Sunday, June 19, 2022

The Magic of Red Priming

I often prime the surface with a tint of an iron red before heading out to paint in opaque gouache, acrylic, or oil.

Red priming gets mostly covered up by opaques, but it gives a zesty contrast to the greens and blues.



Full video on YouTube

PRIMING COLORS
Posted by James Gurney at Sunday, June 19, 2022

3 comments:

Janet Oliver said...

As always, extremely helpful!

June 20, 2022 at 7:55 PM
Jessie Thompson said...

Can I use SpectraFix Fixative (workable) over a watercolor primer, then sketch with watercolor and gouache over it? Thanks.

June 26, 2022 at 5:28 PM
James Gurney said...

Try it and see. The thing to watch for is whether the upper layers will properly adhere and whether they bead up, rather than getting good adhesion.

June 26, 2022 at 5:52 PM

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