Demonstration 6
Stage 2
I often have difficulty convincing students to get their underpaintings dark enough. That's because
everything looks dark when you are starting on white (or lightly tinted) surface. On commencing
the second stage of the painting however, I often see the opposite problem. Painting now on a
dark surface, everything seems bright. Consequently, having finally gone dark, they now struggle
to get bright again! To counteract this, I will often start the second stage by going for one of the
lightest areas. Below, I have decided to start on the bright umbrella. Although it looks white here,
there's a touch of cad. yellow in the mix. (Titanium white is a very stark cold "toothpaste" white -
I seldom use it straight from the tube, even in the brightest lights).
I often have difficulty convincing students to get their underpaintings dark enough. That's because
everything looks dark when you are starting on white (or lightly tinted) surface. On commencing
the second stage of the painting however, I often see the opposite problem. Painting now on a
dark surface, everything seems bright. Consequently, having finally gone dark, they now struggle
to get bright again! To counteract this, I will often start the second stage by going for one of the
lightest areas. Below, I have decided to start on the bright umbrella. Although it looks white here,
there's a touch of cad. yellow in the mix. (Titanium white is a very stark cold "toothpaste" white -
I seldom use it straight from the tube, even in the brightest lights).
The painting knife
I will be completing the
second stage with a
painting knife. If you're
not use to it, these
knives can seem clumsy
at first, and you certainly
can't get the level of
detail possible with a
small brush, but they do
produce very clean
vibrant results. And if
you're prone to excessive
detail - a painting knife is
the perfect anti-dote.
I will be completing the
second stage with a
painting knife. If you're
not use to it, these
knives can seem clumsy
at first, and you certainly
can't get the level of
detail possible with a
small brush, but they do
produce very clean
vibrant results. And if
you're prone to excessive
detail - a painting knife is
the perfect anti-dote.