How to hold oil brushes and palettes?

How to hold oil brushes and palettes? (1) the method of holding the oil brush The brush is the main tool used by the painter to paint. When the painter holds the pen to paint, the hand, wrist and arm should be naturally extended. When details are drawn, the front of the penholder is usually held. When laying color on a large area, generally hold the end of the brush. There are six specific ways to use a pen. ① The method of holding the pen in the thin drawing method is to hold the end of the pen with ease of gesture and ease of rubbing with the pen. Auxiliary large tone, commonly used this method. ② belongs to the conventional brush holding method. Grasp the center of the brush with your fingers. ③ Hold the pen in the palm of your hand. (2) and (3) two conventional methods of holding the pen are used alternately, which is the most used method by painters. ④ In dry painting or original painting, the brush should be caught in the palm of the hand, so that the penholder and the picture are almost in parallel. Painting with arms, with a certain amount of force. ⑤ This brush holding method is especially suitable for delicate detail processing. Fingers hold the front end of the brush close to the gold hoop. This method is used when drawing details with a fine mink brush. ⑥ The position of the finger pinch pen is far away from the metal hoop, and it is easier to carry the pen. Pointillism often uses this method of holding the pen. You can use either the nib or the side of the brush on the canvas, using the side of the bristles. (2) the method of holding the palette. Most modern painters like to put the palette on the table for color mixing, painting large works or field painting, using the palette. The traditional way of holding the palette is shown in Figure 8, with the cloth in the hand used to wipe the pen.