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Thanks Anth and Linda. Think I'll leave the rear wheel as otherwise I'll start to get a bit paranoid about it!
Done a bit more work on the bodywork, lights and reg number. More work still required around various aspects. Enjoying working with the oils and seem to get much more depth to the colours but have to be much more careful not to smudge given the longer drying characteristics compared to acrylics.
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Most of the oils I'm using are Daler Rowney Georgian with same brand low odour thinner. I have sometimes also used Liquin Original but have found this resulting in a different gloss finish. I would like to get different paints but similar to my acrylics I already have a large collection of oils such that I can't really justify buying yet another lot! Perhaps a Xmas present.......
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Pebeo do a nice, easy on the pocket collection, worth a look. Nice to work with, and in this heat they’re normally dry in a crack.Thanks Anth. I may well change over some time in the future. Spent some more time on the painting and I am now thinking that I have done enough. I'll leave it a week to dry and then decide whether to give it a coat of W & N retouching varnish as there are both glossy and matt areas. I have actually purchased some frames from The Range that Anth suggested elsewhere and these are black with a mount and glass. Wouldn't usually use glass over oil but if Anth uses them then good enough recommendation for me! Also the glass my mean no need to varnish.
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Good job. If you frame your oils behind glass - most don't, but some do - just ensure there's no danger of the glass touching the paint. I don't use retouching varnish - I'd rather the paint looked uneven before a proper varnishing job than play about with that stuff in order to even it out. I don't want to add a sticky, never-drying substance to the painting if it can possibly be avoided.
You mention the choice of oils up above aways .... I always suggest keeping the palette limited to 12 colours including white, at around the most; and buying the best paint you can afford at the time - if you have a limited palette you can extend it over time with better quality paints, until eventually you've got a complete collection of your most used colours in the better brands. It really does make a huge difference - you won't believe how much of a difference until you use the best paint (which for my money is Michael Harding's - but other brands are available, of course).
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