Oil Painting

This week in STAC the artists have been working with oil pants and for some of us including me this was their first time using this type of paint. Oil paint is different from acrylic because instead of using water to change you use medians such as oil and paint thinner. Besides being made of different things oil is thicker and is more movable that acrylic.
On our first day using the oil paints we were sat down at the long table and painted 3 black all objects, a speaker, a boot and a radio. That day we only used water, paint thinner and the paint. Painting the objects we were given was relatively easy compared to what we will get later, but working with just black paint, paint thinner and water made it difficult to show detail or what the painting was suppose to be.  To make something white or lighter we had to use water and paper towel to move or take off the paint. During this time we were also learning not only how to use oil paint but also learning how to throw things out, so after we finished a painting and wanted to move on to the next one we had to wash the paint of the canvas and use it again.
my paintings day 1:

On the second day we used both white and black paint along with the solvents.  we were given softer objects to paint including a hat, a bag and tongs and a camera lens. These objects although mostly black did need white to be completed correctly.  Painting with both black and white was a lot easier than painting with just one color, it gave us more color options and ranges and mad the paintings more realistic.Adding the white made everything flow smoother and made it easier in general.
my paintings day 2:

On Day 3 (the last day) we were meant to paint with mostly all white and lighter shades of gray. Not only was painting in these light colors was difficult but we had to paint difficult objects as well, lights. The thing that was most difficult about the lighting is that the pieces were shinny and didn't have a clear color for the most part.
my paintings day 3:

But after you get over the initial annoyance of oil paint it is actually fun and easy, dare I say better than acrylic.