En-Plein Air means Painting outside, on location. This method involves the artist transporting their materials to the site of their painting.
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Fa Presto
Fa Presto is a painting method which involves working wet-on-wet over a toned ground. Some of the ground remains visible in
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Fat-Over-Lean is a technique used in oil painting to ensure that the painting does not crack and maintains a strong film
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The Flemish Method is a method of indirect painting using glazes popular with Flemish artists during the renaissance. It involves making
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A powdered chalk that is very white.
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Grisaille is an underpainting that has been executed in black, white, and shades of grey.
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Impasto is thickly applied paint that leaves visible texture and brushstrokes. It can be achieved using oil or acrylic paint with
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Imprimatura is a part of the the Flemish painting method, a transparent toned ground that is applied to the canvas. In this
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Indirect Painting is a painting that is built up in several layers that are left to dry in-between working sessions. It
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