Base Coat |
Glazing is a
color process of layering transparent colors, one on top of another, while at the same
time maintaining the integrity of each layer and or creating new richer colors in the
process. Through glazing, the artist can achieve a greater sense of depth in a piece, as
well as a sense of aging on a surface if desired. On this project, several different materials in
texture and color had to be brought together to achieve the desired effect in the
designer’s model. In the model, the designer used a series of glazes from a limited
palette to achieve the look of warm Italian stone. In order to duplicate the palette in
the model, several glazes were created. Supersaturated Roscopaint colors were let down to
a transparency with a mixture of Clear Flat and water, 2:1. (The more clear medium used,
the more control over the movement and placement of colors.)
The glazes were mixed to the consistency
and intensity that allowed the paint to be applied directly and achieve the desired look
efficiently. In general, glazing works best layering from dark to light, working two to
three like colors together in each step (perhaps a warm and cool from the same family of
colors), only managing as many colors as you are comfortable with at one time. The photos
at the left show the glazing colors used in this project. On the page at the right, you
can see results as colors were added to the glaze. |
