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Painting Techniques
Limited in scope, but more well-known.
Painting Techniques
Alla prima
A painting done in just one layer
Alla Prima
Richard Diebenkorn
Broken color
Layering paint so that the bottom layers show through
Paul Cezanne
Willem De Kooning
Richard Diebenkorn
Andy Warhol
Pointillismusing the tip of the brush to apply dots of color
Paul Klee
Pointillism
Seurat
Pointillism
Seurat
Impasto
Applying very thick paint so that the brushstroke actually leaves a trail in the paint and these trails create texture and shadow.
Vincent Van Gogh
Wayne Thiebaud
Glazing
Applying thin coats of paints on top of each other
Morris Louis
Richard Deibenkorn
Helen Frankenthaler
Wayne Thiebaud
Sgraffito
Putting on a layer of paint and then scratching back through it to reveal the paint underneath
Jean Dubuffet
Cy Twombly
Drybrush
Using an almost empty brush to apply the color
Francis Bacon
Claude Monet
Scumbling
Putting layers of lighter color over layers of darker colors
J.M.W. Turner
Sfumato – or smooth blending
Blending the paint in a naturalistic way showcasing lights & darks through soft transitions.
Eduard Manet
Georgio Morandi