Well, you know, the trick of the Old Masters is to only use glazes to make shdaow areas darker, never lighter. Shadow areas should be translucent and highlights opaque if you're following that style.I never ever do this, but than I don't usually...
Well, you know, the trick of the Old Masters is to only use glazes to make shdaow areas darker, never lighter. Shadow areas should be translucent and highlights opaque if you're following that style.I never ever do this, but than I don't usually underpaint. I'm an alla prima kind of guy. An alla prima donna! Ha! Heh. Okay, maybe not.Anyway. Alla prima, yes, that's more my style. Because I'm way too lazy to wait for layers to dry. In fact what I've been doing on the panels you sent me, Tracy, is to lay the paint down and then wipe it off, basically staining the Gessobord. It gives a nice texture.
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| show fullshow summaryWell, you know, the trick of the Old Masters is to only use glazes to make shdaow areas darker, never lighter. Shadow areas should be translucent and highlights opaque if you're following that style.I never ever do this, but than I don't usually...
Well, you know, the trick of the Old Masters is to only use glazes to make shdaow areas darker, never lighter. Shadow areas should be translucent and highlights opaque if you're following that style.I never ever do this, but than I don't usually underpaint. I'm an alla prima kind of guy. An alla prima donna! Ha! Heh. Okay, maybe not.Anyway. Alla prima, yes, that's more my style. Because I'm way too lazy to wait for layers to dry. In fact what I've been doing on the panels you sent me, Tracy, is to lay the paint down and then wipe it off, basically staining the Gessobord. It gives a nice texture.
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