Article · Oil Painting Medic
How Can I Paint Alla Prima without the Painting Looking Fiddled With?
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2013
About this lesson
A diagnostic-style post identifying seven common causes of overworked, 'fussed over' alla prima paintings, with fixes including toned underglazes, generalizing rather than illustrating detail, using larger brushes, and working across the whole canvas at once.
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