04-23-2002, 06:18 PM
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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
Joined: Jun 2001
Location: Peterborough, NH
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Here is is an illustration borrowed from Ingres to illustrate a "soft" edge"
If you were going to soften the following edges (even more and on a dry surface yet!) this is how you would do it...
Get the outside edge of the leg wet with thick paint (match exactly the color of the paint underneath).
Then get the background right next to the leg wet with thick paint (match exactly the color of the paint underneath).
Blend the two edges. In this case, vertical strokes would probably work the best.
It is even easier to get a soft edge when you paint a la prima, because everything is wet and blends easily.
This is a very important principle in painting: THERE ARE NO HARD EDGES IN NATURE!
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