Underpainting Solidly/Scumbling With Glazes

[Karin Wells]

Anyway, I'm interested in glazing more for the effect of depth one can get in the shadows by painting with transparent paint than anything else.

This just jumped out at me, so while I'm thinking about it...

When your shadows go dead (too dense and/or too cool) try a thin glaze of cad orange into the deepest parts. it will be like a breath of fresh air - but won't look "orangey" if you're subtle enough, just warm. This orange glaze will also give the shadow a "thin" look. (Remember; shadows thin, light thick).

[Richard Budig]

Karin:

Thanks for the tip. This is where I've been headed with all this glazing, I think. Truly glazing is quite a job. One has to plan far ahead, or so it seems to me. But holding back on some of the darks, and then putting in the final dark with a transparent paint/glaze seems to add just enough of an additional dimension. I'll try your orange. Thanks.