How do you paint fat over lean?
Fat and Lean
- Painting Fat: If you add oil to the paint out of the tube, the paint becomes fatter.
- Painting Lean: If you add solvent (like Spike Oil or Turpentine) to the paint out of the tube, the paint paste becomes diluted with a drying agent, and thus leaner.
What is the fat over lean rule in oil painting?
The “fat over lean” rule allows you to build a painting that is flexible so over time there will be less cracking to your painting. The under layers of a painting should be leaner than the upper layers.
What happens if you dont follow fat over lean?
What happens if you don’t follow the fat over lean rule? If you paint over an oily layer with lean, inflexible paint, you are increasing the chances of there being structural problems with your painting. It will impact the appearance and permanency of your work.
Is linseed oil fat or lean?
Fat means containing a relatively high proportion of oil, such as linseed oil, and lean means relatively less oil. Oil or alkyd paints become fatter when you add to them such preparations as linseed oil, stand oil or various oil-containing mediums.
Do oil paints need to be thinned?
The biggest difference between oil paints and acrylics is that they need to be diluted with solvents. Because oil and water don’t mix, after all, adding water to your oils won’t make them thinner in the way it does with acrylic paints.
Can you use oil paint straight from the tube?
It is super easy, non-toxic, and feels pretty much like normal oils. Learn to use paint straight from the tubeLearn to work with oil paint straight from the tube. This can be mastered with thin brushing, working alla prima, and using palette knives.
Can you paint over dry oil paint?
Once the painting is dry, you can either continue painting or begin to cover up or remove the old layer of paint. If the colors on the old painting are very intense, consider painting a layer or two of fat titanium white (not gesso) on top.
How much oil should I add to oil paint?
Add 1-2 drops of your medium into each paint color. Ideally, try squeezing the oil into the center of the paint, so it will be easier to mix in. Try adding the same amount of medium to each color, so your paint application looks consistent in your final product. Don’t add too much oil medium at once.
Can I oil paint without medium?
The best advice I can give is to just keep it simple. You might not need a medium at all. I generally do not paint with a medium and use paint straight from the tube. You can try linseed oil or walnut oil to see if it suits you but it might slow down drying time.
What is the best way to thin oil paint?
The most basic way to thin oil paint is by using a solvent such as mineral spirits or turpentine. Solvents will thin the paint very rapidly and thoroughly and are low viscosity, which means they have a more watery consistency.
Can I use white spirit to thin oil paint?
Loxley Artists’ White Spirit is a highly refined, pure white spirit designed for cleaning oil paint from your brushes and tools. You can also add amounts of Artists’ White Spirit to your oil paints as a thinner. (If you need to thin down oils substantially, use Loxley Genuine Distilled Turpentine.)
What does fat over lean mean in oil painting?
Fat over lean refers to a ‘rule’ in oil painting where each layer of paint should be fatter (have more oil) than the earlier layer. This is to avoid the paint cracking as it dries. The reasoning behind this rule is based on the different drying times of oil paints and mediums. The fatter the oil paint, the slower it dries.
How much medium should I add to my paint?
As a general rule it is wise to not add more than 20\% or so (or so!) of medium to your paint. Keeping in mind the fat (oily) over lean (less oily) principle you should not start a painting with medium-rich paint.
Is oil paint safe to use?
Although oil paint is one of the oldest and widely used art materials, many people will hesitate to use it, like me at the time, because of all the stories they hear about toxicity, strict rules, and the complex array of materials needed. But it turns out it is really not necessary to stay away!