this is the underpainting color layer (layer 2) here you determine the coloring and tonality of the painting you should aim to achieve roughly 80% accuracy to what the finished paintings colors will be – refinements to these can be made in subsequent layers before painting began a thin layer of painting medium was brushed over the surface making the application of color easier and easier to blend smooth with the fan brush colors used: permanent rose cadmium yellow light french ultramarine Titanium White brand: Winton oil color (or other) Mediums: refined linseed oil (or other) part 1/3 www.youtube.com part 3/3 www.youtube.com website www.mniland.com
oil painting techniques ~ portrait 1/3 (underpainting 1 – edge layer)
this is the initial underpainting what your aiming to do here is define and fix edges and lines which could otherwise become lost in subsequent layers avoid creating edges you don’t want by blurring them out using painting Medium colors used: permanent rose cadmium yellow light french ultramarine titanium white brand: Griffin Alkyd fast drying oil color Mediums: Liquin wearing gloves Disposable gloves should be considered when working with oil paints. Many pigments & mediums are toxic and can be absorbed through the skin. part 2/3 www.youtube.com part 3/3 www.youtube.com website www.mniland.com