Quick Tip 331 - Colors for Under Toning 

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Yes this was an excellent demo! 👏 great information and very interesting approach(how often do you see a purple toned canvas on other artists channels?) haha! Well done! Thanks

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Great! It's all about how color influences color.

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Paul, I also have a free short video tutorial about how to find a notan. To watch it, go to my teaching website at www.diannemize.com , and click on Free Video Lesson in the menu.

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It would be interesting to take a single reference and do several studies of it using different undertones for each study. I've not tried that particular combination.

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Chaya, the surface needs only to be receptive to the paint, so using oil alone and wiping it down thoroughly won't cause the painting to be glossy.

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Thanks, Grant. If the underpainting is not dry, the colors will mix with the next layer of paint. To the extent it mixes will depend upon how wet it remains. Usually, though, the toning will dry in about 15 minutes or so, depending upon how humid the atmosphere is.

James, it's partly experience, but mostly determined by the overall temperature of the scene and how you want to interpret the subject.

Yes. Just keep an eye on the color harmony of the undertoning.

I think you're referring to Quick Tip 55, among the first ones we did. FYI- In that QT, I told you how to "spell" gouache, then left out the "a" 😊

All the above. Toning takes away the stark whiteness and sets the temperature of the color for the painting.

For one thing, Max. The toning of the canvas should be done with washes without white. Usually, artists won't take that value any darker than middle value, although it is an individual preference. And acrylic works great for this. In fact, some artists who paint with oils, use acrylics for the toning. Hopefully, the Quick Tip answered everything else.

The undertone is already dry. Thinner strokes of paint will cause a slight transparency that enables the undertone to show through. Also, leaving tiny gaps between some strokes will reveal the undertone, too.

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The amount of pigment in a glaze is determined by how much color change the artist wants to make with the glaze. The two approaches render entirely different effects to the work.

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When you undertone the painting, you choose a color that is in some way going to enhance the colors you plan to use for the painting. Some artists tone with at complement, others tone with an analogous color. But, yes undertoning should serve a purpose, else why do it.

Thank you so much Diane! I toned it blue to bring out a more sombre feeling to the painting. I just needed to know if the underpainting i do on top of the blue undertone needed to be harmonious! Thank you so much!!! @@IntheStudioArtInstruction

Experiment with just thick the paint can be for the undertone to be useful. We can't make rules about those things because there is so many variables.

Gael, I was sure I had done a Quick Tip on grisaille, but we can't find it so perhaps I dreamed it. We'll put that one on the schedule, but because we film these several weeks in advance, it will be towards the end of the year before it appears. About framing, I have hesitated about that because it is such a controversial topic. Today's trend is to use decorator frames, but my stance is that the viewer should never see the frame first. My frames are always simple and just enough frame to isolate and cleanly present the painting. I don't appreciate overstated frames because too often they overpower the painting. If I can gain some clarity on how much my attitude about framing is an aesthetical choice rather than a bias, I'll finally make a Quick Tip on the subject.

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thank you Dianne. I totally agree re framing as it is a personal choice. I quite favour hangings that have just simple natural wood floating frames to offset from the wall when viewing for sale. I see alot of small works for in commercial galleries just as the canvas against a plain white wall and they often seem a little lost and unfinished, especially if in groups with other small paintings.

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Yes, do grisaille!

I don't use a medium while painting unless I need a passage to dry more quickly--then I use Liquin, but that rarely happens. For keeping the brush rinsed while I'm working I use either Gamsol or Turpenoid. After each painting session, I use Murphy Oil Soap to wash the brushes.

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Barbara Ann, It's a Sienna Pochade Box. I have done a Quick Tip about that. See QT 172.

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Sometimes I don’t understand what she is talking about?

@@chiefkendman6312 well she actually ended up answering my question. She is pretty good. This time she was talking about the influence of color in the painting, the undertoning helps guide your decisions on the colors and how they act with each other. least that is the message I ended up believing this video meant

Artists often use the undertone to guide the temperature of their colors. Depending upon how thick the paint is, the undertone will show through to a small degree. Also, some artists allow the undertone to show. It's a harmonizing tool, that's all.

Yes, I can see that. There are several painting terms that are used interchangeably and sometimes artist even make up their on terms. In a sense, since toning is under everything else, it is underpainting, but what goes over it could be called underpainting, too, depending upon the process an artist is using. Remember, in painting, it doesn't hurt to be flexible and not over-think the terms we hear people use.

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The emotional response of the viewer is a result, but this technique mainly harmonizes the painting.

Of course, but Quick Tips are meant to be short and focused on one concept.

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