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Step-by-step MAGNETIC Oil painting

9/13/2014

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I'm very excited about the use of this painting. Graphically it is not my best work, but technically this is something I've never seen combined with oil color before - that is what excites me! 

It has taken me many layers to get it like this. To get it even better graphically, I would need to put on even more layers of oil, but I am afraid I will ruin the whole magnetic idea if I do so - thus I chose to stop at this level.

I wanted to create the effect of streams in the water and that the land stood out from the image. The size? About 100*73cm.
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First, I stretched the canvas and then I prepared it with two layers of magnetic color. After that I drew the outlines for the continents with the help of the square system. 
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According to the instructions of the magnetic color, you have to paint a layer of plastic color on top of it. Therefore I didn't go straight for the oil - I went for the acrylic first. All the time I was thinking "I might be doing this in vain", since the magnetic strength most likely would diminish with all the extra layers.  





To the right you see a WIP-picture. Then you get a sense of the size of it too. 
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I did paint the land area white with acrylic, but I decided to go back to earth colors. I felt so blessed when I realized it did hold up even after a couple of layers of oil. It works with both bigger and smaller magnets! All in all I would say it is up to 6-7 layers of paint at some places, not bad...

All islands and land areas are not correctly redrawn, you might miss some of your favorite places. That is why I want you to think about that this is a first version of a new concept, it is a conceptual piece and not an attempt to do hyperrealism. :)

To the left: Magnet from Spain
Below: Places I've lived
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Or it can be used as a bucket list. Here are some places I wanna go:
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Even though this version could be perfected, I stand by the idea a 100%. At least I've never seen this before (have you?). I have another magnetic painting in the pipeline too. I love that the painting can be used, not only watched. <3

So now you also know why I'm running out of blue color :)  
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