Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Using Liquid on the Surface

"Caroline"
Oil on Canvas, 6" sq., c. Catherine Vines
   
She's very beautiful, isn't she?
I found my red palette worked for this painting, but in the end I seemed to prefer blues for the shadows. And they worked beautifully with her hair tones.
Because this painting had sat for almost 10 days before I could return to it, I tried something I had only read about: I put a layer of Liquin over the surface and then resumed painting. It worked beautifully, though left me confused about the 'fat over lean' concept. I am so sorry I can't give credit for the idea.

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