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OILS
EXAMPLE OF AN OIL PAINTING
Fritillarias, Vincent van Gogh, 1886 Oil on
canvas, 29 × 24 in (73.5 × 60.5 cm)
Artist’s signature
scratched in wet Background
paint with the enlivened by
end of the brush dabs of white
and green

Each leaf
painted
in a single,
rapid stroke
Orange and blue
(complementary
colors) placed together
to give maximum
contrast and enhance
one another to
appear brighter
Impasto
(deep ridges
of paint applied
in thick strokes)

RADIAL
STUDIO
Strong EASEL
directional
brushstrokes Top sliding-
on table draw block adjusts
attention to to canvas
the vase height

Features of vase highlighted
by generous touches of yellow
CANVAS STRETCHED Canvas
ON WOODEN FRAME support
(VIEWED FROM EXAMPLES OF CANVASES
THE BACK) Staple
Canvas prepared
with glue (size)
and primer Height
adjustment
Wooden key
COTTON DUCK FINE LINEN
frame
Angle
adjustment
key
Unprimed
canvas

COARSE LINEN
Tripod

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