Try blending on a practice sheet before you work on your painting. How much paint you lay down depends on what texture you want to give the artwork. For a thicker texture, add more paint.

Oil paint generally takes between 3-7 days to cure completely. [4] X Research source

If you’re painting an apple, for example, apply red paint to your drawing as an undertone.

If your object is a red apple, for example, choose a dark shade of green.

To shade an apple, for example, add dark green paint on the parts of the apple furthest from the light source.

Combine tinting and shading on your object for a more realistic sense of depth.

Sketch the object in pencil, charcoal, or ink before you paint. If you are painting a banana, for example, add a yellow base color.

For example: mix yellow and white if you are painting a banana.

As an example, apply the white-yellow mix to the empty space on a banana painting.