The painting process
Quality is just as important as looks when it comes to painting. Here you see our painting process and everything that comes with it
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* the products and techniques used can differ from painting to painting
Sketch
The first step in our paintings is the sketch. For commissioned paintings, usually done with pencil, or similar. This will later be erased bit by bit, when the painting process starts
Some paintings start with a loose sketch, done in thinned out oil paints, or no sketch at all. While a more fun way to paint, this might result in skewed proportions, and I might have to start over from the beginning
Paint
I strongly recommend oil paints form Rembrandt and Van Gogh. These are high quality paints that give what they promise, and hold up beautifully over the years. They are strong and soft, very practical to use
Thinners and mediums differ from painting to painting
For Acrylics, I mostly use Golden, and Winsor and Newton paints. They are on the more expensive side, that is especially true for the Golden paints, but are worth every dollar.
Cheap paints, are also in the Studio, but I generally use them for learning new techniques, and experimenting.
Brushes
With the help of many different brushes, a painting comes to life. There really is no rhyme or reason to when or why I use certain brushes, its all just experimenting and doing what works at the moment for that particular artwork
The collection ranges from the cheapest multipack, to more expensive real fur brushes. From new, well cared for, detail brushes, to old frizzled out and stiff brushes, each and every one of them has their use and place
Varnish
Varnish is the finishing touch to these paintings. While oil paints don’t necessarily need varnish, it gives them the most beautiful and consistent shine, that ties everything together
The types of varnish that are used in my paintings vary, and there are a few select paintings that I do not varnish at all
*I don’t generally pour varnish on my painting, this was done purely for cinematic effect and all the excess was removed after :)