2ND GLAZE Learning glazing from Bouguereau
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
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This is the last video in this short series, using a copy of a Bouguereau painting to learn about the glazing technique.
Showing the 2nd glaze unedited (well very slightly edited) and in real time, I hope it will be valuable to anyone interested in this technique. I hope it shows that this is quite a straightforward method of working with oil paint that has beautiful results.
It is a method that can also be used with any approach to oil painting, i.e. it can be used to further enrich and deepen any oil painting that has been started in colour. You don't have to do an underpainting in grisaille or brown to achieve these effects and can work up a painting however you like.
Grisaille underpainting and underpainting generally is my preferred method because I like painting in monotones, I guess because I was originally trained as a sculptor.
I feel glazing over grisaille or grey shows with great clarity the wonderful transformative qualities of glazing very clearly, so it lends itself to this kind of demonstration.
Please see my blog for more information about my work and this method of painting, the link is on my channel.
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Thank you for giving us an actual demonstration of glazing in real-time. And almost the best part was you saying that something in the drawing wasn't working! We learn more from YOUR "mistakes"! And so many painters now don't even glaze-it is all Alla Prima.
Cheers, from Toronto
thanks glad you enjoyed it
THANK YOU MATT I've found your Grisaille tutorials invaluable help. Thanks so much !
Thanks so much. THE REAL time is fabulous. Where can I find the Rubens demo
These are so helpful - Thanks a Million. I can't tell you how much these inspired and motivated me.
Hi thanks I'm really glad its been helpful to you!
Thank you Matt. Ive learned a lot!
Thank you that’s great to hear
i am blown away mann
very informative, I love I'm going to start i think !
That's great to hear! I'm glad c'est utile
This is the best video tutorial on glazing that i have found! One question i have is do you oil out the whole painting each time you glaze or just with 1st glazing?
Hi thanks I always oil out before each glaze. Not necessarily the whole painting, just the bit I am going to work on for that session
Yes,...what is it with lecturers and black pigment. It really annoyed me, its only recently i rediscovered the beauty of mars and Ivory black and their subtle greens and blues with white is added.
How thick is each layer? I always feel like I dilute it too much and make my glaze layers too thin. Great video by the way!!!
Hi thank you, I hope you should be able to see it on the video. If you mean thickness of paint, ie how impasto it is, the answer is fairly thin so that light can pass through it. But if its the colour you mean, then I would suggest experimenting with them and trying for a higher chroma. I struggle with this sometimes and in the rubens video I did I mention that I felt at I could have been bolder in my use of colour. This is of course something we can adjust with further layers though. For me the only way is trial and error. You could possibly try putting in a lot of colour and see where you go from there. You can always rub it off if it doesn't work!
Cartoony
Hello can this be done using acrylics?
Hello I'm so sorry for late reply I didn't see this! Yes I have done this with acrylics. They have been useful to speed up the process, as you are able to add repeated glazes very rapidly. Acrylics have a slightly different quality but you can still get very beautiful results using them. I will post a video using acrylics soon
one other thing is that because acrylics dry so quickly there is less opportunity to blend the colours as they go on. you don't have to do this but it is something I enjoy doing. I guess you can use a retardant to slow the drying. I havent tried that because I don't use acrylics often but you should be able to achieve the same results as oils.
Thanks yes good advice
@shinyvids K Thanks for your comment, yes I'm trying to make it as authentic and honest as possible. And for me its all about the process, because if that is clear people can see how to get from a to b and personally it has debunked some of the myths around how these artists created their paintings. They are simpler processes than I imagined. That doesn't mean easier though, but I feel I'm approaching it the more I do. If we keep going we'll get to the pros level too! I like to think of myself as semi-pro :))
How come you're not adding anymore layers of color ? I put at least 10 layers.
Hi I will probably do at least one or two more layers but not film it. Usually on portraits I do about 5 or 6 glazes depending on how it goes. I really just did this as an exercise to demonstrate the magic of the glazing technique in a few videos so it’s served its purpose. I think I would like to get it to a higher degree of finish though so we’ll see
Jesus! There's no need to be rude. Matt did mention during the video this is a demo and painters do many more coats, anything up to 10. Matt gave himself the hassle of filming two layers, I get the technique in just those two, so thanks Matt, I highly appreciate you for taking the time and effort.
Hi thanks a lot I'm glad they are useful!
@@gvwlewis4016 I am 63 and there is this assumption on CZcams that you are entitled to darn well everything for free and no one else has things to do in their life-like painting commissions or playing with your family…
Everyone's time is precious and I appreciate all the time Matt has taken to share hours of this-for free.
Cheers, from Toronto.
@@mattharveyart do you change your medium ratio (medium vs spirits) for each glaze layer, or do you use the same medium for every layer, meaning same amount of oil/pure oil? just wondering how fat over lean applies or if fat over fat is okay for glazing
This isn't glazing. Your underpainting is very flat like a black n white photo.