Patent Application
20100015419
The present invention provides a composition of oil paint suitable for an innovative and unique oil painting method called Flowing Colors oil painting. The invention also provides methods of using the composition for preparing paintings of Flowing Colors. The invention further provides oil paintings prepared by said methods.
Flowing Colors oil painting, also called Splashing Colors oil painting, is an innovating, unique oil painting method. It is difficult to confine oil in water to construct the desired shapes. Many artists have attempted to manipulate free-flowing oil in an attempt to form precise images with the oil but have not been successful. They have managed only to make abstract paintings but not object paintings with shapes or details. The Flowing Colors oil painting method solves the problem by being capable of using oil to produce object paintings with shapes and details. The method daringly mixes two resisting elements, painting oil and water, using water to control the flow of the colorful painting oil on a wet painting medium such as paper or canvas. The oil and water mix yet repel one another, separated yet commingled together, opposed to yet supportive of each other. The subsequent effect is the ability to form accurate images with desired colorful dynamics, to express the powerful depiction of high mountains, flying clouds, rolling water, soaring tidal waves, and precise FIGURES. The marriage of water and oil, an unthinkable combination, produces images rich in color, vibrant in lights, and sophisticated in fullness and emptiness, resulting in an abstract yet classic form of painting. It is also possible to prepare Flowing Colors oil paintings of objects, shapes and images, abstract or otherwise, without the use of water, and the effects can be similar to or different from those of Flowing Colors oil paintings prepared with the use of water.
Unless otherwise stated, the following terms used in the specification and claims have the meanings given below:
The term “Flowing Colors” refers to oil paints or oil colors that have been formulated with a diluent, and are therefore suitable for “Flowing Colors” oil painting. “Flowing Colors” may be stored in a large container, or a squeezable plastic bottle with a pointed spout for future use.
“Oil” as an ingredient of a diluent refers to any of numerous mineral, vegetable and synthetic oils, or animal and vegetable fats that are generally soluble in various organic solvents such as ether but not in water. Preferably, the oil is mineral oil or baby oil.
“Base pan” refers to a flat surface, often rectangular, with raised edges around entire perimeter. Examples of base pan include, but are not limited to, trays, pans, dishes and low edged containers. Preferably, the base pan is a framed canvas. One skilled in the art would prepare a framed canvas by stretching a canvas over a rectangular frame and securing the canvas on the frame. This framed canvas, when used with the frame facing upwards, serves to catch and hold any dripping oil during the process of Flowing Colors oil painting.
“Painting medium” refers to any medium to which the method of “Flowing Colors” oil painting may be applied to produce “Flowing Colors” paintings, such as, but not limited to, a piece of paper, wood, glass or cloth. A preferred painting medium is watercolor paper or canvas. Accordingly, a “painted medium” is any of the above-mentioned medium that has been painted and dried.
“Watercolor paper” has its ordinary meaning known to one skilled in the art. The “watercolor paper” can be purchased in any art store. Preferably, the watercolor paper is thick enough to absorb water easily without tearing. Also, its surface is preferably neither too rough nor too smooth.
“Canvas” has its ordinary meaning known to one skilled in the art. Canvas can be purchased in any art store. Preferably, the canvas has no coating on either side and is made with water-absorbing material.
“Transferring paper” refers to watercolor paper or canvas that is used to mix, absorb and transfer Flowing Colors.
“Masking paper” refers to watercolor paper or canvas from which the shape of an object or FIGURE is to be cut out. For example, a masking paper having a hollow star may be prepared by drawing and then cutting out a star on a watercolor paper or canvas. Preferably, the masking paper is watercolor paper as defined above.
“Painted canvas” or “painted watercolor paper” refers to canvas or watercolor paper, respectively, that has been painted and dried.
The essential technique of Flowing Colors oil painting of the present invention is to direct and control Flowing Colors so that they move on a wetted painting medium in ways and directions premeditated according to a painter's design. A method to prepare an oil painting by using the present invention is illustrated by the following steps using canvas as an example of a painting medium. This method is for illustrative purpose only, and is not meant to limit the scope of the invention:
Certain objects such as vases, animals, humans, and etc. can be added to a painted medium by using Flowing Colors. The example below illustrates a method using canvas as the painting medium; this method is for illustrative purpose only, and is not meant to limit the scope of the invention:
Alternatively, the desired objects, images or FIGURES can be added to a painted medium such as canvas by the following process, which is for illustrative purpose only and is not meant to limit the scope of the invention:
The following examples, with canvas as the painting medium, are for illustrative purpose only and are not meant to limit the scope of the invention.
Wet a blank canvas over a base pan with a sprayer. Splash Flowing Colors, such as red, purple, white, yellow and blue on the wetted canvas. Move the base pan circularly to let the colors mix naturally like clouds. Blow the mixing Flowing Colors gently to form dispersing clouds.
Wet a blank canvas over a base pan as described above. Splash Flowing Colors such as blue or green on the canvas to allow the Flowing Colors to flow freely. Add some complementary colors such as light red, light purple or yellow. Move the base pan left and right to create an image of calm water. Move the base pan diagonally to create an image of a stream. Move the base pan circularly to create an image of high waves and deep eddy. When the Flowing Colors become dry, one can add reflections and inverted images, or add light and dark colors to express shadows by using the traditional oil painting methods to achieve three-dimensional effects. Optionally, one may add objects such as see weeds, leaves, dropped flowers, lotuses, maples, and etc. with Flowing Colors oil painting method or traditional painting methods.
