Created by: alicebratis
Number of Blossarys: 5
English (EN)
Sight-size ia a painting technique where the key idea is that your eye needs to be able to see both the canvas and the subject in one glance, so they both appear the same size. This makes it easier ...
Scumble is a very thin layer of opaque or semi-opaque paint that partially hides the under-layer. Scumbling is the painting technique where a thin or broken layer of color is brushed over another so ...
Refined Linseed Oil is made from the seeds of the flax plant. It adds gloss and transparency to paints and is available in several forms. It dries very thoroughly, making it ideal for underpainting ...
Pigment is the substance or powder that makes up the color of a paint. Pigments are either organic (carbon based) or inorganic (mineral based).
Oiling out – is when you paint a very thin coat of medium over the painting to bring the colours back to how they looked when you first painted them. Depending on the absorbency of the canvas, the ...
Plein air is a painting created outside rather than in a studio. The term comes from the French 'en plein air' meaning 'in the open air'.
Mass Tone is the undiluted colour of a pigment or paint when it's in a large blob. Also known as mass colour.
