Mrunali Zode

Artist | Oil painter | anime freak | geek | loves cooking past works on instagram.com/artbymrunali

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#oiltober #week3 This time,I tried my hands on figurative painting. #oiltoberchallenge #oiltoberfest #oiltober2021 #skyonfire #clearsky #loomismethod #lenadanya #jokermovie #dcuniverse #supervillains #figurativeart #figurativepainting #innamikitas #portraitinspiration #botanicalart #flora #flowers #oilpaintingart #oilpaintingartist #oilpaintinglandscape #natureislove #mdfartindia #roadtrip #seawaves #wavepainting #sunsetbeach #sunsetporn https://www.instagram.com/p/CVbGHCdIsCc/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#oiltober #week2 So this is the week 2 of oiltober (basically day-10 to day-16) rolled into a single post! Swipe to see the day-10 and onwards Reference credits: @lenadanya (day-12) me (day-13 and day-15) and rest of them from pixabay and pexels #oiltoberchallenge #oiltoberfest #oilpaintingartist #oilpaintinglandscape #beachvibes #sandyfeet #fallpainting #falliscoming #ivy #impressionist #botanicalart #showerselfie #lenadanya #mistyglass #foggylandscape #foggymornings #sunsetdrive #sunsetporn #beautifulskies #figurativeart #nudeart #drapery #weekofart #artober #artober2021 #artoberflowers #artoberlandscapes #oiltober2021 https://www.instagram.com/p/CVGfQVEoV2F/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#oiltober #day9 Reference credits: @lenadanya #oiltober2021 #oiltoberchallenge2021 #oiltoberfest #droplets #dropletsofwater #droplets_art #dropletstudy #green #greennature #bokeh #bokehpainting #bokehlicious #bokehful #bokeh_and_blur #lenadanya https://www.instagram.com/p/CUzwrt-oJoM/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#oiltober #day8 #latepost I mixed different shades of green, that too with just 4 colours! Reference credits: @lenadanya #oiltoberchallenge #oilpaintingartist #greenery #lakereflection #reflections #nature #naturelandscape #landscapeart #landscapeartist #allaprima #allaprimaoilpainting #oilonpaper #lovefornature💚 #beautifulnature #lenadanya https://www.instagram.com/p/CUzvsb7o67h/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Done with 7 days of #oiltober ! Stay tuned for more tiny pieces!! 🤗 #oiltoberchallenge #7daysofart #aweekofart #aweekofpainting #oilpaintingart #oilpainting #floralpainting #botanicalart #landscapepainting #sunsetporn #butterflylife #villagelife #glowingsky #glowlikeastar #glowingsunset #goldensky #goldenreflections #highwaytohell #lenadanya https://www.instagram.com/p/CUxoTeghliy/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#oiltober day-7 One of my best friends @mayuri_nakave has shared this image with me to paint. I can't thank you enough to let me use this!! #oiltoberchallenge #oilpaintingart #oiltober2021 #oiltoberchallenge2021 #oiltoberfest #artober2021 #artober #stilllife #stilllifeart #stilllife_gallery #indianvillage #indianvillagelife #indianvillagescenes #chai #chailover #kettle https://www.instagram.com/p/CUvMzGHIn8s/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Oiltober Day-6 I scrape off the dried paint from my palette and fill it up in a glass bottle, it looks beautiful!😍 #oiltoberchallenge #oilpaintingart #oiltoberfest #oiltober #oiltober2021 #artober #artober2021 #landscapepainting #lowkeypaintings #sunset #sunsetart #sunsetporn #lowkeyart #lowkeyaf #oilpaintinglandscape https://www.instagram.com/p/CUsvztDIUn6/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Completed the grisaille layer of this portrait. Grisaille is a monochromatic interpretation of a picture with all the information (shapes, values, transition etc). This can be the finished painting, or an artist can apply glaze over the grisaille with the corresponding colours, keeping the value of the glaze in check ✅ I will be glazing over this grisaille. In order to do that, I'll have to wait for the layer to be touch dry. This will take about 2 days. Want to get your portrait painted? I'm just a DM away! 🤗 . . . . . #oilonpaper #underpainting #grisaille #oldmastertechnique #traditionaloilpainting #traditionalart #traditionalartwork #traditionalart #oilpaintingartist #oilportrait #oilpainting #selfportrait #selflove #portrait_perfection #projectportrait #portraiture https://www.instagram.com/p/CShK8m8MKq8/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Starting new portrait! Finished sketching out basic lines for highlights, shadows and features. I have used a mixture of burnt umber and Indian red with artist's mineral spirits. I am going to use old master's technique for this portrait (basically experimenting 🤭) Next step will be adding highlights and shadows to this. It'll look like a normal underpainting, just like my previous posts, but more precise and detailed that that. Once it's done, I won't be changing anything to it unlike I did in my previous paintings. . . . . . #oilportrait #oilpaintingartist #oilpainting #portrait_perfection #portraitproject #oldmasters #oldmastertechnique #underpainting #workinprogress #grisaille https://www.instagram.com/p/CSV3evkJGjs/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Varnished! 8"x6" Oil on paper Swipe to see it before varnishing. Checkout my latest reel to enjoy the process! . . . . . #oilonpaper #oilpainting #studioghibli #animefanart #animescenes #nature #naturelandscape #landscapepainting #artistsoninstagram #indianartistfeature #hayaomiyazaki #globalartistclub #sunlight_art #featurebylos #indianartistsclub #reels #reelsinstagram #varnish #varnishingpaintings #asmr #asmrpaintbrush #varnishporn https://www.instagram.com/p/CQh-_1EHkl6/?utm_medium=tumblr

