I want to paint like Van Gogh..but how ?

[polm]

well...not EXACTLY like him

I want to learn to paint with THICK A$$ layers of heavy oil like Van Gogh did in so many of his paintings. Im not even sure where to start.

What kind of paint am I looking for ?

What kind of canvas ?

What kind of brushes ?

 

[pulse8]

What you're looking for is an art class, not a computer forum.

 

[aphex]

start by chopping off your ear and moving to the south of france.

 

[Nohr]

Chop off an ear for inspiration.

 

[phaserx]

Originally posted by: aphex
start by chopping off your ear and moving to the south of france.

doh! you beat me to it .. i was gunna say that..

 

[Wallydraigle]

First you'll need to figure out some way to come down with a mental illness. Lot and lots of drugs couldn't hurt. Also you'll probably want to cut off one of your ears. Mailing it to a friend is your option, but if you decide to go that route I would use Fedex so you get a tracking number. I mean, you only get two shots at this so you don't want to mess this one up. Check yourself into an assylum of your choice, blow your brains out while there, and when all is said and done maybe you can be the next van Gough.

 

[Dufman]

Originally posted by: lirion
First you'll need to figure out some way to come down with a mental illness. Lot and lots of drugs couldn't hurt. Also you'll probably want to cut off one of your ears. Mailing it to a friend is your option, but if you decide to go that route I would use Fedex so you get a tracking number. I mean, you only get two shots at this so you don't want to mess this one up. Check yourself into an assylum of your choice, blow your brains out while there, and when all is said and done maybe you can be the next van Gough.

...dont forget to live your life in poverty, and only become famous years after you are dead

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: aphex
start by chopping off your ear and moving to the south of france.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: lirion
First you'll need to figure out some way to come down with a mental illness. Lot and lots of drugs couldn't hurt. Also you'll probably want to cut off one of your ears. Mailing it to a friend is your option, but if you decide to go that route I would use Fedex so you get a tracking number. I mean, you only get two shots at this so you don't want to mess this one up. Check yourself into an assylum of your choice, blow your brains out while there, and when all is said and done maybe you can be the next van Gough.

LMAO

 

[djheater]

Van Gogh used oils and lots of it. That's an expensive way to paint, then as well as now.

I would suggest using Acrylics with a textured gesso mixed in.

I was an art student

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

I take it you went to the Van Gogh museum while you were in Amsterdam!

look here

 

[bentwookie]

yeah he was famous for cutting his ear, but it really came from eating paint...those cadmiums are dangerous...really f*ck up the mind. I haven't priced canvas lately, but they are easy to make... lot of beginners use masonite for their canvas.

 

[Lola]

Originally posted by: djheater
Van Gogh used oils and lots of it. That's an expensive way to paint, then as well as now.

I would suggest using Acrylics with a textured gesso mixed in.

I was an art student

good call. oil is expensive. start with a local at class and go from there. they usually will tell you all your optoins and where to start.
Personally, i would get some acrylic or water colors in tubes. watercolor is really great if you dont dilute it very much. If you go to your local craft store, you can get pretty cheap, but good canvas' and brushes.

Good luck, and when you get started, i wanna see your work!

 

[djheater]

didn't see that you asked for brush and canvas as well.

Here's a good idea, Stretched canvas is expensive.
Go to a resale shop and buy a painting on canvas for under 5 bucks, then paint over it.
Brushes come in all shapes sizes and level of expense. Use natural fibers, (pig, camel, sable) for oil. You can use synthetic fiber brushes for Acrylic. Don't spend over $25 on brushes, and try to get a variety of sizes and shapes. Go to a large Artist Supply store, you can spend hours (and hundreds of dollars) in one.

 

[Geekbabe]

Lend me an ear and I'll tell you how

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Lend me an ear and I'll tell you how

lol only if you promise to give it back.


you don't really want an dismembered ear do you?

 

[Analog]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Lend me an ear and I'll tell you how

hmmmm.

 

[Moonbeam]

Good luck. I would love to see more of his kind of beauty in the world.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Buy Duo paint, from Holbein. It has the characteristics of oil paint, but is water soluble. It mixes with oil paint too. You will thank me when you don't have to scrub your clothes with turpentine. Duo seems to be unpopular, so it will be difficult to find in stores, but it's amazing stuff.

I painted this with Duo.

 

[McPhreak]

absinthe....lots and lots of absinthe....