What painting medium do you use, is it oil color, water colors, etc?

@rortiz86 (1697)
Philippines
October 21, 2008 10:53am CST
Well, I know how to use many different mediums such as oil paints, acrylic, water color, pastel and crayons, etc. But, I generally prefer oils and acrylics since they're easy to use and it's easy to correct the mistakes that you've made unlike, the water colors and pastel that may damage your painting surfaces. And also because I love the emotions that oils and acrylics can give to my works. Though, I admit that the oils could be harmful to our lungs, since it contains harmful materials such as zinc. So if you can't use oils you may use acrylics which is safe. So, what do you prefer is it oils, acrylic, pastel, water colors? and why?
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• United States
6 Oct 09
There are many mediums where an artist can create wonders..but i generally prefer Pencil shading(Black and white) since its very challenging that you can do excellent work with only limited shades and make it like a real photograph. I also love to do with oils since they are very flexible to correct and give different textures and effects for your painting..
@gmkk1986 (471)
• India
8 Oct 09
I have a question for you because I found one you as the best in this field. I would like to know how important colors in our life. As you said black and white shadings or some thing were without colors right. Why artists do paintings? for their interests or to give message to society, It may be personal but its gift by god to them..
• Canada
21 Oct 08
i just recently started painting a couple of years ago and found that i really enjoy it. i've tried acrylic, water color, oil pastels, chalky pastels. i prefer acrylic painting the best. i find that water color is too runny and doesn't look as nice as acrylics. pastels are pretty messy to work with. you get the pastels all over your hands (whether you use oil or chalky pastel). with oil pastels, you also need turpentine to blend the colors properly and i really hate the smell of turpentine. i find that acrylic is the easiest to work with and looks the nicest too.
@rortiz86 (1697)
• Philippines
22 Oct 08
Me too! I think, acrylic is the most easiest to clean, you just need water and soap. I also hate the smell of turpentine that's why I some times use odorless minerals. Thanks for your response, have a nice day!
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• Canada
22 Oct 08
you're welcome
• Canada
2 Nov 08
thanks for marking my response as "best response". i hope you're having a great day.
@balasri (26537)
• India
9 Nov 08
I do paint and I use water color only.I haven't done anything with oil .I like to learn oil painting.
@rortiz86 (1697)
• Philippines
9 Nov 08
For me oil painting is the best, because I love impressionism. But, any medium will do. It depends on how you'll use it.
@carinio98 (2929)
• Philippines
2 Nov 08
i use poster color and dissolve it with water to be like wash out effect but i solid color technique to all of my paintings i dont like blending its makes my masterpiece a mess. and i use thick and pointed brush i dont like to use soft and rounded brush coz i can control it. my former classmates said to me that i can make a back ground like animated film but in reality i only like to paint whats on my mind and the color of it. painting is like a artist diary it express whats on the mind of the creator and the beauty of its imagination.
@rortiz86 (1697)
• Philippines
9 Nov 08
Well, it's the opposite for me, I love blending of colors. You're right. Paintings comes from the imaginations and feelings of an artist.
@eichs1 (1934)
• Philippines
7 Mar 09
I don't paint and I am not knowledgeable about paintings but recently, one of our local television stations featured different painting mediums. Most popular among the unique painters they featured is the man from Baguio City, Philippines. I have heard about this painter before who uses magnifying glass plus sun rays to paint. He allows the sun rays to pass through the magnifying glass and burns the image in the the wood he is using as canvass. Another one is a guy from the countryside who makes use of burned garlic for painting. He can't afford to buy oil, acrylic or other medium so he deep fried until burned cloves of garlic for his painting. Most recently featured is an aspiring artist who uses clay to paint. He allows the clay harden on the canvass he have chosen. The clay marks creates beautiful impressions. Well, their works only has black, gray, brown colors but they made very good pieces of art. Their ingenuity may have caught the people's attention initially but their painting talents made them to shine more.
@rortiz86 (1697)
• Philippines
12 Mar 09
Yeah, I seen them too on TV, since I'm a Filipino too. lol But, I'll never dare to use those garlics, clays etc. since I don't know how to use them. Yeah, the painting mediums doesn't matter really, what is more important is on how you express your own emotion/feelings through your art work.
• Philippines
29 Apr 09
Though I don't defy myself being a visual artist, whenever I do projects I prefer to wrok with an oil pastel though it's kind of messy. I enjoy smudging colors. Haha!
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
15 Feb 09
I started by using water colors, I liked that, but then I discovered acrylics and that has been my favourite ever since. I might use watercolors again in future, because I used to like them. Now I use acrylics all the time, but I like to experiment and to mix the paint with different materials like paper, sand or coffee grounds. Sometimes the mistakes that I make create the best painting and sometimes my mistakes "force" me to find new and creative solutions. I have never tried oil colors, but I am interested in trying them in the future.