One of my favorite approaches to developing a painting is one that many of the master artists used astheir process. The steps of glazing over a dry monochromatic (one color value range) painting begins with directly drawing with the brush. Instead of focusing on drawing the image with line, I use color value to lay in the light and dark shades to develop the composition and the value language of the work. Focusing on the lights and darks and variation of shadow vs light is a key to an effective painting. Once the underpainting is complete, I let it dry for a few days. Then, with oil colors that are transparent, I begin laying in the color. The colors need to be transparent oil colors, not opaque. I use Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Sap Green, Burnt Umber and Burnt Sienna mostly. Once your layers of color are in, you can begin with other lighter colors and whites to enhance your highlights, and variations of color value. Take the detail as far as you can, but don't cover up all of the beautiful parts of the underpainting. More demos to come.
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