Grisaille is a technique used by the old masters. "Gris" means grey. The underpainting, or drawing, can be grey or any neutral color.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
What is Grisaille? Underpainting in Watercolor.
Grisaille is a method I stumbled upon while painting this portrait of John. I started by painting the first layer in sepia. That is, the whole painting, the correct values, in sepia. Then I let it completely dry and layered in alizarin crimson, yellow ochre, and pthalo blue for the shadow areas.
Grisaille is a technique used by the old masters. "Gris" means grey. The underpainting, or drawing, can be grey or any neutral color.
Grisaille is a technique used by the old masters. "Gris" means grey. The underpainting, or drawing, can be grey or any neutral color.
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