The Complete Photo Guide to Creative Painting

The Complete Photo Guide to Creative Painting

Paula Guhin, Geri Greenman

Language: English

Pages: 225

ISBN: B004YSWW82

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Learn all the aspects of creative painting with this comprehensive how-to guide! The Complete Photo Guide to Creative Painting provides easy-to-follow techniques for painting with all types of craft and fine arts paints, including acrylics, oils, tempera, watercolor, and pastels. You'll find easy access to information with step-by-step directions and 700 full-color photos for clear understanding. Galleries of artwork by a wide range of artists offer beautiful examples of what can be done with each of the painting categories. Find expert tips, skills, and inspiration with The Complete Photo Guide to Creative Painting.

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Paint. Crackle Paste this is a thick, opaque material formulated to develop cracks and crevices as it dries. thicker application produces larger cracks. Mix with color before using or paint it when dry. Use a rigid support with this paste and with modeling paste. The crackle effect here (created with a craft glaze top coat) was emphasized by rubbing thin, dark paint into the crevices, then wiping the surface. At left: smaller, finer cracks result from a thinner application. a c r y l i c pa i.

(continued) a c r y l i c pa i n t 034-089_20025.indd 75 034-089_20025.indd 75 75 7/12/10 8:00:02 AM 7/12/10 3:40:31 PM (Text) (Ray) Job:07-20025 Title: CPI-LS0619 CPG to Creative Painting #175 Dtp:204 Page:75 2 3 2 press gadgets and materials into a still-moist layer of modeling paste or heavy gel medium. coarse fabrics, heavy lace, kitchen utensils, and more make great imprinting tools with which to stamp tangible texture. remove objects before the paste dries, or see embedding,.

A cool note to all that follows. (some artists prefer to apply the tone over a sketch.) 1 some artists create an imprimatura by drawing the subject in india ink on the white canvas first, but here a charcoal sketch was done on a pre-tinted canvas. 2 To establish the undertones, apply a wash. here a gold oxide glaze has been added. 3 Wipe away the thinned paint wherever the subject is lighter, bringing out the highlights. 4 next add veils of tinted color to build dimensionality into the subject.

Window in the picture. The natural light source creates compelling shadows, highlights, and reflections. The title of this painting will be YoU WiLL NEEd • soft pencil and kneaded eraser • watercolor paints and brushes • water containers char’s view. • watercolor paper or other surface • rags or paper towels • elephant ear sponge • smooth board and tape or stapler (if paper must be stretched) The finished painting displays many values from light to dark. 198 T h e c o m p l e T e p h o T o.

Up layers without much delay, since they dry so quickly. Mistakes can be easily painted over. An assortment of tempera and gouache paints Tempera tempera is a water-based medium made from powdered pigments. Often referred to as poster paint, it dries quickly, so modeling is frequently achieved by hatching or mixing colors in darker values. although precision and detail can be achieved with tempera, it does chip, crack, and scratch easily. colors also turn lighter when they dry. Tints red +.

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