Creating a glowing quality in acrylic painting
The most glow I have achieved is through building up layers of titanium white or titanium white plus a tiny bit of colour if I need a tint. My sister gave me a tube of a pearl irididescent colour (Golden) last year. I have only used it once, it put such a “glow” on water that I had to paint over it.
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August 8, 2015 at 10:04 am #1231734
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I agree with Julian! Wine
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August 8, 2015 at 11:43 am #1231729
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I like using gloss glazing medium. A different “glow” can use metal leaf as a base. Pearl can create a different glow. Depends on what you are looking to accomplish.
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August 8, 2015 at 12:04 pm #1231742
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Ok, thanks so much! I’ve never used a glaze before and i’m excited to try it I would have never thought of wine and I’ll definitly look into that book too.
August 8, 2015 at 6:57 pm #1231733
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August 8, 2015 at 10:37 pm #1231745
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August 9, 2015 at 9:16 am #1231740
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I drink a glass of wine if I want my paintings to glow…..not only does it make the paints glow,but me too !! :wink2:
And if you have enough wine you don’t care if your painting glows. R/Mike
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August 9, 2015 at 9:56 am #1231731
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I suggest trying metallic underpainting, as well as iridescent colors. Layering of transparent colors over both of these improves luminosity. Then there’s that wine…
August 9, 2015 at 1:29 pm #1231741
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I glaze with acrylics quite a lot and its important to get the base color correct but lighter than the eventual color you imagine…not all acrylics glaze well… some of the best are yellow ochre, burnt sienna, raw umber and raw siennas for example….for glaze I use Jo Sanja which is normally used for pottery glazes…hope this helps.
August 9, 2015 at 3:53 pm #1231732
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Jerry Yarnell says that for the paint to keep it’s glow, you have to put it on thick. Acrylics darken as they dry, so thick paint dries slower and it will keep the glow. Jim
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August 9, 2015 at 3:55 pm #1231735
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I’ve been trying to find out how to make paint look like its glowing, and I’ve found plenty of things about oil, but I’m wondering if the same techniques would work with acrylic….with using transparent paints to using certain kinds of glazes..etc. Thanks, Tessa
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