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In oil painting, pigments are used with drying oil. During the early modern era in Europe, traditionally linseed oil were used for the medium of oil painting. Many world famous painters have created wonderful oil paintings over the years and across the world. The oil painting of Mona Lisa created by Leonardo da Vinci in 1503-06 is one of the most famous oil paintings till date.
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Artistis used to prepare linseed oil by boiling the seed with resin to prepare the varnishes which gave the paintings a typical glossy look. Apart from linseed, artists also used safflower oil, walnut oil and poppyseed oil to bring various effects in their paintings. Oils are also selected based on the nature of the pigments used. An oil paint gets its brightness depending upon the mixing of colors by the painter and the nature of oil and resin used. Mixing color is a very crucial part in oil painting. Brush also plays vital role to bring the sharpness in an oil painting. Brushes made of squirrel fur and miniver are used to give the final touch in these paintings. There are various methods and techniques for applying colors and stroke of brush that evolved in various eras.
Popular oil paintings by some world famous artists include:
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Self Portrait by Rembrandt, 1669
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Bust of an old man with helmet by Rembrandt, 1630
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The Rape of Europa by Titian, 1562
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Self Portrait by Titian, 1512
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Water Lilies by Claude Monet, 1916
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Portrait of Dr.Gachet by Vincent Van Gogh, 1890
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La Moulin de la Galetter, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876
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Napolean Crossing through the St. Bernard Pass by Jacques-Louis David, 1801
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Mr and Mrs I.N. Phelps-Stokes by John singer Sargent, 1897
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Composition with red, yellow and Blue by Piet Mondrian, 1921
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The Third of May 1808: the Execution of the Defenders of Madrid by Francisco Goya, 1814
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Impression, Sunrise, by Claude Monet, 1872
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The Arnolfini Portrait, by Jan Van Eyck, 1434
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La Donna vellata by Raphael, 1516
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Officer and a Laughing girl, Johannes Vermeer, 1657-59
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The Raising of the Cross, Peter Paul Rubens, 1610-11
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Juan de Pareja by Velazquez, 1650
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The Blue Boy by Thomas Gainsborough, 1770
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Pilgrimage to Cythera by Jean Antonie Watteau, 1721
To create an oil paint, painters usually sketch the figure over a linen canvas. Generally oil paints are used by mixing the paint with turpentine. Mineral spirits are also used sometimes. Layers of paints are applied as one layer gets dried up. As the layer of colors get dried up the paintings get more glossy and oily look. Cold wax, varnishes and resins are used to bring special effects in oil paints. Palate knife, paint brushes, rag and paint tubes are the main components used in oil paintings other than oil.
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