Been experimenting lately, with colors and techniques. Started a new painting, I will discuss the subject matter in a later post, and I have found that several techniques are just lighting my fire these days. Not one over the other but rather a combination of two.
I started to paint, rather sketch, with my normally loaded brush. When I started to paint the background, I was not all that happy with the density of the color, so I started to glaze layer on top of layer in the background. This started to provide a really rich, textured background that was really exciting. Then as a finishing touch I dry brushed color over it. I feel as though I am actually painting with light. The combination of dark under painting with bright, bold colors over it, well, just makes the colors uber vibrant.
The glazes that I have been using are made from transparent oil paint, and a mixture of 50% terpenoid, and 50% linseed oil. The combination of colors in glazes brings a new level of color exploration for me. For example, a bright cadmium yellow under painting, and then I glazed Indian Yellow over that, and then over that I glazed another layer of Burnt Umber. After the final layer of Burnt Umber I then wiped it off with a rag. The color looks aged and experienced.
I will upload a good image of the painting once I can get a good shot of it. Right now it would just look like shit if I tried. I need daylight bulbs to get a good shot.
