Oil painting is a kind of other art forms can not be replaced by a special artistic language. Special character and pure meaning,for human development of visual arts have made indelible contributions. First of all, the unique charm of oil reflected in its materials. It rushed out of the frescos,tanpeila, other plastic materials and production limitations. In the aid of color media, through superior material and the multi-overlapping cover dyeing produce rich color shading levels and subtle changes. To achieve the purpose of natural reproduction. Oil painting materials mainly manifested in color and texture layer two areas.
(1)The beauty of color layer
Color layer refers to several times in oil painting has a transparent and opaque characteristics of the combined level of interaction between the aesthetic, is inherent order and guidelines. It is not like photographic works by the light and shade and color at the level of particles recorded natural changes. But by the rich color and transparent mask stained repeatedly have vastly different levels of effectiveness and the screen beauty. It is a technique results. Through rich color layer changes, object texture, volume came to show a sense of magic. At the same time, in the production techniques and reproduce images are full of rhythmic beauty.
Early oil  paintings rely on the performance of the underlying physical structure and light levels. The surface of a transparent color images reveal the inherent tendency of color. Later, the canvas for the orderly development of the mold with transparent enclosures to have a combination of color dye layer transparent and the aesthetic effect of a harmonious.To lead canvas material exert a permanent charm.
(2)The beauty of texture
Texture refers to the oil paintings made of special materials presented to highlight the three-dimensional texture to the screen have a sense of beauty. Manifested in the process of painting produced by the accumulation of paint thickness. What kind of production and shape, it is what kind of texture. Therefore, the texture in the painting is unavoidable.
Texture in painting at all stages of development have different performance. Classical period is a no ups and downs of the texture, a very small difference in the thickness of strokes. Texture beauty reflected in a delicate, subtle changes.With the changes of Oil painting techniques, aesthetic texture painting started to become conscious of life. Wild free and easy touch, imposing a strong color and downs a stirring force. Texture aesthetic gradually become the most appropriate expression of inner emotional visual form.