Marc Dalessio's Minute Painting Video #2: Scraping Down.

How to scrape down a wet oil painting.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Painting
• how to
• scraping down
• palette knife
• oil painting
• traditional painting technique

[iowalady1]

Forgive me, but why would you want to do this?

[marcdalessio]

@iowalady1 1. If you're not sure of your shapes. 2. To keep control of the surface even if you are sure of the shapes. 3. If you've moved a lot of paint around fighting shapes over the course of the painting, this will miraculously show an average of all your work and you'll have a much better likeness.

If you look at a lot of unfinished historic works, it appears this was a common practice. Try it, it's one of the most useful things I know in painting.

[jamlane]

These videos are outstanding. We need more. I'll try to use some of your best practices both in my painting and in my little instructional vignettes. I need to get back to making videos like this. I like how you use the same (or similar) music. It makes it feel like these are small chapters to the same overall theme. Thanks for helping us! All the best,

James

[iowalady1]

Thanks.