Thankyou Lorena. I use different underpainting colours for each subject, usually the complimentary colour for fruits or flowers. Sometimes my underpainting in scenery is a colour I want to show through in the finished painting. I try to show my progression from start to finish in most of my videos . Thanks for the encouragement and support.
The underpainting is more detailed than any of my finished paintings in acrylic. How did you achieve such smooth blends? When using acrylic, I always feel like I am constantly fighting the paint.
@@thekingfisherstudio8875 Hmm..that means I have to speed up my painting. Correct? I am an extremely slow painter. Thanks for the reply. Really appreciate it. Loved the video, too. Please make more of these.
Thankyou for your encouragement. Try working in a small area .On the video you will see I first layered white acrylic and than applied colour overtop. I reapply colour building detail often softening edges with a damp brush. Old brushes will help you blend. Sometimes a Q-tip is helpful..Be patient with yourself , practice makes perfect..Good Luck?!!
Sorry for the long delay in replying to your question, unfortunately I just noticed your question. The undercolour painting is usually a compliment colour for some subjects like the orange. Red ,yellow and blue are primary colours, orange is mixture of red and yellow leaving blue the remainder colour and the compliment. Using variations of compliments helps create depth in the painted subject. It is always best to do a test of your colours before working on the final painting. For portraits I often use ivory black and titanium white or raw umber and white for a tonal underpainting. Establishing the darks and lights in a painting creates a wonderful three dimensional effect. Thankyou for your patience.
@@gelflingfay It is always a good idea to do a few small sample studies to see what works best. I do love working in black & white, which helps create depth ..once dry a bright colour can be applied, you will see wonderful 3D effects with this method. Good luck
Wow super spectacular technique, a love your video, please make more of this technique with other fruits, 🥰🥰
Thankyou Lorena. I use different underpainting colours for each subject, usually the complimentary colour for fruits or flowers. Sometimes my underpainting in scenery is a colour I want to show through in the finished painting. I try to show my progression from start to finish in most of my videos . Thanks for the encouragement and support.
Beautiful work and an excellent (and instructive) video! 😊
Thankyou, I appreciate you taking the time to write.
Love it! Such talent.
Excelente!!!! Muchas gracias por compartir tu magistral trabajo. Saludos desde Argentina
Great video from a master!
Thankyou Arlene you are so kind. It has been a 52 year journey. I am self taught and have so much to share.
Beautiful work! 👏
Thankyou , I appreciate you taking the time to write this wonderful compliment. Sorry for the delay in responding.
This reminds me of works by Dutch masters. Well done!
Thankyou for your wonderful compliment. I appreciate you taking the time to write.
How I wish I could shade like that. Never seem to have a good brush that will cooperate.
The underpainting is more detailed than any of my finished paintings in acrylic. How did you achieve such smooth blends? When using acrylic, I always feel like I am constantly fighting the paint.
I work my colours wet into wet working on small areas. I will often use a damp brush (not wet) to merge the colours together.
@@thekingfisherstudio8875 How long does it take for the colours to dry? Do you use a retardant?
@@slanguagefreak2388 No retardant used. I work with Liquitex heavy acrylic in the tube.
@@thekingfisherstudio8875 Hmm..that means I have to speed up my painting. Correct? I am an extremely slow painter. Thanks for the reply. Really appreciate it. Loved the video, too. Please make more of these.
Thankyou for your encouragement. Try working in a small area .On the video you will see I first layered white acrylic and than applied colour overtop. I reapply colour building detail often softening edges with a damp brush. Old brushes will help you blend. Sometimes a Q-tip is helpful..Be patient with yourself , practice makes perfect..Good Luck?!!
My question is how do you choose an underpainting color?
Sorry for the long delay in replying to your question, unfortunately I just noticed your question. The undercolour painting is usually a compliment colour for some subjects like the orange. Red ,yellow and blue are primary colours, orange is mixture of red and yellow leaving blue the remainder colour and the compliment. Using variations of compliments helps create depth in the painted subject. It is always best to do a test of your colours before working on the final painting. For portraits I often use ivory black and titanium white or raw umber and white for a tonal underpainting. Establishing the darks and lights in a painting creates a wonderful three dimensional effect. Thankyou for your patience.
@@thekingfisherstudio8875 I always have a hard time and don't know which to choose other than a bight color.
@@gelflingfay It is always a good idea to do a few small sample studies to see what works best. I do love working in black & white, which helps create depth ..once dry a bright colour can be applied, you will see wonderful 3D effects with this method. Good luck
I think I saw droplets of juice dripping
How I wish I could shade like that. Never seem to have a right brush that will cooperate.