oil painting with salad dressing and a nude model

What is oil painting?

The paint stuff that makes the color, a.k.a pigment, is dissolved in oil, could be your mundane salad oil (edible vegetable oil is OK but you may prefer or a more technical liquid for a less amateurish look).

oil painting with fat model

Oil is better than egg (= tempera painting technique)

Jan van Eyck

oil painting with fat model

Fat medium, Lean model

Titian, Art before online Art

Ephemeral
Visual arts
Postmodern