This free preview introduces the role of oil ground in oil painting and why surface preparation affects the final image.

It is a useful starting point for students who want to understand the material foundation behind Lo Chan Peng's painting process. Oil ground is not merely a technical preparation; it influences absorbency, surface response, layering, color behavior, and the long-term stability of the painting.

Within the Lo Chan Peng Painting System, this preview opens the material side of the practice: the understanding that a painting begins before the first visible image appears.

Continue the Study:

Oil ground is part of a larger material system: surface, absorbency, layering, and the way paint behaves over time. Continue with Basic Oil Painting Knowledge and Canvas Preparation, then Three Major Traditional Oil Painting Techniques to connect material preparation with painting methods.

- Basic Oil Painting Knowledge and Canvas Preparation: https://lochanpeng.com/course/17
- Three Major Traditional Oil Painting Techniques: https://lochanpeng.com/course/21