Oil Painting Techniques and Materials
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No matter what painting technique is employed, oil paints are most cooperative when applied from dark to light, wet-into-wet.
Virgil Elliott • Traditional Oil Painting

For oil painters: Increase the fluidity of your paint by mixing the colour with glaze medium (a mix of linseed oil, dammar varnish and solvent), and apply with a fine round or rigger brush for flowing, even, unbroken lines.