After the toned canvas has dried, I decided that I would prefer a cooler ground for this picture, so I mix a new batch of gesso tinted with a mixture of ultramarine blue and burnt umber, producing a gray tone. I repaint the canvas with this color, completely covering the original earth tones. The new gray surface is still warmed somewhat by the first colour mixture that I applied underneath and I feel this is a more suitable ground for the picture I am about to paint. Now I am ready to begin drawing and painting on the primed canvas.
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Friday, August 28, 2009
Painting Progression-Between Nations-Step 2
After the toned canvas has dried, I decided that I would prefer a cooler ground for this picture, so I mix a new batch of gesso tinted with a mixture of ultramarine blue and burnt umber, producing a gray tone. I repaint the canvas with this color, completely covering the original earth tones. The new gray surface is still warmed somewhat by the first colour mixture that I applied underneath and I feel this is a more suitable ground for the picture I am about to paint. Now I am ready to begin drawing and painting on the primed canvas.
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