The process of glazing is a simple one, once learned, and it offers the painter the opportunity to deal with one of the three dimensions of color--value-- independently of the other two dimensions, hue and chroma. Doing this allows me to work upon different aspects of a painting as separate units of concentration, and it becomes a very predictable, and enjoyable method of painting.
Bill, I have a question, wouldn't glazing over your value scheme darken or either lighten your grays depending on which color you glaze with? A value scheme can be beautiful by itself, just wondering your opinion on this.
ReplyDeleteI consider that a grisaille underpainting is to serve as a "value map" or "guide" for the color glazes that I apply over it. I choose the colors for my glaze applications accordingly. I use dark colors over the dark values of the grisaille, and light colors over the light values of the grisaille.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I choose my paints for their colors, and not for their transparency or opacity, as that truly is of very little consequence to the glazing process.
Brilliant example once again! Thanks, Steve from Oz
ReplyDeleteI'm totally agree - absolutely brilliant! And I so have to try it!
ReplyDeleteTatiana, thank you. Please give it a try, and I'm sure you will enjoy the process as I have been.
ReplyDeleteExcellent technique but photographic, so why bother? Pretty though.
ReplyDeleteWhy bother? I dunno'.....perhaps a first place in oils?
ReplyDeleteExcellent work... Are you very fond of flowers? Wonderful paintings... seen a lot at wetcanvas also....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful way of working, with patience, did you put on those glazes white too? or only pure colour?
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot on any inside on that.
I do use white paint in my glazes.
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