For many people, water-mixable oil paint is something new and unusual. The properties are actually exactly the same as those of traditional oil paints. In this tutorial, we will show you that you can use Cobra oils in the a la prima technique in the same way as with traditional oils, just without using any thinners or solvents at all!
What you need:
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Cobra Oil Colour Paper
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Cobra Study water mixable oil colour Set 10 x 40 ml
or
- Cobra Study water mixable oil colour Titanium White (105)
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Cobra Study water mixable oil colour Primary Yellow (275)
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Cobra Study water mixable oil colour Primary Magenta (369)
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Cobra Study water mixable oil colour Ultramarine (504)
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Cobra Study water mixable oil colour Yellow Ochre (227)
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Cobra Study water mixable oil colour Burnt Sienna (411)
- Cobra Study water mixable oil colour Ivory Black (701)
- Flat (1 cm width of the hair bundle) synthetic brush
- Flat (3-4 cm width of the hair bundle) bristle brush
- Tear-off palette
- Water to dilute the paint
Tips
- Before you start, go through all the stages.
- You also can try acrylic or gouache for this step-by-step plan
Before we start
You need to prepare mixes of colours for different parts of our artwork:
- For the sky – a mix of White (105) and Ultramarine (504)
- For the field – a mix of Yellow Ochre (227) and White (105), as well as a mix of Burnt Sienna (411) and White (105)
- For a girl’s dress - a mix of Magenta, ultramarine and sienna burnt in the shade, and a mix of Magenta, yellow and sienna in the light
- The hat and hair are similar in shade, so I used common mixes for them, from Burnt Sienna (411), Yellow Ochre (227) and White (105), with the addition of Primary Magenta (369) and Primary Yellow (275) for the reflections
- A mix of Ochre (227), White (105) and little bit of Magenta (369) is perfect to paint hands.
In my work, I mixed shades with these mixes (inside the palette), for example, I add a little bit of ultramarine in the mix for the field (ochre and white) to convey green spikes and to make the color palette more harmonious.