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Transparent oil technique/ transparent painting, please help.?
I have some cloud paper that I want to paint on. I want to use oil paint and (not sure what product, I should use) And when I paint over the paper, I want the oil pant to have the same cake icing like texture, but remain transparent. I want to use a spatula to spead the paint or whatever medium over the paper, remaining transparent so the cloud paper background can still show through. What should I use? Should I use some type of transparent glaze? Or Gesso? Should I mix something into the oil paint?
First off, I would not recommend using oil paint on paper. The oil will soak into & destroy the paper, causing your paint to powder up from lack of oil. If you insist on using this as a substrate, adhere the paper to a canvas or sealed panel with matte acrylic medium. You can paint over this when dry.
Caution – do not mix acrylic mediums with oil paint as the first poster suggests. Use them under, but never with, and never over oils.
To make your oil paints thick but transparent, you can use a heavy gel intended for oils such as Winsor & Newton’s WinGel, or Grumbacher’s Zec (fast-drying gel) to mix with your paint. These products retain the thick consistency of the oil paint, but if you mix a small portion of transparent paint with them, they will remain transparent. Try 5% to 10% paint to 90 – 95% gel, increase paint as necessary. Remember this thick layer could take months to cure before you can add more paint.
An alternative would be to use acrylic paint instead – added to Gloss Heavy Gel or Gloss molding paste. This will dry much faster. Your paper should still be adhered to a support first, or it will shrink & ripple.
Note: check your paint tube to be sure you are using a transparent pigment, not an opaque colour.
Have fun!
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