The colorists in various fields have done their part by putting these pigments to all sorts of uses, seeking at the same time laws regarding their harmonious application.

In view of the united efforts of so many serious investigators over so long a period of time, the student entering upon any phase of color study usually expects to find the entire subject thoroughly understood and placed on a truly scientific basis, with exact laws determined, perhaps comparable to those of music.

As you see, color is important factor in oil painting drawing, and we chose Monet Water Lily Pond and van Gogh Starry Night show you how to use.

Monet Water Lily Pond

The Water Lily Pond was in the collection of the Havemeyers, who considered Monet the greatest impresssionist landscape painter.
At the turn of the twentieth century, Monet became the most popular impressionist painter in the United States, as well as the one best-represented in American collections.

Van Gogh Starry Night

Painted in 1889 and embodies an inner, subjective expression of van Gogh's response to nature. In thick sweeping brushstrokes, a flamelike cypress unites the churning sky and the quiet village below. The village was partly invented, and the church spire evokes van Gogh's native land, the Netherlands.
 

What basic oil painting colors should you choose when you start? That will depend on who you're asking, as opinion differ from artist to artist, and from art teacher to art teacher. It suggests the following basic list of colors as a starter:

As additional colors, Naples Yellow, Cadmium Orange, Indian Red and Cerulean Blue maybe the good choice.

On the other hand, it contains the following list of essential colors for the oil painter:

Other colors which painters like to use at times are Oxide of Chromium, Mars Violet, Payne's Gray, and the Manganese Blues and Greens. But, if you are just beginning to paint, you will do well to start with a oil painting color range of a reputable brand. Most color manufacturers make a line of student colors along with their professional grades. These colors are appreciably less expensive and the selection is nearly as wide as in the professional line. As you progress, you can replace the student brand with colors of professional quality, which have far greater covering quality, particularly in the Cadmiums and Blues.

Here Oil painting art recommends the following oil painting colors for basic use:

These nine colors will enable you to mix the various shades of other colors that you will need for most purposes.