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Develop the darks
To continue the underpainting, I’m using the same colour to render the face,
again developing the darkest darks and keeping in mind that the highlights will
become the middle value once I begin glazing. I know that I don’t have to get too
detailed because I can do that later on when I finish the piece with acryla gouache.
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Glazing the piece with fluid acrylic
The glazing begins! I love this step in my process because the pop of saturated colour is so exciting. I’m using transparent fluid acrylics
diluted with matte medium to gradually build up the intensity, vignetting as I go and using a paper towel to blend the colour into the surface.
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Seal the underpainting
Once I know that my underpainting is complete, I
need to seal the watercolour before I begin glazing. This
is done with three layers of gloss or satin spray varnish
followed by two layers of slightly diluted matte medium,
sanding lightly in between layers with 600 grit sandpaper
to remove additional texture created by the spray.Traditional Artist Workshop