tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1703068576156001254.post8649924224548486475..comments2024-03-13T07:15:43.129-04:00Comments on Karin Wells Studio: Grisaille Underpainting of SargeMy Painting Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328762840797167158noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1703068576156001254.post-70817412849562837652011-08-04T15:34:17.380-04:002011-08-04T15:34:17.380-04:00Dear Nirvana,
Of course you can use an underpaint...Dear Nirvana,<br /><br />Of course you can use an underpainting on a landscape - the subject matter doesn't matter. <br /><br />But when it comes to landscapes - I work fast and loose because a "likeness" is seldom an issue. An underpainting would slow me down too much.<br /><br />Love,<br />KarinMy Painting Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328762840797167158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1703068576156001254.post-52886399654086848642011-07-28T02:54:51.689-04:002011-07-28T02:54:51.689-04:00Hi Karin,
What is a reason for not using grisaill...Hi Karin,<br /><br />What is a reason for not using grisaille underpainting for landscape?Nirvanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643321967271472283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1703068576156001254.post-11831283682348714962009-12-04T15:43:11.656-05:002009-12-04T15:43:11.656-05:00Gosh, there probably a zillion correct ways to pai...Gosh, there probably a zillion correct ways to paint a nice Old-Master-looking painting.<br /><br />Verdaccio works for some artists for sure, but this works for me.<br /><br />I figure that I can only teach what I personally know.My Painting Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328762840797167158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1703068576156001254.post-48707431197291773742009-12-04T15:26:38.298-05:002009-12-04T15:26:38.298-05:00Any reason you prefer this to verdaccio?Any reason you prefer this to verdaccio?Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469945863419367830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1703068576156001254.post-51779040539876970692009-11-15T18:22:07.860-05:002009-11-15T18:22:07.860-05:00My Raw Umber + Titanium White underpaintings dry o...My Raw Umber + Titanium White underpaintings dry overnight because I use a drop or two of Winsor-Newton's Liquin to speed it up.<br /><br />But I do not add enough Liquin to "thin out" the paint.<br /><br />I use titanium white because it doesn't contain zinc. Zinc cracks, delaminates and is an archival "no-no."<br /><br />I covered that elsewhere in this blog - search term: Zinc White.My Painting Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328762840797167158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1703068576156001254.post-270993959897418442009-11-15T17:55:03.793-05:002009-11-15T17:55:03.793-05:00I know that Raw Umber is one of the quicker drying...I know that Raw Umber is one of the quicker drying colours, but Titanium White is not. Presumably you mix the paint straight from the tube without thionners or other mediums. I use a simi;lar method but with very thin paint on a relatively smooth board. As you apply the paint quite thickly to cover the canvas, I wonder how long it takes for your underpainting to dry sufficiently to start on the colour?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1703068576156001254.post-50587739273562613242009-06-15T17:38:28.500-04:002009-06-15T17:38:28.500-04:00Slowing it down so I can photograph it for this bl...Slowing it down so I can photograph it for this blog can make it look complicated and tedious. <br /><br />The above painting would take an hour - tops - assuming that I don't make any horrific mistakes that need to be corrected.<br /><br />"Correcting" is much harder than painting.<br /><br />You might like encaustics - it is really speedy and ever so immediate. Quick results - sometimes I need that too. :o)My Painting Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328762840797167158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1703068576156001254.post-64694109221349069902009-06-15T17:27:52.910-04:002009-06-15T17:27:52.910-04:00Oh Karin, I have been reading your blog for hours ...Oh Karin, I have been reading your blog for hours and then I went into my studio and started another painting only to realize one very important difference between us - you have patience. I swear I am the most impatient artist - I just want to get to the nitty gritty and get the dang thing done. That has got to be why I think my work is crappy. Your detail in everything you do from the sketch to the underpainting to the layers to the completed painting is so detailed and methodical. I've got issues. Big ones obviously.<br /><br />Susan<br />Over at "<a href="http://raisintoast.typepad.com" rel="nofollow">RaisinToast</a>"Susanhttp://www.raisin-toast.comnoreply@blogger.com