painting techniques only a sample – there are principles but there are no rules
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Painting Techniques
Only a sample – there are principles but there are
NO RULES
Alla prima
A painting done in just one layer
Alla Prima
Richard Diebenkorn
Broken color
Layering paint so that the bottom layers show through
Paul Cezanne
Willem De Kooning
Richard Diebenkorn
Andy Warhol
Stipplingusing the tip of the brush to apply dots of color
Paul Klee
Pointillism
Seurat
Pointillism
Seurat
Impasto
Applying very thick paint so that the brushstroke actually leaves a trail in the paint and these trails create texture and shadow.
Vincent Van Gogh
Philip Guston
Philip Guston
Wayne Thiebaud
glazing
Applying thin coats of paints on top of each other
Morris Louis
Richard Deibenkorn
Helen Frankenthaler
Wayne Thiebaud
scraffito
Putting on a layer of paint and then scratching back through it to reveal the paint underneath
Jean Dubuffet
Jean Dubuffet
Cy Twombly
drybrush
Using an almost empty brush to apply the color
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
Claude Monet
scumbling
Putting layers of lighter color over layers of darker colors
J.M.W. Turner
Sfumato – or smooth blending
Blending the paint in a naturalistic way
Titian
Eduard Manet
Georgio Morandi
The steps to making a painting
Whether realistic or abstract
imprimatura
Putting down a thin layer of color before painting thicker layers on top of it
The underpainting
Highlights and details are gradually added. Note the colors are in contrast to what the final colors will be.
Color is gradually added and modeled in both thick and thin layers until the final result is achieved.
Another example
http://www.bigblackpig.com/painting/glazing.html
A good site to visit for more information