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4.6. An introduction to oil painting

2. Oil painting techniques

In this section we are going to take a look at the following oil painting techniques (to access each subsection, click on the corresponding title within the menu you can find on the right):

  • 2.1. Fat over lean
  • 2.2. Working in layers
  • 2.3. Imprimatura
  • 2.4. Underpainting
  • 2.5. Dead colors
  • 2.6. Overpainting
  • 2.7. Glazing
  • 2.8. Scumbling
  • 2.9. Wet on wet or "alla prima"
  • 2.10. Drybrush
  • 2.11. Impasto
  • 2.12. Varnishing an oil painting