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r/Oilpainting it's a place to share your OWN paintings, we don't care if you are new or professional, all art are welcome.

we only allow real oilpaints, not digital or AI generated, both will get you banned.

For all oil paintings, tips, photos, everything about oils.


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to identify paints:

/r/WhatIsThisPainting


Follow the rules or your post will be deleted and you could be banned

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Shortlist Rules

  • Only pictures of oil paintings made by you.

  • Pictures of persons (others than reference) aren't allowed, this include the painter.

  • Mark NSFW if apply sorry, this it's a Reddit rule

  • We allow pictures of paints from famous painters to discuss about their style.

  • Video post aren't allowed, only as reply to a tutorial video from a well known youtuber, btw: all videos are manually approved.

  • Don't post your social media links or handles

  • Don't post links to external sites.

Do you have any question?, please write us via modmail


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Working in alternate color palettes

Hello! This is a work in progress and I’m looking for feedback and thoughts. Still need to finish hair and highlights. Nipple for placement only lol.

2 Comments
2024/03/27
05:11 UTC

17

Sky Meadows State Park, 14” x 14”, 2024

First time working with oils (although I have painted with acrylics for years).

1 Comment
2024/03/27
02:29 UTC

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Passageway Through a Calm Arch - Oil On Canvas

0 Comments
2024/03/27
02:20 UTC

6

First time painting! Tips?

First time picking up brushes so I decided to go with something simple just as an introduction. Any tips?

9 Comments
2024/03/27
02:03 UTC

27

A recent piece of mine, ‘The Handoff’

24x36”, oil on wood panel

2 Comments
2024/03/27
01:58 UTC

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Iced Over, 20x16"

Study I did for a night class, the assignment was black and white. I only had an already toned canvas with burnt umber, so I snuck 25% burnt umber into my ivory black also. Wanted some warmth in case it came out good. I never know until the end.

1 Comment
2024/03/27
01:01 UTC

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Aluminum as a surface

I’ve got some aluminum flashing that I want to paint on. I did a couple studies on sanded ungessoed pieces and I really like the look of glazes on the metal, is it archival? I’ve read that the aluminum may oxidize and turn white, that’s fine, I just care about cracking and separation. Also, what’s the best way to mount an aluminum panel to a wood panel or other material? I know aluminum mounted to panel is somewhat common but I don’t know what glue would work well for that.

1 Comment
2024/03/27
00:32 UTC

5

Is the background color okay?

Any other feedback are welcome 🙏

3 Comments
2024/03/27
00:15 UTC

16

Critique my painting plz

It’s not finished, the camera with the eye isn’t painted in or anything. It’s not meant to feel like real space but I could really use some feedback on what is/isn’t working. Thanks in advance!

6 Comments
2024/03/26
23:40 UTC

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How can I make this more interesting?

My second oil painting, painting from reference. Looking for criticism on how to improve, specifically how to create interest, I feel like it looks a little flat right now.

6 Comments
2024/03/26
23:39 UTC

60

This is not a pipe, still life of the day

0 Comments
2024/03/26
20:00 UTC

8

2nd painting, Mr Morale

Just a recreation of the album cover, inspired by Gideon Rubin

0 Comments
2024/03/26
19:25 UTC

20

"Morning Sky" 5x7"- oil on canvas

0 Comments
2024/03/26
18:59 UTC

29

Self portrait, 9x15” oil on paper

Feedback is welcome!

2 Comments
2024/03/26
18:44 UTC

47

Study from the past week

0 Comments
2024/03/26
18:23 UTC

6

A favorite painting of mine

"You are nothing, you are god"

40x40 inches, oils on stretched canvas, made in 2023.

I was inspired by H. R. Giger, Zdzisław Beksiński, and a video game called "Scorn"

https://preview.redd.it/pt0mzbicwpqc1.jpg?width=2944&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1732873edd88b548612857410b5eea9061aefad6

1 Comment
2024/03/26
17:55 UTC

1

Outside oil paint weather resistance?

Hey! Has anyone painted something with oil paint and left it outside if so what did you seal it with here’s the notes of potential piece

3D print (Tested flat oil paint and thinned came out fine) Needs: UV resistance and weather protection

Any thoughts on how to go about this the painting that is proposed is a little too detailed for my comfort level to do it in plastic based paints (they feel rubbery to me and don’t have as rich of color, client wants something near realistic) Any notes are appreciated or warnings if this is just bad to go! I don’t want to rec something that isn’t going to work at all!

Thank you!!

4 Comments
2024/03/26
17:39 UTC

144

Last Sunday's plein-air, Marseille, France

8 Comments
2024/03/26
17:11 UTC

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Any advice? Just came back to painting.

I just came back to painting after a year of sculpture. I don't know why its hard for me to like this, what should i adjust?

2 Comments
2024/03/26
16:58 UTC

266

Just need an unbiased roasting

24x48” I’m running into not knowing specific areas I could improve (lots of mom types in my life saying it’s “perfect” sort of deal) so I’m hoping to have an honest outside perspective with specifics

45 Comments
2024/03/26
16:46 UTC

66

Lemon, oil on canvas

7 Comments
2024/03/26
16:25 UTC

21

Abstract oil fun

1 Comment
2024/03/26
16:11 UTC

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simple portrait & color blending study, ik its bad

17 Comments
2024/03/26
15:13 UTC

21

Thorny Love oil painting

1 Comment
2024/03/26
11:35 UTC

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Oil painting - ‘I would never let my son do that’

The pinkness in the skin doesn’t come across well in the photo. Can’t seem to get a good photo.

Struggling with the clothes. Shirt is bit boxy but overall very proud.

0 Comments
2024/03/26
11:17 UTC

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