Happy Whale: oil paint stick on canvas 11 x 21
Finished up the whale painting today–tail is more proportional in the larger version. I like using the oil paint sticks on canvas…it’s a little different than working on a rigid substrate for sure. I found that I could use the edge of a plastic palette knife to make some really nice marks on the surface. And, the knife did a great job of blending the colors the way I wanted. I think that I will keep going with this technique for a couple of pieces.
I am going to try to do a similar scratching technique on paper to see if that works, but the surface may be too soft. I need to get more canvas!
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This is cool, I really like it. For some reason I thought those sticks were only good for fabric. Nice to know you can do more with them. I have a starter set I haven’t tried yet.
I really like them, I have been experimenting with them on paper, canvas and slate. So far canvas works best, but I like the results on paper as well…especially for small studies.
Love your whale! Great technique to use the edge of the knife.
thanks! I have to say it was a lot of fun 🙂