Oil Painting Technique: Oiling Out

A little information on the traditional technique of returning gloss to a dry painting. I didn’t mention this specifically in the video but you want your medium to contain the least amount of oil and yet still work. Just meaning the flat parts of the painting don’t turn completely back to matte when it dries, the areas will retain some degree of shine (gloss).

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[tommymclaughlin-artist]

Thanks for this! Been searching for exactly this detailed explanation so I can rework some old paintings. This was exactly the info I needed!

[sepsax]

Thank you very much Bryce, this was helpful. I was deciding between oiling out and applying retouch varnish, so I'm glad for your information. Beautiful painting, by the way.

[meerabakshi]

Thanks for detailed information about oiling out /oiling in technique. I will be picking up my brushes after almost 2 and a half years due to my husband's medical needs did not allow me to concentrate on painting! :-D

[sandihester]

WONDERFUL explanation and Loved this video and am going to now to check out the rest of your channel! I'm working on a series of bird paintings with very dark back ground and this is going to be helpful to me! subscribed!

[myaxox]

You have the most easy information absorbing voice, I could almost predict words you was going to say next
Very understandable,
you speak my language!

-Could you oil out a painting
AND use retouch varnish?
for a painting


Also, does ‘oiling out’ have a lasting effect… or does it go back to the same appearance again once it’s dried

[chanelcreadora]

So the solvent part of the “oiling out” won’t ruin the fat over lean rule? It won’t cause cracking? I’m very new. Very very new. And I so far have not used gamsol past the 2nd layer in any form. Not mixed with oil. Not mixed with alkyd. I use gamsol for the first 2 layers. Then the middle layers I’ve used galkyd. And then the top layers I’ve added pure linseed oil into my paints.

[claireonlinex]

Thank you so much this was just what I was looking for and you explained it so well!

[xjf]

So, adding Gamsol won’t affect fat over lean at all?
I work with water mixable oils and am looking to oil put my latest portrait but am nervous lol!
I’m guess for me 1 part stand oil to 4 parts Artisan Thinner would be the recipe?
I was just hung to utilize linseed oil. Any thoughts on these 2 issues?
Thanks if so

[mariecaroniaplotkin]

This painting is worth salvaging. I do hope you finish it!

[corribbhoy]

Mesmerising painting. Very helpful video.

[lisengel]

For me it was very informative and inspiring to see how gentle you did everything in practice, because I knew all the explanation but the practice shows how to do it in details its difficult to communicate without actually seeing it in practice -

[janlappalainen]

Thanks for this! Mixing linseed oil (instead of the thickened stand oil )and gamsol should work too I suppose.

[MilesBellas]

Finish the painting!
It's quite nice.

[stephanieeargle]

Thank you, Bryce! How long would you suggest waiting after oiling out before using Gamvar picture varnish?

[stevenshackelford]

WHAT A GREAT EXPLANATION! Do you mean when you say it feels wet... that it just looks wet, but is dry? How long does this mixture take to dry before applying a final varnish coat? Thanks again.

[annaelisabethart]

Tysvm for sharing this very usefull lesson
I wonder however: what about the fat over lean rule... do i need to think about that in mixing the medium 1:3 or 1:4 or different ...
I hope i ask my question in the right words.... and also i wonder is gamsol a terpentijn or a terpentine.... i was told that in the long run terpentine eats the paint.... so to be used only for cleaning brushes...

[bluebirdsoftballcookie]

I applied a thin coat of Gamvar satin varnish over a year ago to the finished painting, can I do this process on top of that or do I need to remove the varnish layer first? The painting has lost so much depth it used to have originally, it's flat and dull and lost it's vibrancy. Thanks in advance Bryce, love the vid and I love that painting, it's so beautiful :)

[crisalidathomassie]

Thanks for the demo. Great and beautiful painting. I noticed you haven’t posted any more videos. I hope you find the time to do more. Take care.

[luiszepol]

Helpful. But why you didnt finish it? Good piece of art.

[MickyplaysProgressiveHouse]

Very useful info - thank You! May i ask you what medium did you use to retain those brushstroke marks on some parts of the painting or is just the harsh underpainting brush strokes with more paint that is hitting through the upper layer? Nice painting, you do not blend too much, just lay down the paint right?