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Author: Jodi_J_Brody, Contributing Editor
| A final note on technique: When I use any medium in my painting I use it sparingly! You should never use more than a ratio of 20% medium to 80% paint. There are a number of methods classical artists have employed for using mediums in their painting, and I will discuss each one briefly. The first is to “paint in the couch”. Which simply means to lay down a very thin layer of medium with your brush directly to you canvas on the area that you are going to paint in. This will make the paint slide on the canvas and blending is quite easy with this method. The concern in this method is in using too much medium, or overworking you paint. The second method is to add the medium in small amounts directly to the paint pile on your easel. Also a good method, but can have the tendency to use too much medium and if you don’t premix your paint colors on your palette you can end up wasting a large amount of paint and medium, since it will dry quickly, (usually by the next day) Last, and my preferred method, is to dip the end of my brush after it is loaded with my paint that I intend to apply, directly into the medium so that I have just enough of the medium to paint with each stroke. I keep a small glass bowl with a plastic sealing lid next to my palette for this purpose filled with a small amount of the medium I am going to work with. That way I do not contaminate the entire jar of mixed medium with oil paint. |
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| I am a professoinal full time Classical Realist Oil Painter. I have been working in oils and acrylics for over 40 years. It is my goal to learn all I can about the Old Master painting methods and materials and use that knowledge in my own artwork. | |
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