Oil painting from its invention and the popularization since the 15th century by the Flemish, Italian and Venetian painters has become an unrivalled method of expression for all fine artists. Oil paints give paintings a sense of realism that is difficult to achieve with other painting techniques. The brightness achieved by the colors, the effect of the brushstrokes on the final painting, the dramatic and intense elements which can be achieved by oil portraits and the level of detail make this technique the most widely used and most prestigious among all the painting techniques.
Objectives
- Effective ways of self-expression in the form of drawing , sketching and oil painting a scenery.
- They learn to draw and oil paint objects from their daily life through direct observation using the learned skills for Sighting/diagramming, perspective, proportion, and scale.
- They learn to interpret and construct observed spaces and objects in coherent compositions with regard to the principles of design.
- They learn the use of the basic element of geometry like line, shape, circle, space sphere etc and the use of value, form and texture known as visual elements altogether in art .
- They develop their critical, logical and creative thinking through right selection of the media, surfaces, tools and analysis of the ideas to be projected etc.
- They learn about the details of the terminology used in the fine arts work and can critique their drawings and the drawings of others using appropriate terminology.
- They learn about the primary drawing and learn how to develop final accurate drawings using linear perspective.
- They get an opportunity to discuss how principles of design relate to all aspects of drawing.