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Paint Application and Mark-Making

We've   been talking about brushwork and palette knives, and I want to talk a little about paint application and mark-making. Paint can be applied with so many different tools. We all started out with finger painting, and brushes seem to be an extension of our fingers, but you can put paint onto a ground with a palette knife, old credit card, sponge, roller, etc. And besides the tools you use, you have options with the techniques. I took the following list of paint application techniques from a  Craftsy  Post: 1. Dry brushing: This is where you scrub layers of colors on using small amounts of paint. 2. Washing: This is when you apply a thin layer of diluted paint over the colors already applied. The thin veil of color allows the colors underneath to still shine through. 3. Dabbing: For adding texture. Apply thick paint with a stiff bristle brush or a sponge, with a pouncing motion or with quick dabs. Dabbing can be done in multiple layers to build depth. 4. Detailing: Thi...

Spring Color Palette

Continuing   with the book "Contemporary Landscapes in Mixed Media", by Soraya French, the chapter which covers color through the seasons, I worked on a chart of her suggested spring colors: Top row: Phthalo green, + cadmium yellow light progressing towards yellow. The last is  tint with white. Second row: Phthalo green toned with Quinachrodine red (she suggests Quin magenta), and cad yellow. Third row: Phthalo green + Phthalo blue,  + cad yellow. The last is a tint with white. Fourth row: Ultramarine blue + Qui red + white, + more red, plain Quin red + white, Cad red + white, Cad yellow + white. And here are the two paintings I'm currently working on, with their progressions this last week: Groundless: Rock Garden: