Glazing Red and Orange
Added 2025-04-28 13:00:21 +0000 UTCThree paintings in Good Mud were made with an underpainting called a Grisaille. I glazed certain sections of the grisaille with a vibrant red orange. I could’ve only really done this with a monochrome underpainting finished with a degree of detail underneath. Not all glazing is like this, where you just put a thin veil of chromatic color over a grisaille, glazing can be more subtle than that usually. But if you paint a very graphic object in grisaille, and you prefer there to be a monochrome color on top, this technique works really well I have found. I learned about this technique when copying Caravaggio paintings in Rome back in 2011/2012. I believe he worked over a grisaille for a lot of the cardinal red fabric and glazed red on top. Easy.
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Most def i enjoy it, its easier too
colleen barry
2025-04-30 15:43:49 +0000 UTCDo you enjoy the monochrome glazing as much as the other layering / color build up you do? Feels like the latter would be more satisfying to *do* but this has an equally gorgeous finished look..
Noah Trapolino
2025-04-28 13:59:54 +0000 UTC
