
Making a Mess - Glazing Over a Black and White Underpainting
This technique is my absolute new favorite thing! My painting mentor Aaron Donovan kept telling me to try this, but it took watching another painter doing it for me to see how fun it looked. Before I begin, toning the surface is always my first step. I like the energy that bright colored backgrounds bring. Colors seems to vibrate more with a bright tone behind. UNDERPAINTING: The process is to take acrylic black and white paint and do the entire painting in grayscale, getting