Article · Dry Pigment
Travels of a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Distemper Painting Workshop: Color and Process, Day 1
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2024
About this lesson
Write-up of the first day of a distemper scene painting workshop: color temperature and value for stage lighting, limited palettes, cooking size, and making draw-downs to test opacity before painting.
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