Glazing Techniques with Acrylic Paint

An excerpt from the new workshop DVD, "Nancy Reyner's Acrylic Revolution: Watercolor & Oil Effects with Acrylic Paint".

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Education

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[oudmad]

A beginner's question Nancy (by the way I just bought your "Acrylic Revolution"): Does one use the same color for glazing as one uses for the undercoat? For example you used a blue glaze on the sky; did you use ultramarine on both the primary coat and the glaze you just showed? Thanks Nancy!

[nancyreyner]

You can use any color as the undercoat. The glaze will shift the original undercoat color. If you had red underneath a blue glaze the result would be a cooler red. If you had yellow underneath a blue glaze you would have a green. I usually like to use different colors or different variations of the same hue for each layer. So I probably used a different blue under the blue glaze in the demo. The full DVD goes through each layer and lists each color. I hope this helps.

[inkersd]

Did you use Golden Fluid Acrylics for your color??

[nancyreyner]

Yes, I did.

[valeagrl1]

is the glaze just to tweak the color or is it the top coat of the painting that is meant to protect it (that I heard other painters saying you're supposed to use varnish to do) or is it a totally separate procedure? Thank you!

[nancyreyner]

To purchase the full DVD (where I do demonstrate applying a finishing coat of archival varnish please visit my website.

[captainpixels]

excellent instruction and video quality. Some of the best instruction out there!

[veesvideo]

Thank you for sharing your techniques.  I think you make a wonderful teacher

[chazannarino]

sweet

[oudmad]

@nancyreyner Yes this does help. Thanks Nancy.

[robi2000]

You have beautiful hair

[valeagrl1]

Thanks you!