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Using Underpainted Grounds
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Sep 19, 2009
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by: Anonymous

Good thinking...
Dec 06, 2010
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by: Liricus

Great tip, I came to it by my own experiments.
This technique mimic the ground prep and under-painting like in oil colors (yes, I'm from US...).
Be sure to mix glossy medium to your undertone layer and let it dry trough. When you'll start your paint the brush will glide much more easily than a matte and too absorbent ground as gesso is. To go even further you could lay down a thin layer of glossy medium mixed with retarder before starting with alla prima method. Careful though, if too much medium and/or retarder is applied you'll get a big mush that doesn't dry properly!

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