Notebook

Notebook, 1993-

MATERIALS & METHODS - Painting - Oil Painting

Characteristics - Painting Methods & Techniques - Materials and Equipment - Work Space & Storage - Manufacture of Pigments - Protection of the Picture

Oil Painting - Appearance
Although earlier painting methods allowed artists to produce some opaque and transparent effects, oil technique permits painters still greater richness in these regards. Opaque passages can be thicker without a risk of cracking, and transparent effects can be controlled more easily since the thinned paint remains wet for a longer time. The resulting range of contrasts between transparent shadow and opaque light can develop a striking variety..... By applying transparent deep colors over opaque tones, the painter can produce rich modulations of darks and can give the picture a tonal depth not available in most other techniques. [pp. 55-56.]

[Kay, Reed. The Painter's Guide to Studio Methods and Materials. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1983.]














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