Prepare a painted canvas according to the method of the present invention, or by using traditional painting methods. Prepare a masking paper with the shapes of one or more vases cut out. Place the painted canvas over a base pan with the painted side facing up. Place the masking paper on top of the painted canvas. Wet the masking paper and brush the water evenly. Add Flowing Colors near the outlines of the vases. Move the base pan circularly to allow the Flowing Colors to flow naturally to cover the vase shapes. After the Flowing Colors have dried, remove the masking paper, and add light and dark colors to simulate shadows in order to achieve a three-dimensional effect.
On a wetted blank canvas over a base pan, apply Flowing Colors by using a squeezable bottle with a pointed spout. Preferably, one may apply similar colors and neighboring colors over several layers. Blow dry and firm each layer separately with a hair dryer to form petals of a flower. The overflowed Colors can be cleaned away by a wet towel. The same technique can be used to paint leaves. The color of the leaves should vary. After the Flowing Colors dry up, one can add light and dark colors to simulate shadows, and add detailed structures on the flowers and leaves.
Prepare a transferring paper by applying Flowing Colors to a blank canvas over a base pan. Preferably, the Flowing Colors are applied using a squeezable bottle with a pointed spout. Move the base pan so that the Flowing Colors flow and mix freely. Wait to let the Flowing Colors partially dry. Prepare a painted canvas. Prepare a masking paper with the shape of a human body cut out. Attach the masking paper to the painted side of the painted canvas and tape the two together. place them over the transferring paper with the painted side of the painted canvas facing the transferring paper. Using a painting roller, roll the back of the painted canvas to allow the Flowing Colors to transfer from the transferring paper to the painted canvas through the hollow space on the masking paper. Remove the taped masking paper and painted canvas from the transferring paper, and separate the painted canvas from the masking paper. After the Flowing Colors on the painted canvas dry up, add light and dark colors to simulate shadows around the human body image to achieve a three-dimensional effect.
Flowing Colors oil paintings can also be prepared without the use of water. The following example is for illustrative purpose only, and is not meant to limit the scope of the invention:
The present invention also provides a composition suitable for use as “Flowing Colors”. The technique of “Flowing Colors” oil painting requires the use of an oil paint or oil color that is fluid enough to flow or be splashed. Oil paints currently on the market do not have the proper viscosity or mobility suitable to be Flowing Colors. The present composition comprises an oil paint or oil color mixed with a proper amount of a diluent to achieve the desired viscosity.
A diluent as used herein is any oil-miscible liquid that, when mixed with an oil paint or oil color, is suitable for use as “Flowing Colors”. The diluent may be chosen based on its physicochemical properties that may affect the “drying” time, reflectivity, color effect or viscosity. An oil paint or oil color typically contains a drying oil such as linseed oil which polymerizes upon standing, in effect “drying” the oil.
Any commercially available or newly formulated oil paint or oil color may be used in the present composition. An oil paint is any paint that is miscible with oil but not water, and may be used for oil painting or household painting. An oil color is one that is typically used for oil painting. Alternatively, during the manufacture of an oil paint or oil color, a proper amount of a diluent can be added to produce the present composition suitable for use as “Flowing Colors” without the need to do any mixing prior to painting. The composition can be of any colors, transparent or translucent.
In one embodiment of the present invention, a composition is formed by mixing an oil paint or oil color with a diluent in a ratio of about 95:5 to about 20:80, preferably in a ratio of about 50:50 to about 30:70.
The diluent may be one or more oils selected from, but is not limited to, walnut oil, poppy seed oil, tung oil, perilla oil, hempseed oil, pine nut oil, sunflower oil, castor oil, safflower oil, soybean oil, mineral oil, linseed oil, vegetable oil, synthetic oil and baby oil.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the oil paint is enamel. In another embodiment, the diluent is linseed oil or baby oil. In yet another embodiment, the composition is colored or colorless.
The present invention also provides a method of using the above composition for Flowing Colors oil painting, comprising the steps of:
Another method of using the above composition for Flowing Colors oil painting comprises the steps of:
In one embodiment of the methods, the diluent in the composition is walnut, poppy seed, tung, perilla, hempseed, pine nut, sunflower, castor, safflower, soybean, mineral, linseed, vegetable, synthetic or baby oil, or a combination thereof.
In another embodiment of the methods, the composition is formed by mixing an oil paint or oil color with a diluent in a ratio of about 50:50 to about 30:70. In yet another embodiment of the method, the diluent in the composition is linseed oil or baby oil.
In one embodiment of the methods, the composition is colored or colorless. In another embodiment of the methods, the oil paint in the composition is enamel. In a further embodiment of the methods, the painting medium is watercolor paper or canvas.
The present invention further provides oil paintings prepared by the above methods.
This application claims benefit of U.S. Ser. No. 61/160,869, filed Mar. 17, 2009, and is a Continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 12/405,604, filed Mar. 17, 2009, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 10/634,526, filed Aug. 5, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,572,126, issued Aug. 11, 2009. The entire contents of the preceding applications are hereby incorporated by reference into this application.
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| 61160869 | Mar 2009 | US |
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| Parent | 12405604 | Mar 2009 | US |
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