Lesson 3 – Applying a coloured ground
Lesson 3 – Applying a coloured ground – Video
Tutor | Will Kemp
Level | Beginner
Length | 6.08 Minutes
In this video I demonstrate mixing a coloured ground with burnt umber & white.
Student quality paint is fine for this because you will be covering over most of it.
Trouble shooting
If you have trouble with the paint forming pools or blobs on the surface the mix will be too watery. To achieve a smooth staining effect you will have to mix a medium into the paint mixture to allow it to soak into the paint fibres.
Acrylic Flow release – just add a touch to the paint mixture and it will soak into the canvas easier
Leave A Reply (4 comments So Far)
Tatjana
14 years ago
Will Kemp
14 years agoHi Tania,
It really is amazing how effective a coloured ground can be in your paintings.
Glad you enjoyed the lesson.
Will
SILVIA DEVER
12 years agoHwllo. There´s no need to add Gesso before color?
Alison Britt
12 years agoWhat size canvas did you use for this?
I like this lesson. For a beginner in acrylics it is very helpful. adding a little bit of water in a mixture helped to apply the paint very easy. And the result is great- a nice smooth surface, ready for painting.