09/18/2023 by Laure Locascio.
I noticed on my painting, that I used the dry brush painting technique. I wanted to make a note of these specific painting techniques as I try them or realize them in my paintings.
Dry brush painting:
In the work titled "2 Birds 1" I think the effect turned out really well.
The underpainting shows through the bird giving it that really interesting appearance.
After I mixed the color for the bird, I tried to avoid using too much water with the dry brush painting technique, or I would dry the brush using a paper towel, to wipe off the excess water, then using just the pigment to paint the bird. When I was painting, usually I would try to go back and fill everything in, all the color, because I was going for silhouette, but when I was painting it, I really liked how it looked. So I left it that way. Very cool!
