oil painting techniques ~ portrait 1/3 (underpainting 1 – edge layer)

Posted by admin on October 11th, 2009 and filed under portrait painting | No Comments »

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this is the initial underpainting

what your aiming to do here is define and fix edges and lines which could
otherwise become lost in subsequent layers
avoid creating edges you don’t want by blurring them out using painting Medium

colors used:
permanent rose
cadmium yellow light
french ultramarine
titanium white

brand:
Griffin Alkyd fast drying oil color

Mediums:
Liquin

wearing gloves
Disposable gloves should be considered when working with oil paints. Many pigments & mediums are toxic and can be absorbed through the skin.

part 2/3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MUEGpQY1rI&feature=related

part 3/3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYODbxECS7E&feature=response_watch

Duration : 0:1:21


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