The oil painting technique was invented in Europe by Jan van Eyck.
The layered painting technique is when you mix pure colors to create a realistic painting. It is used to give your oil painting more reflections and greater depth. You can create your own layered abstract oil painting. All you need is the right tools to create a unique design. For a layering effect, you will have to layer multiple colors on top of each other using creative techniques.
Instructions
1. Cover a stretch canvas with base layer titanium white color paint. Then use Paynes gray paint to layer on top of the white layer using a pallet knife. Start at the edge of the canvas and slide your tool with the Paynes gray paint over the white paint. Do this gently to create an edgy design. Apply gray to gray when you add the paint.
2. Add a layer of Naples yellow over the gray using the same technique as before. Quickly tap on the yellow layer using gentle sliding strokes to add it on top of the gray layer. You don't have to cover the whole canvas with the yellow paint, and do not mix or blend colors. The yellow color keeps the next colors from mixing in with the yellow. Once you're done with this step, clean off your pallet knife.
3. Apply colors to the canvas. Keep each color pure when you apply the paint over the gray. Apply a "Cadmium Yellow Deep" to your canvas, creating three rectangle shapes on top of the layers of paint in the center of the canvas. This will create balance for the colors within your paint. Apply "Diox Purple" paint to create rectangle shapes onto the layer of paint. Add whatever color you desire that are pure in color.
4. Apply a layer of Alizart crimson paint on top of all the layers of paint you created using gentle, sliding strokes. Start at the edge around the canvas and work your way to the middle. The whole canvas should be covered with Alizart crimson paint, or whatever paint that you desire. Then clean off your pallet knife with a paper towel.
5. Add another layer with Phthalo blue paint using your pallet knife tool. Use the same method that you used in step 4, using gentle strokes. Then smooth out the layer very gently using your pallet knife tool in one direction. Do this for each side of the canvas. For this next step, you will need great patience.
6. Create very light strokes using your pallet tool. Gently, remove the top layer of paint to reveal the colors underneath, as if you were skimming over water according to the painter John Robert Jurisich. For every stroke you create, wipe your knife. Make sure that you create gentle strokes. Do not go too deep. If you do, you will remove a great amount of paint. You want to blend the pure colors as you create your stokes. Slide from one edge to another edge of paint. Tap the knife in any direction that you desire to create a unique design and multiple colors on your canvas -- and then you're done.
