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Masking
fluid is applied to the glass, apples and jar to save highlights. The brush
shown is an old one. The bristles have been trimmed and washing liquid
applied to protect by stopping the masking fluid collecting around the
ferrule. With this brush, I can apply fines lines of fluid. |
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Mix
up plenty of wash for the background, mixture of ultramarine and touch
of light red. With the painting upside down, I applied a flat wash around
the objects and to the top of the painting. See the nice bead of paint
collecting at the edge? This is typical when applying a fluid wash with
the board tilted at 15 degrees. Don't throw away the remaining background
wash, save it you will need it later. Don't worry if it dries in the palette,
water can be added when required. |
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We
have applied the wash over the glass, as the background can be seen looking
through it. |
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Before
the wash is dry. A piece of blotting paper is used to lift some of the
paint, giving the reflective look of glass. |
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Using
some of the original wash, add Payne's Grey to darken and paint the shadow
between the jar and glass. Shadow of glass was painted using background
wash and darkened at the bottom with Payne's Grey. Shadow inside glass
painted with background wash and Payne's Grey dropped in while wet into
the center portion. |
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Using
the edge of a piece of blotting paper lift lines of paint on glass shadow
on a curve, to represent ripples of light. |
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Dry
thoroughly using a hairdryer and remove masking fluid from the glass. |
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The
white of the paper now shows through for highlights, and ripples show in
the shadow where paint was lifted. |
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Pencil
marks erased using a putty rubber. |
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Some
edges are softened by brushing on clear water and dabbing with a tissue. |