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Oil painting on wood is a painting on a panel made of wood, either a single piece, or a number of pieces joined together. Oil painting on wood was developed from a very old technic known as a panel painting. Panel painting was a very prestigious medium in Greece and Rome, where it has been started. Later it was popular in Egypt, Italy and then in Europe, as a decorative painting. A variety of woods has been used, including olive, dark walnut, mahogany,and teak.
Wooden panels were boiled or steamed to remove gum and resin, and then were coated with mixture of glues, usually known as size (a glutinous material) to fill pores and then with gesso (a mixture of glue and whiting) was applied by layers. Each layer was suppose to dry and sanded well, before the next layer has had to be applied. It was as little as a 15 layers before a smooth surface was emerged.
After the wood peace was prepaid the design was laid out, usually in charcoal.
The painting process was made in encaustic technic, or in egg-tempera technic.
In the beginning of the 15th centuryFine Art Oil Painting on Wood was developed. It is multi-layered technique of oil painting on wood, where a particular part of the painting, had to be left for a couple of days for one layer to dry before the next was applied.
Oil painting on wood allowed to artists possibilities to fine details and has had the exceptional detailing of Early Netherlandish art.
Metals used for panel paintings include silver, tin, lead, and gold. In contemporary art oil painting on wood is usually used as a decorative painting.
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