Oil painting landscapes are quite stunning. Have you ever wondered how they turn out that way?

I will go over how an artist will approach an oil painting landscape, but every artist is different. Some add their excitement and creativity, which make them very valuable.

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Tools for oil painting

For oil painting, artists will use the following:

● Canvas(size of their choice; typically rectangle)
● Oil paints
● Oil paint brushes
● Wax paper or palette for mixing
● Pencil and eraser
● Ruler

In general, every artist will use the tools above and maybe a few extra things.

Steps to make oil painting landscape

The steps to make an oil painting landscape are not complicated. It is the skill of oil painting. Oil painting sounds so complex, and it looks like it takes magic for the result, but in reality, it is a lot of skill.

Depending on where you grew up, you might not be used to using oil paints. It takes more time to get used to the paints and the texture. You are figuring out how it moves and focus on connecting with the work.

That is how the beauty in oil paints come out.

Step 1: Find inspiration

A lot of artists will find inspiration for their oil painting. Sometimes it is a photo or even local nature, but an artist will have their source of inspiration to decide what to paint.

If they are working for clients a lot of the times, they will request a photo or details of what they want the result to be.

Step 2: Get in the zone

Once the idea of the painting has been decided, it’s time to find the working space. A project is not always just 30 minutes. It can often take a very long time, such as weeks depending on the project.

Because of that, it is essential to have a working space to get the artist focused and connected with the artwork.

Step 3: Draw a Grid

Once everything is set up, it is time to draw a grid on the canvas and the photograph if they have one. Sometimes clients will give an artist a photo, but if the artist creates work from passion and inspiration in their head, then a picture isn’t always needed.

The grid will help capture the sizing and details of what’s being painted.

Step 4: Sketch the subject

Once the grid is drawn now the sketch is easier to make. The sketch will not be perfect. It is mainly there to capture the area of each subject.

The sketch will be covered in paint, so it is up to the artist on how detailed the sketch should be.

Step 5: Paint the background

It is easiest to work your way back to the front. By painting the background, you can paint over anything in front of it.

For example, a mountain in the distances is painted before the trees in front of it. If an artist starts with the trees, it’s harder to paint a mountain around them.

Step 6: Paint forward

Now you can start painting forward and finish the painting!

Final thoughts

Overall that concluded the general process of oil painting landscape. The work is precious and takes a lot of time to practice.

It is always helpful to support art and creativity, so feel free to look at some work from Kay Hare Art.