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Oil painting

Considered the supreme technique in the field of painting, oils offer many advantages, such as the ability to rework the piece and being extremely resistant over time. Would you also like to get started in this prestigious art? Check out our oil painting tutorials for beginners. 

Oil painting techniques

There are principally two methods of oil painting: the traditional method and the alla prima technique. The first takes longer and consists of drawing on the canvas with a pencil or charcoal before applying the colour then the glaze, while the second is done in a single session and gives free rein to the imagination.

Our oil painting tutorials for beginners

With our oil painting tutorials, you will learn how to use oil paint and choose the right materials: paper, brushes, tools... Step by step, you will begin to master the subtleties of this pictorial art and will be able to create your first pieces.