Oil Painting Day 1

Day 1: Today I started my new project which is an oil painting of a purple nebula. Oil paint is different then acrylic paint because oil paint is thicker and isn't as forgiving as acrylic paint. This means when you make a mistake with oil paint it is harder to fix. You also must apply paint thinner to this out oil paint because the oil will not mix with water. I am also using a solution which allows the paint to dry faster and makes the paint more opaque. Without this solution it could take the paint days to dry. This solution is also good for this painting because nebulas are more cloudy and the solution helps show that. The picture posted below is the background and I will slowly apply layers to it and work more towards the for ground.