Wet-in-wet: painting terminology
- For some strange reason I sustained an interruption at this stage of this painting and it was a few days before
I returned to it and plonked in the little girl and the seagulls. For this I used a brush and the darker colors you
see. So what happened when the paint began to dry? (Below) Well the thin brushed on darks of the girl dried
faster than the thicker lights of the background paint. The cracks thus formed allowed the whiter underpainting
of the background to show through.
A few artistic points: Note how I painted a cool shadow but warmed up its center to give it a little vibrancy.
You can do this with larger shadows. Also the costume colors and stripes I added purely for effect. The
cadmium red needed to offset the greens in the water and the cool and warm whites for sparkle.I have kept this picture to remind me of my stupidity in ignoring a basic principle. It also reminds me of the
days I painted many similar paintings using this particular technique. Strangely enough they were quite popular
in the colder climes.STUDENT ACTIVITY: Copy the painting above replacing the figure with one of your choice if you like.
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