Creating cast shadows with OSL!

CyAniDe

CyAniDe

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Wow great job. Really love your OSL paintings. Thanks a lot for putting all these great tutorials with your tips to youtube.

I still have struggles with oils. Espeacially with reds. My Cadmium Reds are quite orange (Van Gogh Cadmium Red Light/ Schmincke Nroma Cadmium Red Light). The Old Holland Cadmium Red Light is more reddish but it doesn't stick well, kinda slides around and leaves a lot of brush marks. It kinda behaves like a transparent paint in that regard although it's opaque. Should I maybe try a dark/medium cadmium red? Was about to try the Abteilung Red but I had my doubts since the price was so low compared to artist grade paints and since you mentioned them in your video I can save that money now ^^
 
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Wappellious

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I use the Fanchion Red from Williamsburg, but reds can be notoriously "slippery". It is just the nature of that particular color. One that that I do in the Army Painting series is allow the red to dry, and then go back into it later. Even allowing the paint several minutes to "set" can make a big difference. Also, I am not "layering" like acrylics, so the paint is not piling up, which can help with brush strokes, etc.
 
CyAniDe

CyAniDe

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Thanks for the tip, I will give it some other trys and quite reassuring that I didn't just get a "bad" tube xD

I already managed to get some better results with Scheveningen Red. I usually use oils on larger surfaces for wet in wet blendings or feathering since it's super realxing with oils. I really like the fact you can push and pull them around for hours. It happend during the blending of the edges of the Cadmium Red though that I "ripped" of the paint rather then stretching and blending it. But I will give it some time in the future to properly set :) Maybe I also still have gotten some terpentine left in the brush when I applied it.

So thanks for the comment and keep up your great work! Really a joy to watch you paint with oils and you make it look so easy.
 
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Wappellious

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Another important aspect is to use that high quality odorless thinner, as that is far gentler on the paints.. and the brushes too!
 
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