Enjoy this serious of videos which take a look at the unique qualites of one of the worlds finest oil paints.
Vince Hart won the first Winsor & Newton UK Oil Residency in partnership with Royal Institute of Oil Painters and Cass Art in 2020. Here he gives us a behind the scenes look at his experience of...
Oil painting can be a meticulous and sometimes mysterious process. We're here to give you our top tips with our guide to understanding all things oil paint.
Oil painting represents painting at its most sincere: elegant, luxurious and the medium of the old masters. But it can be as contemporary as it can classical, with the help from leading brands like Winsor & Newton, Michael Harding and Daler Rowney. Valued for its viscosity and gloss, oil paint takes a longer time to dry than acrylic or watercolour, which means oil painters are practised at painting in layers. Oil paint isn't watersoluble so is used with white spirits, linseed oil and other minerals instead of water when mixing. Vary your impasto with different brush strokes, change the finish of your oil paint with the various mediums available, and enjoy the pleasure of painting with oils, whether you're a beginner or a professional.