History on the Imprimatura technique “Imprimatura” literally translates from Italian to “first layer of painting”. The primary function of Imprimatura is to act as a solid color to remove the light contrast of the plain canvas. It can be done with a variety of colors, and doesn’t apply to just one color palette. It was […]
The grisaille method is part of painting that even if you dont use, you should know. In this post, I am going to explain the history of the grisaille method and what you can learn from it to make your artwork even better. When I first started oil painting, I didnt even know what underpainting […]