First oil painting

Learn about common mistakes beginner oil painters make, to help you save materials and improve more quickly.

Stage 1 - Reference The whole process begins with a reference photo. I usually offer to meet a client at their own home, which I find puts them more at

Learning how to paint in oil is an ongoing practice. No matter how much time you spend doing it, there will always be more you can learn as time passes.

Original realism painting by Tayyaba Iqbal (Pakistan). This one-of-a-kind acrylic on canvas painting measures 12W x 24 H inches, and is framed. The still life painting ships in a tube directly from the artist's studio and is covered by the 14-day satisfaction guarantee from Saatchi Art, so you can buy with confidence.

Aline Müller on Instagram: "Since I still haven't made a new painting, here is my Monet oil pastel study 🩵 This was my very first attempt on painting with oil pastels and I instantly fell in love with this medium 🥰 . . . . #painting #oilpastelpainting #oilpastel #monetstudy #monetpainting #claudemonet #seascape #pastelpainting #cliffs #ocean"

🎨This is original painting! Not a poster, handmade & hand painted. A quiet, windless moonlit evening and sakura blossoms are like a symbol of harmony and romance of spiritual comfort The picture was painted on Italian canvas, with French high-quality and environmentally friendly paints. The picture has a natural wood frame.

Even in his early years Franz von Stuck (1863—1928) was considered an exceptional talent for his creative ideas. Previously committed to paper, Von Stuck tried oil painting for the first time in 1887.later finding his way to his unmistakable, symbolic motifs which characterise him as one of the greatest Symbolist and Art Nouveau painters. The woman depicted, who is Von Stuck's wife Mary, is completely fixed on the shooting stars, while the man, the artist himself, has only eyes for the…