Pointers for producing Lovely Oil Painted Handmade Birthday Cards

In recent times, oil colour is one of the most fashionable choices of expression by designers around the world, for the reason that it provides vast diversity and technique, vivid deepness of colour vivacity and permanence that makes it possible for paintings to stay fresh for hundreds of years.It is too, one of the most giving mediums - the paints can be easily manipulated onto the image or birthday cards and if you make a slip-up, you are able to clean the colour off the canvas (with a cloth dipped in turpentine), due to the length of the drying time.To start painting your Birthday Cards in oil colour, you should have 3 things - some good quality beginners’ equipment; a topic to paint; a central process...Selecting a Palette tray of Colours:The main point is to uphold a large paint palette of about 12 colours and add to it for individual necessities. When you have got the initial palette, the next step is to acquire best paint-brushes and surfaces.Which Brushes?Delicate hog brushes comprise of anti-corrosion components. The genuine curve of the brush is adopted to retain the identity and point of the exceptionally detailed painting. Many beginners should have four brushes to begin painting in oils. Here is a brief explanation of how to employ some of the different brush types:Large or Medium sized FLAT brush, No.s 6, 10 or 12 - Used for large areas of colour. The tip can also be used for thin narrow lines. Also used for blending and manipulating the colour around the canvas.Medium sized ROUND brush, No. 6 - Used for broad areas of colour. Also good for scumbling and dabbing on small patches of colour.Small sized ROUND brush No. 2 - For Fine Detail and hi-lighting.Which Surface?These days, birthday cards are created on a number of surfaces, from fabric to blank cards. Oil paints are no different, whereby they can be applied to several surfaces before being applied to the birthday cards.Paper/Card - Oil colour paper and card has a traditional canvas textured surface, which is specifically designed for use with oils and acrylics. With a specially formulated primer applied during the sizing process, it has the right degree of absorbency for oil application.Canvas - Stretched canvas has been the most common support for oils since the 17th century. The weave of the cloth combined with the spring of the stretched material are the features that maintain its popularity.Canvas Board - Canvas boards have traditionally been used for sketching outdoors. Boards take up less room and are less easily damaged than stretched canvases.Other Surfaces - Often artists in the UK enjoy to use a variation of surfaces instead of canvases and papers. Oil can be applied to MDF, wooden furniture and panels, glass, hardboard, walls and plaster. Whilst painting on an irregular surface it is essential to ensure the surface is set correctly. Clearly some of these surfaces are impractical for making birthday cards, though several of them may be painted onto in advance of being merged to the front of a blank card in order to enhance your creations and maybe even give a 3 dimensional effect.Keep an eye out for supplementary articles submitted by this author about oil painting birthday cards in the UK, more specifically, how to select a subject matter and techniques for oil painting. Or why not make contact with the author through the website www.cardy.co.uk.