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Old 06-18-2002, 11:50 PM   #1
Susan Ballinger Susan Ballinger is offline
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Using white

After completing my last oil portrait, I saw that although I liked the overall painting, the skin tones looked too chalky. I realize now that I used too much white.

How do I get around this obstacle? Is there a different brand/shade of white that doesn't make colors look chalky when it is mixed in or layered on top for light reflection? Do I need to buy more colors of paint that do not require so much white to obtain the lighter shades?

Susan
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