Oil paints for painting are very much appreciated by painters, since they allow you to maximize the entire palette of colors of wildlife. With their help, artists reach the heights of skill, creating various effects and natural transitions between colors. What are the best oil paints for painting?
Composition of oil paints
The composition of oil paints contains dry pigments and oil - most often linseed and cold pressed. It is used because it has a beautiful golden color and has no perceptible odor. For cold and white shades of oil paints, take poppy oil, which has practically no color, or walnut oil. Pigments for oil paints are transparent and opaque (glaze and top coat). Transparent pigments give a layer of paint a gloss and depth, while opaque opaque pigments allow light to pass through but do not provide a sense of depth.
Today's dry pigments are brighter and more durable and less toxic than the pigments used in the old days.
Transparent pigments do not tend to lose their saturation during mixing, while opaque pigments turn gray very quickly when mixing radically different colors. The old school painters traditionally used transparent paints - in contrast to the Impressionists, who preferred opaque paints (with the exception of ultramarine). The best oil paints contain only one, but the most concentrated pigment. Blending them is done to give transparency to the opaque original layer.
Choice of oil paints
When buying paints, be sure to pay attention to their expiration date, manufacturer and rules of use - in this case, the information should be submitted in Russian. The more information about the product is indicated on the packaging, the higher the likelihood of purchasing a truly high-quality and safe oil paint. When choosing a product, it is also important to evaluate its smell - it should not be repulsive or harsh, and paints for children should not have any smell at all.
This type of paint is best bought in jars - this way you can use them more economically by putting the required amount of paint on the palette.
You should not purchase oil paints with toxic acid colors, since the manufacturer could use toxic pigments in their manufacture. In addition, aggressive shades distort the aesthetics of the painting and make it unnatural. The main indicator of quality oil paints is the uniformity of their coloring pigment. Also good paint is easy to apply to the surface and easy to spread with a brush. You should not buy even slightly dry paints - they will leave a large number of grains of sand on the surface.
