What is the best painting medium

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2 жыл бұрын

A lot of artists ask me what is the best painting medium? Watercolour? Oils? Acrylics?
The answer depends on where you are in your career and what you want your career to look like. The best painting medium for a beginner might very likely be watercolour while for someone who participates in a lot festivals oils might be the best choice.
To decide on the best painting medium for you you have to first answer the question what am I hoping to accomplish with my paintings.
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@christinemaleport1422 Ай бұрын

I love your painting, & the stained glass look. So pretty 😍 🤩

@timpackerfinearts Ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@Howie47 7 ай бұрын

I've been led to believe that watercolors no longer need glass in front of them. I use cold wax that totally seals them from moisture, and adds some UV protection. The wax is a paste, goes on with a cloth, and hardens. Wax both sides and your paper is totally sealed. There are also spray varnishes that can seal water colors. This makes water colors easy to ship also. as they can still be rolled up. Let the buyer choose their own style frame.

@timpackerfinearts 7 ай бұрын

You can also use a DMSA varnish by Golden👍

@timdanyo898 7 ай бұрын

Acrylics are my jam for the fast dry and layering as you stated. I’m a musician and filmmaker as well so Acrylics are generally easier clean up and maintain in a multipurpose studio.

@timpackerfinearts 7 ай бұрын

If you like to work in layers over dry paint acrylics are the best👍😊🎨

@mariavictoriadiaz4705 4 ай бұрын

I'm a botanical watercolour artist, I was trained using watercolour, and I used to paint in oils, and watercolour is harder than oils. I paint photorealistic plants and it's exhausting. I want to go back to oils. I don't know If it's the best for learning from what I said before. I'm really enjoying your channel and your artwork! I can show my IG if anyone would like to see how botanical watercolour looks like :)

@timpackerfinearts 3 ай бұрын

I also started in watercolour... it will be a challenge at first painting in another medium, but well worth it in. the long run👍😊

@faunmoss Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this informative video! I've just gotten more serious about practicing in the last few months, & I work with gouache. it has a lot of the benefits of watercolour that you mentioned (water soluble, no fumes, affordable) but are a lot less frustrating to work with for me, especially since I want opacity. You raise good points about how the difficulties of watercolours ensure that beginners get their foundations right; I hadn't thought about that! I also work with coloured inks on occasion which are equally unforgiving as watercolours, but I personally prefer them -- though I have to admit I've been neglecting them lately, since gouache lets me correct any mistakes I make.... Your video gave me a solid reason to dust them off again! Thanks again for all the invaluable advice you put out; I'm focussing more on composition thanks to you and it makes a WORLD of difference!

@timpackerfinearts Жыл бұрын

My pleasure😊🙏

@susanfield2444 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this information.

@timpackerfinearts 7 ай бұрын

my pleasure😊

@belindahall5220 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your insight on this question! I hadn't thought about the framing or heavy glass issues with watercolor. I did have some of the reasons mentioned for beginning with watercolor. I have learned a lot, but do have frustrating experiences with it. I bought the Faniel Smith water soluble oils and mediums and just love them!! So creamy, glossy and easy to spread. Thanks for sharing and clarification on this quandry:)

@timpackerfinearts 2 жыл бұрын

😊👍🎨

@SnowS162 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful painting behind. Thanks for your great content. 😊

@timpackerfinearts 4 ай бұрын

my. pleasure 😊👍

@FergusonArt 5 ай бұрын

Great information. I enjoy oil wet on wet most of all.

@timpackerfinearts 5 ай бұрын

😊👍

@purnendudasarts4880 3 ай бұрын

Very informative video❤

@timpackerfinearts 3 ай бұрын

glad you enjoyed it 👍😊

@delmarrosa8596 7 ай бұрын

Wow, I've actually learned a lot from this video. I was wondering if you post a video about repairing your art that has been damaged from water and has gotten mold on it. I've had quite a few pieces I've done throughout the years that have gotten mold on them when our basement was flooded during renovations.

@timpackerfinearts 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video... as for damaged paintings... Sorry thats not my area of expertise👍

@Extremestoic23678 Ай бұрын

I would like to see a video where you hold up the photos ( I assume you use photos) beside the painting.

@timpackerfinearts Ай бұрын

sure

@AFAskygoddess 6 ай бұрын

IMHO, if you aspire to be a great oil painter, start painting with watercolors first. Watercolors are very frustrating for the beginner artist because they are so unforgiving. After a year or so, switch to oil paint. It will feel so easy and stressless. 😆 🤣 lol

@timpackerfinearts 6 ай бұрын

Totally agree,,, I was elected as a member and served as president for the Canadian Society of Painters In Watercolour in the early 2000's... and mastering watercolour makes you learn to make the right stroke, in the right colour ,at the right place and at the right time. After that oils Eem a breeze 😉👍

@maletu Ай бұрын

You can clean your brushes with oil. Use linseed oil, or use cooking oil.

@timpackerfinearts Ай бұрын

You just have to be sure to get all of that oil out of your brushes (cooking oil) or it could really retard the drying time of your oils👍

@maletu Ай бұрын

@@timpackerfinearts Linseed oil or other oil sold for use in oil paints: there should be zero problem. I've been cleaning my brushes with cooking oil: possibly living dangerously. I dip (without agitation) and wipe/squeeze on paper towel, repeating till clean. I leave brushes a bit oily: they seem to mess up when I try to finish with a soap-and-water wash. When I start painting again, I pinch/squeeze with paper towel once more to get any mobile residue, then dampen brush in proper linseed oil and/or Liquin, and pinch/squeeze again. I believe this leaves very little cooking oil in the brush. I have experienced zero problems with drying: using a little Liquin with my paints, paintings are usually touch dry by next day, or a second day if thicker (or I forget the Liquin!)-what you'd normally expect. There's a whole solvent-free movement in oil painting, and I don't (just) mean water-miscible oils. I'm not a purist (I use Liquin), but when paint companies tell us something is hazardous-and have a solution to sell-I do wonder: cui bono?

@timpackerfinearts Ай бұрын

@@maletu the important thing is it works for you 😊👍

@maletu Ай бұрын

@@timpackerfinearts And-like you-I value getting a full range of useful solutions in front of people who may want or need them. (I edited the above, to make clearer/more helpful.) Thank you for your helpful videos: I enjoy and have learned from them.

@timpackerfinearts Ай бұрын

@@maletu my pleasure 😊👍

@belindahall5220 2 жыл бұрын

That was Daniel Smith water mixable oils:)

@timpackerfinearts 2 жыл бұрын

I use a variety of brands

@nielsybernal1265 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, when painting with oil do you have to prepare the canvases, speaking of the one you but at the store thanks again Sr.

@timpackerfinearts 2 жыл бұрын

If you buy good quality canvasses already primed with gesso that should be fine to paint on without any further preparation. I tone my canvas with quinacradone crimson in fluid acrylic and once that has dried ... I paint on that.

@nielsybernal1265 2 жыл бұрын

@@timpackerfinearts thank you very much for your fast response, have a bless day