Wet-in-wet: painting terminology
6-7 BRUSHES AND KNIVES AND WET IN WET
Here is a simple little (12"x 14") painting that anyone can do if they have a favourite figure they can plonk on a
beach somewhere. I will show you how it is done then you will be able to see what happens when you paint
thin over thick.- You will note a pinkish underpainting peeking through the waves. This is because I pre-painted the canvas
with a mixture of light red and alizarin red with a little white to lift it up. At the time I painted this it was my
usual background for seaside studies and I would prepare many such backgrounds all at once. When it was dry
I went to step 2. - I squeezed out some Cobalt blue/flake white on the top half of the canvas and some yellow ochre on the
bottom and using the flat of the pallet knife I sawed the paint back and forward across the canvas. Here and
there I added more dollops of white to lighten them but just kept sawing back and forth with the knife. The
secret is to blend, blend and when you think you have blended enough ... blend some more.
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