| This is how my oil paintings begin. After a rough sketch of the composition
has been drawn on the canvas, the basic tonal-values are painted on in
a thin wash. This not only establishes the value structure, but provides
a good base to apply subsequent color. And the color of the underpainting
shows through the opaque color of the painting-proper enough to unify the
color-scheme. If the painting is to be basically cool, I do a warm underpainting;
if the painting is to be basically warm, I do a cool underpainting. |
