at this point, with everything down, i’m reworking areas I missed, and adding lots of glaze. I generally will start glazing my darks, this time with a mix of burnt and raw umber, alizarin crimson, and ultramarine blue…all cut with liquin.
first dark glazing (before and after)
here’s how things are looking about halfway through the glazing. since glazing is pretty fast and I often have to wait around for a lot of drying time, I’ll come and go with this piece until it’s done…doing an hour or so once or twice a day. I’ll have the final session up soon, and then hopefully some better pictures, sans glare. thank you for reading, and feel free to leave a comment so I know this isn’t totally boring (or just tell me it’s totally boring).
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the painting looks really nice aaron.. thanks for doing the step by step posts.. I have really enjoyed them.
Thank you Aaron for posting the process you use to create your art. I find it very interesting and helpful. It’s a gorgeous art piece.
I, like you, am mostly self taught (except for the occasional DVD) and am finding glazing quite difficult. Specifically, glazing shadow areas seems to be a problem. Is it just more trial and error or are there any tricks I should be aware of? Thanks again,
Colin
colin, thank you! what problems are you having? one thing i’ve learned about glazing is that it’s best not to start as dark as you need it, instead doing layer after layer (letting the piece dry in between coats). that makes blending the glaze into the piece much easier.
Thank you for the tip. It helped quite a bit. I think my problem was that I was trying to glaze the exact colour right away rather than build layer upon layer (as you suggested). Im really looking forward to seeing your next update, is it finished? Thank you for the inspiration.
Colin
I have just found your website and wanted to a big thank you for your generosity in sharing your art and process. Your work is absolutely stunning. I love the warmth and peace that ironically radiates from them…beautiful.
I hope you are having a better year.
Nikki
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