The stages of life drawing with oil paints

Below I will show you the stages of life drawing with oil paints. This painting of mine was done at a London Drawing summer school. This was my first time using oil paints so I may not have used them to their full potential. I was also rushed for time and am not quite happy with how the face turned out. However, it is only meant to be a simple study.

I forgot to take a picture of the very first stage but I always start all my paintings with a pencil sketch to map out where things are and the proportions of everything. 

The next stage was covering the page in acrylic paint, using only white and blue to work out the different tones of the painting. This provides a good base layer for the oil painting, especially since acrylic paint dries quickly.

 

Then the oil paint comes in. I started to cover the painting using different dashes of colour.

 

I then kept building up the colours very close to each other but not on top of one another. This is because the oil paint then mixes together and creates a different colour completely.

I thought a lot about complementary colours while painting and the colours I used were exaggerated.For example, the blue walls complement the orange floor. The hair and face is not quite complete so I may finish it off when I get the time.

If anyone has any tips on using oil paints please feel free to comment below :)