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Wash

A hue or tint applied in a thin transparent layer.

Published 23 Sep 2009 7:34 PM by admin

Filed under: how to paint, painting technique, painting, watercolor painting, watercolor, color
Underpainting

Initial paint layer to block in shapes for subsequent layers
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Published 23 Sep 2009 7:33 PM by admin

Filed under: how to paint, oil painting, painting technique, painting
Opaque Painting

The creation of lighter tones by adding white, as opposed to thinning the paint.

Published 23 Sep 2009 7:23 PM by admin

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Plein Air

Painted outdoors, usually in one sitting.

Published 23 Sep 2009 7:23 PM by admin

Filed under: how to paint, painting, en plein air, landscape painting, plein air, landscape
Impasto

The texture produced by the thickness of pigment in a painting.

Published 23 Sep 2009 7:16 PM by admin

Filed under: how to paint, oil painting, painting technique, painting
Highlight

The lightest tone in a painting.

Published 23 Sep 2009 7:15 PM by admin

Filed under: draw, drawing, painting, drawing techniques
Glaze

A transparent layer of paint applied over a ground or another paint layer of a different color.

Published 23 Sep 2009 7:14 PM by admin

Filed under: how to paint, oil painting, painting technique, painting
Grisaille

A monochromatic painting in various tones of gray.

Published 23 Sep 2009 7:14 PM by admin

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Gesso

A mixture of chalk, glue, and white pigment that serves as a ground for paintings.

Published 23 Sep 2009 7:13 PM by admin

Filed under: paint, art supplies, painting, art materials
Drybrush

A painting technique in which dry or stiff paint is applied to the painting surface.

Published 23 Sep 2009 7:05 PM by admin

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Casein

Milk based, water soluble paint.
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Published 23 Sep 2009 6:59 PM by admin

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