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.



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PRIMING COLORS

3 comments:

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

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  2. 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.

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