Lighthouse
Oil paintings of lighthouses are very popular. These types of paintings are tasteful and go with most decor, and like still-life paintings and landscapes, lighthouses make a classic subject, particularly in coastal areas. Lighthouses may be seen as symbols of hope. They are also usually found in beautiful beach settings, adding to their popularity in paintings. Today, lighthouses are also symbols of an older and simpler time, since this type of structure is not as widely used as in previous centuries.
Instructions
1. Find a picture of a lighthouse before beginning your painting. Draw the outline and very general details of your lighthouse onto your canvas.
2. Paint a thin wash of color over the entire lighthouse structure. Oil paint can be thinned by mixing it with turpentine. If the majority of the lighthouse is more than one color (as in the case of many lighthouses, which are painted in stripes), paint a thin wash of stripes up the body of the light house. At this time you may choose to paint over windows in the body of the lighthouse, because you will come back to the windows and paint them the appropriate color later. Use a medium sized flat or filbert brush.
3. Paint the shadowy side of the lighthouse if the lighthouse is in sunlight. Most lighthouses are round, and the shadow will darken gradually with the curve of the lighthouse. This shadow may be produced with a gray paint if the lighthouse is white. If the lighthouse is a warm color like red or yellow, brown will be more appropriate. For a cooler color, blue or even violet may be used for the shadow.
4. Paint details on the lighthouse like the windows. Use a small round brush. Unless you have let the oil paint dry since the first coat (and oil paint takes quite a while), you will need to refresh the paint on the brush every time you paint a new window, since the paint of the window will mix with the paint that you laid down on the first coat.
5. Paint the glass that protects the lamps in the tower of the lighthouse. Use a medium-small round or flat brush. You may wish to refer to the photograph for guidance, but you will likely either be able to see straight through the glass from one side of the lighthouse to the other, or you will see a reflection of light on the glass. If the glass is reflecting like from the sky or the sun, paint a thin film of bright white and yellow in this area. If the glass is transparent and you can see the sky behind it, use a slightly darker color than the sky itself to show that the glass is there.
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