by John McLaren | May 10, 2024 | Protecting and Recovering Light
Resist (‘Masking Fluid’, ‘Frisket’, ‘Liquid Latex’, etc.) Testing Always test your resist with the paper you intend to use. Apply some full strength, and some diluted 1:1 with water. Let dry and lift. Try to determine if the paper is disturbed. Mix up a strong...
by John McLaren | May 10, 2024 | Protecting and Recovering Light
The left side of the table below lists a variety of techniques for preserving and recoving light. Across the chart lists different stages of drying: Before you start painting, While the paint is drying (3 sub-stages – Flow, Gloss, and Dull), and After the paint...
by John McLaren | Apr 29, 2022 | Many Ways to Gray
I love grays and muted tones. Grays emphasize the colors nearby. Jeanne Dobie refers to this as ‘mouse power’. The ‘mouse’ colors are the supporting cast for the jewel-like colors. Whenever selecting a simple palette for a painting, the first test is to make a...
by John McLaren | Apr 30, 2022 | Many Ways to Gray
Over the last several years, there has been an influx of new ‘neutral tints’ introduced by manufacturers of artist paints almost as though there has been a new pigment discovered. In a way there has. There are new (20thC) pigments that are more transparent, which...
by John McLaren | May 20, 2022 | Many Ways to Gray
Whenever you want to mix any color, the easiest path will always be to mix two colors which are close to the color you desire. As a simple example, consider mixing a violet. You would choose a red that had a bluish component (like a rose or magenta), and a blue that...
