I had my first try at oil painting a year ago when I received a set for this specific purpose. Such paints give a more translucent feeling to illustrations than other pigments such as acrylics, but they come at the cost of having to use turpentine to clean brushes at the end of a session. Nevertheless, the artworks produced are stunning as demonstrated by classical works and modern-day landscape pieces. Below are a few of my own oil paintings but I still need to improve my art: