Selasa, 01 Januari 2013

What To Pursue In The Skill Of Quality Oil Painting Reproductions

By Paul Cleary


Most people are unaware of the level of talent required to produce quality oil painting reproductions. Extreme attention to detail is required to produce a quality piece as well as integrity to an era. In order to attain that integrity, the artist needs thorough knowledge of the epoch and artist one is copying.

The artist must also have a lot of practice and knowledge with painting in oils. When it has dried on the canvas, oil paint shrinks and cracks if it's not used correctly. A specific way of layering prevents this from occurring and only the experienced know how to do it.

The fact of layering brings about another challenge. The use of these can create a myriad shades and effects. Replication is not as easy as creating one layer in the proper colors. The effects of one color and texture placed over another must be known.

Both washes and thick dabs are used. Some renaissance art uses a great combination of bold strokes and fine details to create the extreme realism featured in this period. Few artists are able to recreate this kind of work.

It's not easy to replicate colors either. The paint changes tone slightly after it's applied and again after it dries. Copying colors exactly involves knowledge and experience with these tonal changes at their various stages.

Because every artist uses their own individual style of brush work, knowledge of styles in each era is necessary. During impressionism, for example, flat color was largely abandoned in favor of visible brush work for most painters. A replicator must have the capacity to copy all these strokes, with their colors and sizes to recreate a piece.

There are also unknown qualities to certain paintings that are extremely difficult to identify. The Mona Lisa's roving eye is an excellent example of this. Nobody can say why the image does what it does, only that it does it. An artist needs to somehow reproduce the indefinable, which demands incredible talent.

Talent with texture is another consideration. During the realism eras a range of textures, from heavy fabrics to silks to lace have been perfectly produced. The talent a painter needs to have to produce such textures is extreme.

When shopping for a replicated work of art, it helps to take all the aspects mentioned above into consideration. Better vendors use artists who are capable of all the tasks mentioned. They can also assure that no cracking or dulling occurs.

These works need special care after acquisition. Sun has a dulling effect on color so they need to be hung in a shady area. If you're purchasing a piece replicated on paper, it must be kept dry.

When choosing a piece, try to view the actual picture rather than a photograph of it. Photographs can make a piece look more attractive than it is, with their extra gloss and smaller size. There is also image enhancing software that may have been used to improve on the work in a photograph.

The internet provides many sources for oil painting reproductions. Owning a masterpiece is a lot more affordable than many expect. Most people are able to acquire them.




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