2012

stil picture from a video demonstrating underpainting
art school

How to make an underpainting – it makes painting easier

The old masters would paint in a systematic way.

Each layer of the painting had a specific goal.

They painted with an underpainting before finishing with the overpainting. This made the painting process easier. The problems of drawing, tones, and color could be worked out separately. The artist could then concentrate their full attention on

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