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There's still a hell lot to do! 😥🖌️🎨🏞️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CQMAahbnijY/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I completed the underpainting of this piece. I got the inspiration from @andrew_tischler_artist epic Milford sound painting. It is so beautiful 😍 and huge! 🤯 . . I found this beautiful reference from pixabay. I'll be posting the progress pics on this piece soon! 🤗 . . . I tried a different way of applying gesso this time! There were 2 layers, first one was plain gesso and the final one was the gesso mixed with acrylic burnt sienna and crimson. This has reduced my effort of tinting the canvas, and also made sure that the gesso is applied uniformly on the canvas (sometimes you can't figure out the application of white on white right? 🤷🏻‍♀️) . . I have used burnt umber, yellow ochre, cadmium red and white for lighter spots in this painting. The underpainting layer is done in oils mixed with artists white spirits from @winsorandnewton . . . #indianartistfeature #indianartistsclub #globalartistclub #sunlightartgallery #featurebylos #underpainting #milfordsound https://www.instagram.com/p/CPfa_hUnlfz/?utm_medium=tumblr

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*****Work in Progress***** . . Another post by me with yet another quick painting tip for you! (Did I mention it's for both oils and acrylics?) . . . . As you can see in the second picture of this post, I haven't used a white surface. You can either get a toned surface or you can always tone it yourself. I mix burnt sienna with a generous amount of mineral spirits (you can always use turpentine or gamsol as per your preference but remember, it always has to be a solvent). You can also use burnt umber/raw sienna/raw umber/indian red instead of burnt sienna. It's your choice. Later, I give it a nice wipe with a clean tissue to remove any excess. You can do the same with acrylics by using generous amount of water with any of the colours mentioned above. Why tone the painting surface? Well a toned canvas gives a good judgement of colours. White colour being the lightest and most bright of all, any colour you place down on white will make it look darker than it's supposed to be. Using right colours is most important while painting in any medium. So let's say you're painting a sky on a stark white surface. You have a blue colour ready to paint it. The colour is exactly what it's supposed to be but due to the white background, it will look relatively darker and you'll alter the colour to make it look lighter. You might not realise it till you've moved too far ahead in your painting. You can always paint over it, but what if you've worked hard to paint the nice clouds in the sky? You might not want to go back and paint over it. I have painted on the white surface before. But the colour contast in those paintings had always been very low. My dark colours were not dark enough. Later I started painting on the toned surfaces and I could immediately see the difference. I changed nothing but the surface. . . #oilpaintingtipsandtricks #acrylicpaintingtips #indianartistfeature #global_artists_club #indian_artists_club #raxvell_paintings #featurebylos #artsy #painteveryday #oilpaintiing #agameoftones #like4likes #sunflower #tonedcanvas #underpainting #workinprogressart #artinprogress #paintingfoundation #stilllife #arttips #arttipsandtricks #arttipsfeature #whatsonmyeasel https://www.instagram.com/p/CPH_MpXHs_O/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Here's my take on the ongoing #mermay challenge. . This is a tiny 8"x6" oil on paper. . . . I use the papers made specifically for oil paintings. I got this one from @brustro_official . . . . . I have used the approximate shade of cobalt teal