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jeffnycity
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| 12/04/2007 10:42 AM |
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Hello!
I created a painting via PhotoShop and Illustrator and had it printed on a large canvas (56” x 56”) then stretched over a frame.
I would like to paint over the image with oil paint (sort of paint by numbers) to give the canvas texture.
Using professional oils from an art store would be very expensive (I have already spent over $500 printing and framing this image).
Would anyone have any recommendations for an inexpensive way to find large quantities of oil paint?
I was thinking of taking my pantone swatches to a hardware store; have them match the colors; and let the oil paint thicken by leaving the lids off for a time.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!
Thank you!
Jeff
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sboyko
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| 12/08/2007 5:45 AM |
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| I wouldn't use hardware store paint, but it's up to you. Utrecht makes affordable paint, and you can get it in cans. |
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River
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| 12/08/2007 8:13 PM |
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Even though oil or acrylic paints in tubes aren't cheap...you wouldn't be using
that much to paint over this if that is the effect you want...especially since the color palate is simple. You have to mix your colors on your pallate (pie pan or what ever) starting with a large plop of white and adding what ever you need to get each color.
You'd be buying
whole cans of hardware store paint and not really getting an artist painted look! Good luck.. |
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mikec@pols
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| 01/05/2008 6:48 PM |
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Hey, Jeff,
Just a suggestion...
If you are only looking for texture, why not just brush over it with a clear satin or semi-gloss (which ever you would prefer) varnish or even gesso (liquid clear from the Bob Ross line)? The brush strokes would show and you wouldn't need paint...just an idea.
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Cagg
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| 02/04/2008 7:43 AM |
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I don't understand your reasoning. For a lot less than $500 you could have graphed up your image onto a stretched canvas, bought some primer, about 3 tubes of paint, and had a lot of money left over. And had a surface that would take paint well .
As it is you have a finish that was not intended to be painted over, and has probably been sprayed. But hey, a few tubes of Utrechts oils will go a long way, so ......
Let us know how it works out? Thanks and good luck. |
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Cagg
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| 02/04/2008 7:47 AM |
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| I just re-read your post. If all you want to do is add texture, get Wingel . (Winsor Newton) Its tranparent, and you can apply it with a brush or a painting knife. Its an old trick done on mounted photos to make them look like paintings. |
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jeffnycity
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| 02/04/2008 8:45 AM |
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hi all!
thank you for the suggestions. i like the digital printouts as i get the clean lines you see above.
i applied an acrylic gel over the entire surface of the paining, creating peaks, etc. and it turned out beautfully.
thank you!!
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