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Karin Wells · 03-25-2002, 11:51 PM

A glaze is just a translucent color + a lot of medium (I use Liquin). This is "floated" over a dry surface and it will gently alter the color beneath. Please note that several thin layers are preferable to one thick one.

For example, some translucent colors I glaze with are burnt sienna, raw umber, prussian blue, alizarin crimson, (etc.)....as opposed to heavily pigmented and opaque colors like yellow ochre, Indian red and titanium white.

Here is another post on underpainting: http://forum.portraitartist.com/show...=&threadid=190

Here is a post on the list of colors I often use to glaze with: http://forum.portraitartist.com/show...?&threadid=210

03-25-2002, 11:51 PM	#5
Karin Wells 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 Posts: 1,114	A glaze is just a translucent color + a lot of medium (I use Liquin). This is "floated" over a dry surface and it will gently alter the color beneath. Please note that several thin layers are preferable to one thick one. For example, some translucent colors I glaze with are burnt sienna, raw umber, prussian blue, alizarin crimson, (etc.)....as opposed to heavily pigmented and opaque colors like yellow ochre, Indian red and titanium white. Here is another post on underpainting: http://forum.portraitartist.com/show...=&threadid=190 Here is a post on the list of colors I often use to glaze with: http://forum.portraitartist.com/show...?&threadid=210 __________________ Karin Wells www.KarinWells.com www.KarinWells.BlogSpot.com