Advantages & Disadvantages of Oil Painting
Mostly to all artwork made during the American Revolution were oil paintings. Oil on canvas was when an artist used painting medium for their artwork. It was credited as an invention by the great Flemish painter named Jan van Eyck. Oil paint was also usually painted with linseed oil, and an artist used a canvas to support their art while they work.
Advantages of Oil Painting:
Disadvantages of Oil Painting:
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Advantages of Oil Painting:
- Creates luminous, hardwearing colors
- Blends well with surrounding paints
- Slower drying than watercolors- provided artists more time to work with creations and make changes
- Can be left open for long periods of time
- Can also be exposed to air for several weeks without drying
Disadvantages of Oil Painting:
- Slow drying can be a disadvantage
- Hard to move on to next stage in painting because of slow drying
- It's also possible to accidentally blend colors that weren't meant to be combined
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- http://www.wisegeek.org/what-are-the-advantages-of-oil-paints.htm
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