Drawing lessons - illustrated lesson notes for teachers and students

Likely to Scumble

Example .... the boat we used in our lesson on aerial perspective.

Here we could use either of three methods to apply the opaque over-paint. We could charge up a large brush

and work from the horizon outwards, the mixture thinning as we neared the top or bottom. Alternatively we

could just apply it in thin controlled layers waiting for the underneath one to completely dry, trap it with a

glaze and then apply the next scumble etc. The third method involves mixing the paint with a fast drying

medium that would thin out the pigment particles and apply successive coats.

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