Used to feel the same way and after some poor attempts in my early days I gave up on it. Until I found a very special approach, which I think would work well for you too, since you are very strong in drawing. Based on the old Flemish Masters technique of separating the creation of form and color.
I'm working on a small piece right now, which will be well documented step by step... if there is an interest in it, I'll post a tutorial.
The old masters methods are far less mysterious than some people try to make it sound. Many are well documented and the knowledge was definitely not preserved by only few in their ivory towers.
Thus, there is a wide variety of possibilities... like the German painter Leibl said: you can paint with anything that sticks ;-)
For me simplicity was finally an important key to success :-)
Hope to be able to post it soon! Thing is, you have to really try it. Once you get used to the feeling of the paint and the smell and all, its hard to get away from it... ;-)
I believe you. I spent the day experimenting with paint tools and gave it a short break to mess around with photos. Everyone tells me how awesome oils are for building since it takes longer to dry.
Used to feel the same way and after some poor attempts in my early days I gave up on it. Until I found a very special approach, which I think would work well for you too, since you are very strong in drawing. Based on the old Flemish Masters technique of separating the creation of form and color.
I'm working on a small piece right now, which will be well documented step by step... if there is an interest in it, I'll post a tutorial.
I noticed that this technique is a little bit different depending who is teaching. So, I can't wait to see your tutorial. :)
The old masters methods are far less mysterious than some people try to make it sound. Many are well documented and the knowledge was definitely not preserved by only few in their ivory towers.
Thus, there is a wide variety of possibilities... like the German painter Leibl said: you can paint with anything that sticks ;-)
For me simplicity was finally an important key to success :-)
Huh, very intriguing. I'd love to see the tutorial. Maybe a switch will go off in my head and I'll give oils another try.
Hope to be able to post it soon! Thing is, you have to really try it. Once you get used to the feeling of the paint and the smell and all, its hard to get away from it... ;-)
I believe you. I spent the day experimenting with paint tools and gave it a short break to mess around with photos. Everyone tells me how awesome oils are for building since it takes longer to dry.
Add a water based media for the mixed media approach of a van Eyck und you have the best of both worlds :-)