with this for now. I still can see the world through the eyes of an artist, you know what I mean, when everything is just a play of light and shadows so that even a trashcan or an ashtray suddenly becomes beautiful to behold... yet still, I am done. I do not feel frustrated anymore that I cannot draw or paint like a master and never will. I still can appreciate art. And music. And literature.
Same here :)
 
I'm an artist as well. Though I like the texture of oil paint I've never dabbled much into oil painting since I know it takes a long time for oil paintings to dry. However, my uncle has done oil painting before and my aunt would do paint by number with oil paints when she was a teen.
There are water based oil colours now which dry faster than usual oils but slower than acrylics. Great thing is you can blend both water based oils and acrylics. Maybe gouache and water colours too, and of course use different types of paints for different things and for different effects in the same picture.

Mind, all paints are expensive, even if you just buy the basic rainbow colours and mix your own colours and shades. However, the good news if you haven't seen is that you tube has so many excellent video tutorials, many using less expensive pencils, and pen and ink to amazing and satisfying effect :)
 
There are water based oil colours now which dry faster than usual oils but slower than acrylics. Great thing is you can blend both water based oils and acrylics. Maybe gouache and water colours too, and of course use different types of paints for different things and for different effects in the same picture.

Mind, all paints are expensive, even if you just buy the basic rainbow colours and mix your own colours and shades. However, the good news if you haven't seen is that you tube has so many excellent video tutorials, many using less expensive pencils, and pen and ink to amazing and satisfying effect :)
Thanks I might want to look into those. I usually do more drawing and illustration then painting but I do like painting as well.
 
Is there anyone who draw oil painting or like oil painting?
Maybe we can make friends.:)
I Do!!! I do acrylic painting mostly because i am messy and tend to get oil paint everywhere. But i prefer oil paint because of the vivid colir and longer working time. I also draw and work with clay. I do anything in art that catches my attentio . oh and I've done a book cover too
 
i mostly do oil painting. and also water colors. here are some of mine. i just took small thumbnail images and the resolution may be poor. Oil painting gives a lot of ability to control the color tones and blending but indeed it is very messy. Water Brushes are great for water colors. In the photo attached , the 3 on the left are Oil paintings, One on the right, the lotus plant is water color
 

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Hi Deborah,

I just looked back and saw your samples from the prior page!!! Beautiful. Likewise kudos to truthlove and Jim78! Lots of talent here. I'd love to see some samples from some others who have indicated that they do art/painting (like Tanker).

I drew throughout my childhood and my class notes through grad school were always covered with random drawings. However, that was not a direction I chose to pursue (to my regret at this point in life). Hence, I only took a couple of courses. A basic one in High School and another basic one in College. I got A's. The only thing I have to show for it is a pen and ink (attached) from High School about 50 years old. I left it at school when the school year was over. When my little sister went through the same class about 9 years later, she found that the teacher remembered me and had saved it. It had been folded by me at some point while I was doing it (for which my art teacher gave me a hard time) and is yellowed and stained with the years. Anyhow, my sister brought it back to me and my Dad framed it at some point (like Dad's do), but it has never hung at my house (too sad looking!). I referred to it as Nicodemus, but my father called it The Frenchman.

Anyhow, I'd like Nicodemus to have some company. So, a question for you. I don't do fencing, but one of my sons did. The usual sequence for learning is foil, epee, saber. That is not because foil is less of an art form and saber is more of an art form. There are specialists in each, and each is an art form. However, it is considered that there are lessons to be learned in a certain order that are best taught in the order I have given. So, since I am interested in cultivating art in my old age (which is now!), is there a usual order for approaching the various media in this field? I tend to like the idea of pen and ink and watercolor. Ultimately, I'd like to get into oils, especially as I have books of portrait paintings and love this subject matter. However, I really don't know where to start at this age.

Cordially,
S&S
 

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