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Lately I've realized how little I know about the theory of painting, I learned some of it in the university, but since I studied design instead of art, there are some things that eluded my radar, one of those things is the types of underpaintings.

Well, the underpainting is the initial layer done to erase the white of the canvas and hint the way the painting will look, there are many ways of doing it, the most known form is used to show the tones of the piece, done this way the painting is almost monochromatic at this stage. However, some artists such as Jan van Eyck worked with more colorful underpaintings, to also start showing the colors of the piece.

Those who have followed this blog are already familiar with grisaille, but that's just one style of many ways to work with an underpainting:

Grisaille: Maybe the most known tecnique, the first layer of painting is done in grayscale to make a complete tonal piece.

Verdaccio: Is a mix of black, white and yellow that was used in Italy. It's used in portraits since it enhances skin tones.

Blue Underpainting: Utilized to paint landscapes, though it can be used for other purposes.

There are many other ways to do an underpainting, maybe as many as there are colors, it's well known that Titian used redish colors, other painters use complementary colors to make the final piece vibrate, and finally there are those who use very similar colors to the ones they'll have in the final illustration.

I think there's no right or wrong way to work with an underpainting, the colors may depend on the mood or scheme you want to apply, though the mentioned methods are the more accepted ones.

I'll give it a shot again soon, avoiding grisaille this time.

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underpainting Lately I've noticed how little is really about the theory of painting, but something I learned in college courses, studying design and art not escaped my radar, one of them are the types of underpainting (which could be translated as 'bottom paint' as it is the first layer of paint, but I think it sounds weird, so I will have to endure 'underpainting' for now).

Well, the underpainting is initial painting is done to remove the white of the canvas and start painting will show how there are different ways to do this, the most familiar form is used serves to enhance the tone of the piece, in these cases is so monochromatic or almost monochromatic. However, other artists such as Jan van Eyck worked with underpaintings more colorful, to also begin to show the colors of the painting.

Those who have followed this blog already know the grisaille, however this is just one of several ways to do the underpainting:

Grisaille: One of the most well-known techniques, the first layer of paint is on a scale to gray a complete tonal painting.

verdaccio: is the mixture of black, white and yellow that was used in Italy. It is widely used for portraits because it produces rich colors in the skin.

underpainting Blue: is used for landscape paintings, but obviously can be used for other purposes.

There are many other ways to make underpaintings, perhaps as many as there are colors, we know that Titian used russets, other painters prefer to use complementary colors for your artwork with colors that vibrate, and finally there are those who use similar colors to those will in the final painting.

I think there is a right way or wrong way to work a underpainting, the colors may depend on the feeling or the scheme you want to apply, even if the above methods are the most accepted.

try to work with again underpainting, grisaille avoiding this time.