for the water. I have been struggling with finding this beautiful shade in oil paints. Either they are too expensive or couldn't find the same in my country of residence. So I had no other option than to mix different colours and get approximate shade. . I have used 1 part of phthalo green and 2 parts of cerulean blue to create this shade. You can increase the quantity of cerulean blue to make the colour closer to blue. Same goes with phthalo green. Make sure you add phthalo green in smaller quantities because it's a very strong pigment. You can always add more if it's not enough for the target shade. I added a little amount of burnt sienna to the result to get it little bit on the grey side. . . . Have you observed any difference in style in this piece? I experimented with bold brush strokes. Do you like it? Do you want to learn how to achieve it? Let me know in the comments. I'll make a post for that too! . . . Also let me know if you're looking out for some specific tips on painting (oils or acrylics). I'll try my best to answer you! . . . . #artistsoninstagram #artistsupportartists #oilpaintingartist #oilpainting #underwater #paintingoftheday #clearwater #water_brilliance #water_perfection #waterworld #paintmixing #painteveryday #paintlife #figurepainting #watergirl #paintingdetail #waterbending #paintingofinstagram #paintinglove #paintcolors #paintinginspiration #paintersoninstagram #indian_artists_club #global_artists_club #indianartistfeature #justrealism #realismtoday #sunlight_art #mermay2021 https://www.instagram.com/p/CPAc4xNn3ix/?utm_medium=tumblr

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There's always room for improvement. I oiled out this painting. . I also felt that her figure was bit out of proportion, so I corrected it. . . I also oiled out this painting! . . . . . Oiling out is the process of applying a very very thin layer of oil on a part of the painting that looks "sunken" or "dull". Oil paints dry dull. So it is very important to bring out the original colours while working in layers to have better judgement of colours. It also evens out the overall sheen of the painting. There are multiple ways to oil out a painting. I have applied a thin layer of #winsorandnewton #liquinoriginal previously. I unfortunately ran out of it, so I created a mixture of @winsorandnewton #standoil and artists white spirit in the ratio of 1:1. Stand oil is very thick and it has honey-like consistency, so it's important to thin it out a bit. Oiling out also helps to blend in the colours between the layers, i.e. when previous layer is dry to touch, it's difficult to blend in fresh colours with it. Oiling out will make the process easier. Note: this is a technique that can be used only with oil paints. https://www.instagram.com/p/CO73a14H1U0/?igshid=31gywpfdfqp8

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"A secret garden" . . 8"x10" oil on canvas paper . . . . . I combined my own reference with @lenadanya 's for this painting. . . . I was planning on choosing a very traditional method to paint this where you're supposed to glaze very thin layer of colours on the underpainting but sometimes I'm too carried away to use a thick layer! 🤷🏻‍♀️ . . So this one is fusion of two different techniques as well 😂😂 . . . Swipe to see process pics and few colours that I loved using in this painting (also my new favourites 🤪) . . . . . #waterpainting #secretisland #secretgarden #lenadanya #lenadanyainspired #oilpaintingartist #art #artoftheday #traditionalart #trees #lake #reflections #wavespainting https://www.instagram.com/p/CO2b25KnJoi/?igshid=z07thuvzhu2c

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I painted this to hand on my bedroom walls.

This is a 16"x20" oil on an oval canvas.

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