The characteristics of oil painting are directness and richness, and the aesthetic characteristics are expressiveness and sense of space.

Features: Directness: Oil painting can be painted directly on the canvas. There is no need to consider the absorbency of paper like watercolor painting, and there is no need to engrave like printmaking. Painters can express their creativity more freely. and emotions. Richness: Oil paintings have rich colors and textures, which can present a more delicate and realistic picture effect. The colors of oil paintings can be superimposed layer by layer with a palette knife to achieve a richer layering.

Aesthetic characteristics: Expressive power: Oil painting has strong expressive power and can vividly express visual effects such as the shape, color, texture and sense of space of objects. Through the use of special skills and techniques of oil painting, more profound emotional expression and visual effects can be presented. Sense of space: Oil painting has a unique effect in expressing the sense of space. Through techniques such as color contrast, light and dark adjustment, and the use of perspective, a more realistic three-dimensional sense of space can be created in the picture.

Introduction to oil painting

Oil painting is an art form that uses oil paint as the main medium to create various images and pictures by applying it on canvas. Oil paintings date back centuries and were originally popular as illustrations of religious and mythological stories. Over time, the techniques and expressions of oil painting gradually developed and became an independent art form.

The painting process of oil painting usually includes the following steps: first apply a layer of base material on the canvas, and then use diluted paint to paint the first layer, which is usually called "base color". Next, painters can paint in depth using more intense pigments, smearing, scraping, blending and adding to create the images and effects they want.

The themes and styles of oil paintings are very diverse. From history and mythology to modern life and culture, they can all become inspiration for oil paintings. At the same time, the expression forms of oil paintings are also different, including realism, abstraction, impressionism, expressionism, etc.