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94: 82:. The colors of the underpainting can be optically mingled with the subsequent overpainting, without the danger of the colors physically blending and becoming muddy. If underpainting is done properly, it facilitates overpainting. If it seems that one has to fight to obscure the underpainting, it is a sign that it was not done properly. 57:
Underpainting has several advantages over working from a plain canvas. The neutral colours of the underpaint will not distract if they are not completely covered. It also aids the painter in getting a correct tone. Comparing colours to a white background is very different from the colouring of the
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54:. The different types have different colourings. Grisaille is plain grey. Verdaccio is a grey tending towards yellow or green that brings out more luminous tones, while imprimatura uses earth tones. 207: 174: 27:, which serves as a base for subsequent layers of paint. Underpaintings are often monochromatic and help to define 31:
for later painting. Underpainting gets its name because it is painting that is intended to be painted over (see
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final painting. A multi-color underpainting can also add to a work and was used by artists such as
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Contemporary use of colorful underpainting in the tradition of Jan van Eyck
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There are several different types of underpainting, such as veneda,
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Often monochromatic initial layer of paint applied to a ground
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How to Create an Underpainting Like the Old Masters
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ground
color values
overpainting
working in layers
verdaccio
imprimatura
grisaille
Giotto
Cennino Cennini
Jan van Eyck
Rogier van der Weyden
Titian
High Renaissance
icon
Visual arts portal
Underdrawing
List of art techniques
EwaGlos. European Illustrated Glossary Of Conservation Terms For Wall Paintings And Architectural Surfaces. English Definitions with translations into Bulgarian, Croatian, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish and Turkish
doi
10.5165/hawk-hhg/233
How to Create an Underpainting Like the Old Masters
ISBN
978-0-9842419-3-4
Student's Guide to Painting
ISBN
978-0-486-83739-0
Contemporary use of colorful underpainting in the tradition of Jan van Eyck
Category
Painting techniques

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