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Author: Byron_Pickering, Contributing Editor
 | Glazing may be used to give depth to color, soften harsh areas of color, change a hue, or even create a different mood in the painting. Glazing is the application of trace amounts of color pigments in a transparent medium. In this article I'm using the glazing process to refine and soften the areas of foam. In the areas behind the wave crests and especially around the top of the foam burst, I've tinted the glaze with white and worked it into the foamburst with a larger blending brush. Loose, free strokes help to give the illusion of movement. The white has been blended to create the mists left behind the breaking wave, while the burst has sharper strokes left unblended.
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| Touching the tip of the large sable brush into combinations of pure colors such as Winsor Blue, Viridian, Alizarin, or Burnt Sienna, I mix them with enough of the glazing medium to make the color transparent. Now it can be easily smoothed over the patterns on the front of the wave, allowing the underpainting to show through. "Cutting" some of the glaze back to the undercolor can be an effective way of forming ripples in the water. I dip the tip of the flat sable brush into thinner and touch it lightly to a soft cloth. To create lines of lighter color, I turn the brush on edge, drawing it upwards and across the patterns. Color variations will occur. It may take several tries, but I repeat the process until I'm satisfied with the final image. Adding the background, rocks, and foreground, and it's finished! Thank you for painting along with me.
"The Breaking Wave" Oil 12 x 16 |
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