If you are into oil painting and want a convenient way to get the lines and strokes without stress, then these brushes will make all the difference in your digital work. Well, until you download a free version or buy the oil painting brush pack from Procreate. However, as elegant as oil painting is, it is hard work. Reproduction of the painting.You cannot but admire the expression, strokes, beauty, and finesse in oil painting. Watch the video and see how it all works. I usually do a series of corrections but there are too many to deal with here. (I have no experience with other photo editing programs, but there may also be similar options to improve images.) But in the video, immediately the image is opened in Photoshop.

In that way I have the largest amount of information. That must be corrected.) For those who do not work with Photoshop it may be redundant, but I would add the white paper because in the future you might need it. (Often a photograph is too yellow or too blue. I need small piece of white paper next to the painting to set the white balance later in Photoshop. Through it I insert the lens. I use a sort of a standard for this set-up, but using a washing line for hanging your black curtain is perfect as well. I cut a hole at the height of the camera. I hang a black curtain right in front of the camera, parallel to the painting. (costs: € 45,- each)Ī black cloth as a curtain. ISO 100, to get as little noise as possible.Ģ Portable field easels to place the light panels.

I always place the camera on a stable tripod to prevent the image from becoming blurred due to movement. But with a simpler device it is certainly possible to make acceptable reproductions.

I use my professional camera (Canon 5D, lens 24-70 mm.) It serves perfect to reproduce oil paintings. I place them on each side of the painting.

With shiny varnish or artwork that has already been framed behind glass, an extra tool is needed: a piece of black cloth. So here I explain how to reproduce oil paintings.Ī reasonable camera on a tripod and two identical light sources are almost everything you need. In the past a professional photographer was usually needed, but nowadays most of you can do it yourself. It is really important to document and archive your artwork.

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