I've been reading and commenting on some paintings so I think it's only fair that I share some all of my work. I don't paint very often, really only finish something every year or so. But I intend to do more and my "camera roll" is full of inspiration. So, here, in order, is my work starting from a painting class probably 10 years ago, until last winter. The red with the trees is probably my least favorite - the trees should be straight and not bent. The one of maple leaves that look like pot leaves -- I was stuck on this one for a long time because I could not make the colors like I saw in the spring photo (it's a tree in our yard) so I just decided to make it look interesting and it turned out ok.

I appreciate this sub and want to try out some things I have been reading about here.

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https://preview.redd.it/epwk7cfxct0e1.png?width=686&format=png&auto=webp&s=ed0ea2201335e42edc5fc3a0f590af3343887143

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Probably a silly question but I am still learning. I am reading online that you should go thick over thin but also fat over lean. Are this the opposite? I am so confused on how you can do both. Are they for different ways of painting? Online it says to use fat over lean so the painting will not crack or flake but then says thick over thin as you go. How do you do both??

Hello everyone! I've been getting into oil painting for about a week and I can see some progress. Anyway, I'm painting this golf green and would like to add some grass detail while preserving the "cartoonish" look. Can somebody point me in the right direction on where to begin with this? I'll let this layer dry before moving forward with it, but would like to learn as much as I can while I wait.

Once again apologies for the crap photo.. also wasn’t very happy with this one bc it was very rushed (deadline) but ah well its done at least (sort of)

Took the advice from my first painting to make this! I am sooo much more confident and proud of this one :)

Still Life 12”x8” Oil Pn Canvas

Hi looking for recommendations on oil paint brands for beginners and what are the basic colors I need the most for a starter kit? I mostly use acrylic but want to try oil since acrylics dry way too fast for the paintings I do. Looking to get 10 colors or less to start.

A few days ago I posted about needing help with painting the skin, here’s the final-ish product of using everyone’s advice. Is this better than before? I tried to make him a little more lively, and I didn’t just use brown as the base this time. What else could make him look interesting? I am going for a semi-cartoonish look, just because I like it. And yeah I know the hair still sucks I’m getting to it, if anyone had any advice on how to fix that mess I’d be open to it too lol😢

Hello, Recently found paintings in the closet that belong to my uncle. I don’t know if it is authentic or not. Doesn’t seem like a print but has cracking all over. Can anyone help?

Hey everyone! I would really like to start selling some of my work, and have had people ask to buy already but I tell them I’m not ready to sell yet. My main concern is that I want to be able to sell something that is able to be hung on a wall, but I prefer painting on wood panels. How do you guys sell a painting on a panel? Or do you? Do you buy a frame to sell it with? I would feel like I am ripping someone off if I only sell a panel. But I don’t like the look or feel of a canvas either. Is that an issue? I feel so unprofessional and it feels wrong to sell. Hope this makes sense. Any other tips about selling would be appreciated too (signing, receipts, varnish?) or if you have any resources about this. I don’t want to rip anyone off

Thank you kindly

hi! so i've been painting in oils for a little while but i just recently got my first commission. it usually takes me about three weeks to finish a painting this size, but it just occurred to me that it will take months to dry enough so that i can varnish it. how do you guys usually handle commissions and varnishing? i dont know if it's normal to wait months to give the customer the painting, or if i'm supposed to get the painting back when it's ready to be varnished... honestly im just pretty confused about this and ive never heard anyone talk about it before... so if any of you more experienced artists have any advice i would really appreciate it !!!!

This is my 2nd oil painting..I'm still sticking with monochrome bc i feel like I still have a lot to work on with my values BUT!!! I did a slightly bigger canvas (intimidating) but I learned a lot!

I've been trying to learn to paint wet on wet, but have trouble finding a suitable surface to paint on. Canvases work great, but they are expensive and take up a lot of room if you store them. And throwing them out feels kind of wasteful.

I've tried painting on paper made for oil paints, but I find the paint dries much too quickly on them (even after several layers of primer. Canvas board might work, but they are somehow more expensive than regular canvas here.

Any suggestions for a surface that will keep the paint wet for a few hours, while not being too expensive to use for practice, would be most welcome!

Does this look weird? I've been working on this for a few days. I still have to do some touch ups to the sky and right side logs but I feel like it's missing something. Any advice would be appreciated. Ty!

I wonder if I got a bad bottle of this because it stinks like nail polish or acetone. Isn’t it supposed to have a mild aroma?

I was excited to try this to experiment with solvent free mediums, but I ended up going back to using gamsol this painting session because I couldn’t tolerate the smell 😔😔😔

It does works nicely though, I wonder if mixing it with some linseed oil would help decrease the smell??

I’m just getting back into art again after many years away and am completely new to painting in general. I’ve been watching a bunch of YouTube videos trying to grasp some concepts I seem to be learning the hard way. One of which is using medium. I watched a Draw Mix Paint? video where he mixed a slow drying medium with his paint in jars and made them the consistency of ketchup. It seemed to help a ton with color mixing and just seems so much easier in general , rather than dealing with the thick out of the tube stuff. Is this common practice or do most people tend to use medium as they go ?