Quick Tip 437 - Wet on Wet Highlights

Another Wet on Wet painting question prompts artist/art teacher Dianne Mize to demonstrate how the process can be used to help create highlights in your paintings.
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[@conglomeration59]

I am so glad I discovered your channel. I have learnt so much in a short time!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Fantastic!

[@luzaguzman6306]

Love all your Tips! We are so fortunate you decided to continue imparting your knowledge after retiring. Thank you so much!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching!

[@kathgarvey]

Thank you so much. This one tip has taught me so much. 👏👏👏

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I'm so glad! Have fun with it.

[@dinah13]

Thank you so much, now I see why I was running out of a paint so quickly.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Glad I could help!

[@justicenoapart]

Thanks this is very important for highlights on other surfaces, You are a great teacher.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you. Have fun with this.

[@korukiwiarts]

Thank you. 🍊 I enjoyed your quick tip

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@aliart9945]

Thank you very much, have a nice day

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for watching.

[@evealton2712]

Very helpful. Thank you. And thank you so much for your great July sale Dianne. I was able to get lessons and a master class I wouldn't have otherwise. I so appreciate you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful! Have fun learning, Eve!

[@debbiecoulson4637]

Thanks for that tip Diane, I needed that refresher and it certainly speeds up the painting for me! I'm going to include a few minutes before I go to my large canvas and practice wet on wet, saves so much time doing multiple layers and failed attempts 😊

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Good for you. There is no substitute for practice.

[@joanBreen]

Thank you...really appreciate you sharing all these tips...

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome! It's a pleasure to share these.

[@maryamhashemian9975]

Thank you so much for the great videos you make and I’m so glad I found you on KZbin. I always have problem to find the true background color and color relationship between objects in still life that has objects of various color. I checked your channel and your website but I couldn’t find anything, I really need your help in this matter. Have a great day ❤

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks. I thought I had addressed this in a previous Quick Tip, but looks like I haven't, so I'll put it on our filming schedule. We film these several weeks in advance, so it will be October before it appears on KZbin.

[@chayita7]

Hi, Dianne. I finally got to practicing the above. My highlighted orange came out really great; but, I am very frustrated for two reasons. There was no problem with wet on wet because the Rembrandt artists paints are excessively buttery. I have to take the tubes straight out of the freezer because there's no choice!I can't afford to switch over to Utrecht's stiffer paints because I invested a small fortune in purchasing Rembrandt. The near-melting quality bothers me even in winter. I have followed your advice in experimenting with all kinds of alternatives to underpainting (instead of the 50-50 spray) because I have developed an allergy to solvents. I didn't like the acrylic underlayer. The watercolor background has been a nice solution -- until tonight when tried erasing a mark made by a Tombow pen. Of course, the watercolor came clean off! Should I try a watercolor fixative before applying the oil paints? (The linseed oil application -- even when having wiped most of it off - caused too much of a gloss appearance in the painting.) I would still like to stick with the watercolor but don't know how to avoid the pitfalls. What to do? Carol.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Carol, I gather your frustration is with the notan underpainting. Watercolor is a great solution if you are allergic to solvents. But as all sequential processes work, it is best to make corrections as you go. If you are doing your preliminary drawing with the Tombow pen, then be sure the drawing is what you want it to be prior to setting the notan. With Rembrandt paints, it is not necessary to use a medium while painting. In fact, I don't use a medium at all. When we are controlling the paint with our brush, medium is not necessary. The 50/50 mix is only for reducing the surface tension of the canvas when applying fresh paint. It is not necessary when you are setting your notan. I'm not sure I understand your issue, so if my response doesn't address it, let me know.

[@chayita7]

Dianne, I was drawing the outline of the orange with the Tombow pen. I wasn't going to do a notan at this time. Do you think in the future I should sketch with the Tombow pen BEFORE laying in the watercolor layer? As far as the Rembrandt issue is concerned: I never use a medium; but, I don't know what to do about the SMEARING of the pigments as soon as they leave the freezer. It's good to be creamy, but not to be smeary. Thanks for giving me a chance to rephrase my questions -- especially the one about avoiding watercolor erasures.

[@aliart9945]

Thank you very much

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@marieannecoursen5070]

I would like help with how to manage the paint. Your piles of paint look so clean. Are you using fresh paint everyday? What do you do with the paint at the end of a painting session?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Please see Quick Tips 115 and 172 for answers to your questions.

[@chayita7]

Dianne, I came to the conclusion that a water soluble pen such as Tombow can't be used to do a preliminary sketch on a canvas which has been 'underpainted' with watercolor. I'll just have to lightly draw and correct- if necessary - with a pencil. The eraser I tried didn't remove the watercolor from the canvas. (But I'll I really miss working with the Tombbow!) If I eventually switch to another artists' brand of oil paints I intend staying with the Rembrandt Viridian! This having been said: if you can think of other solutions I would be mostg interested to read about them. Thanks once again for your guidance. Carol

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Carol, if you are using the method of a notan underpainting done with a wash prior to your preliminary drawing, and if the materials for both are water-based--i.e. watercolor underpainting/Tombow pen for preliminary drawing--then yes, you can draw on top of the dry wash, but making edits to the drawing will lift out the wash, too. And if you do your preliminary drawing with a waterbased tool on the canvas prior to the wash, the water in the watercolor wash will dissolve the drawing. I recommend using an oil based paint and refined mineral spirits (Gamsol or Turpenoid) for the wash if you are using a water-based drawing tool such as the Tombow. The characteristics of the materials will have the last word.

[@chayita7]

...and thank you so much for YOUR important words! Wishing you a wonderful weekend, Carol.@@IntheStudioArtInstruction

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