IN THIS VIDEO: You’ll watch me put veils of color on a painting to finish it with subtle changes, luminosity and vibrancy. Adding glazes is THE BIGGEST question I get from students in classes so I’m always trying to find clearer and clearer ways of explaining and /or showing how to do it well.
Cold wax medium makes glazing a lot easier. When I learned how to glaze with traditional oil in France, it took years of trial and error to really master it. Cold wax attracted me in the first place because this process of layering up transparent layers is so much simpler, and drying time a lot faster. That being said, pretty much all the techniques I show here can be applied to acrylic paint too.
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PRODUCT LINKS USED IN THE VIDEO
A few of these are affiliate links but not all. Thanks for supporting my channel 🤗
Mediums
Galkyd Gel: https://amzn.to/3tzcjHG
Cold Wax: https://amzn.to/3X8TIA6
Colors
Quinacrodone Rose: https://amzn.to/3GiPfVb (this isn’t the one I was using, but it will have the same effect)
Alizarin Crimson by Gamblin
Monserat Orange by Williamsburg
I'm Andrea, I'm based in Northern California and have been painting for 30 years now. My training was in France where I lived for 28 years, and I continue to grow and stretch myself as an artist. When I can turn on the video so you can learn from my studio practice I do. I hope you get something from watching these videos. From my studio to yours 🥳