Painting is one of the most artistic careers one can choose. It requires immense creativity to imagine something and come out with something that is almost admired by everyone. We all are aware that the world we live in is full of beautiful and scenic architecture filled in it but the magic is only in the hands of a painter who can bring out the same beauty which the nature has in its lap. It is not a child's play to hold a brush and bring out the same beauty of the nature and even express the inner state of some of the living people.

One unique medium which is used to add to the flavor of the beauty are the oil paintings, it is most preferred painting medium. This is because of the rich deep colors which the oil paintings offer and the depth which the picture offers when it is hung in the room. It is one of the most attractive form of painting and the choice and the various ranges of shades which is offered by the oil painting is not offered by any other form of painting colors. It also provides a greater a scope for being framed.

Other forms of painting do not offer themselves to be framed by some of the most artistic frames. Some of the terms which are important to be understood when one try to understand the art of painting with oil painting. Some of the terms are explained below:

Local color: It is a term used for referring the actual color of the object, and not the color which is viewed after the effects of other colors. When the color is seen in the entire painting, you can visualize a different shade in the actual color as there are effects of other shades, so the original color without the effect of any shade is referred to as local color.

Chiaroscuro: This mode uses bold and contrast colors accompanied by many highlights. It is useful for painting dark scenes. It is also used to represent the effects in portray.

Double Ground: This method refers to a system wherein one layer of painting is superimposed by another layer of separate color.

Fat-Over-Lean: This is one of the rules used in painting colors. This rule states that each layer must include more content of oil than the preceding layer.
This minimizes the risk of cracking.

Gesso: This is one of the binders or thinners used in painting which allows the paints to slide down easily.

Ground: This is the surface layer on which the color is applied. Highlight: It is the lightest shade in the painting.

Grisaille: It is process of painting in different shades of gray. These are some of the painting terms which are essential to be understood and they are useful to be understood in various levels of painting.