Here is a brief list of common techniques we are using in Artist's Choice sessions....
Basecoat/Underpainting – the first stages of a painting in which the elements and tonal values of a composition are established.
Dry Brush – technique where you load your brush with very little paint and lightly skim the surface of the canvas to add colour, blend a colour, or soften a colour. You use a very light touch for this technique. Use this technique when you want to have a broken look. Do not use water.
Wash – used to intensify, soften, grey down or darken a colour in a subtle way. Apply quickly with a flat brush. Transparent colour applied over an opaque colour. Each layer must be dried before applying another layer. This mixture is made of water and a small amount of colour – Kool-Aid consistency.
Glaze – used to intensify, soften, grey down, or darken a colour more dramatically. Apply quickly with a flat brush. Transparent colour applied thinly over an opaque colour. Each layer must be dried before applying another layer. This mixture is made of colour and some water – thin glue or inky consistency.
Wet-on-Wet – technique where you blend colours together while the first application of paint is still wet. Commonly used in skies and water.
Basecoat/Underpainting – the first stages of a painting in which the elements and tonal values of a composition are established.
Dry Brush – technique where you load your brush with very little paint and lightly skim the surface of the canvas to add colour, blend a colour, or soften a colour. You use a very light touch for this technique. Use this technique when you want to have a broken look. Do not use water.
Wash – used to intensify, soften, grey down or darken a colour in a subtle way. Apply quickly with a flat brush. Transparent colour applied over an opaque colour. Each layer must be dried before applying another layer. This mixture is made of water and a small amount of colour – Kool-Aid consistency.
Glaze – used to intensify, soften, grey down, or darken a colour more dramatically. Apply quickly with a flat brush. Transparent colour applied thinly over an opaque colour. Each layer must be dried before applying another layer. This mixture is made of colour and some water – thin glue or inky consistency.
Wet-on-Wet – technique where you blend colours together while the first application of paint is still wet. Commonly used in skies and water.
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