A hue or tint applied in a thin transparent layer.
An initial layer of paint applied to a ground, which serves as a base for subsequent layers of paint and helps to define color values for later painting.
The creation of lighter tones by adding white, as opposed to thinning the paint.
Painted outdoors, usually in one sitting.
The texture produced by the thickness of pigment in a painting.
The lightest tone in a painting.
A transparent layer of paint applied over a ground or another paint layer of a different color.
A monochromatic painting in various tones of gray.
A mixture of chalk, glue, and white pigment that serves as a ground for paintings.
A painting technique in which dry or stiff paint is applied to the painting surface.
A type of paint made from the protein of milk, which can be applied to any rigid, non-oily surface such as wood, plaster, heavy watercolor paper, canvas, or linen. It is thinned with water and dries to a matte finish.
Q: When I paint on paper with oil paints, it is all right to prime it with acrylic medium? A: Just as it is imperative that you prime canvas to protect it from acids in the oil, the same is also true with any paper support. Gesso, acrylic polymer primer, would probably work the best. Acrylic gesso can...
Q: I like the color of raw linen and the effect I get when painting directly on it with oil colors, but I have been told that this practice is problematic. Do I have to use primer and give up my favorite way to paint? A: It is not advisable to paint with oils directly on raw canvas-either cotton or linen...
Q: What are those strips of plastic on the back of my prestretched canvases? A: Those triangles, attached to "trees" and stapled to the back of commercial canvases, are plastic version of wooden stretcher keys, which used to be provided with prestretched canvases. The keys can be used to tighten...
Q: I know what type of medium to add if the paint coming out of the tube is too thick. But what if the paint is too thin? A: One way to alleviate this problem to some extent is by squeezing the paint out onto an absorbent surface such as blotter paper. With a painting knife, move the pile from one to...