Can someone remind me how you do the glazing technique in oil painting?

Question

I forget which liquids to blend, and how much.

Answer 1

Adding a medium to your paint to put a transparent layer of color over a dried more opaque layer of color is called glazing. The Renaissance masters used this method to build up layers of glowing jewel like color. It is referred to as painting "fat over lean" because you are adding more and more oil and varnish to your pigment as you put on the glazes. If you put the thick opaque over glazes it will crack many years from now because the pigment film will not hold together as the canvas stretches and contracts with climate changes. If you are using oils paint or alkyds the glazing medium "Liquin" by Winsor & Newton is as good as it gets. You don't have to mix your own medium concoction with varnish, turpentine and linseed oil either. If you use one of the water soluble oils, they make special glazing mediums for them too. I use Grumbacher Max and the Grumbacher Max "Quick Dry" liquid. The artist Titian said, "glazes, glazes, glazes! 30 or 40 layers!" That's REAL extreme, but a layer or two over a thouroughly dry underpainting can make real MAGIC! It's WONDERFUL for correcting skin tones or adding depth and richness to any color.

Answer 2

Mix together 1/3 Linseed Oil, 1/3 Turpentine & 1/3 Dammar Varnish. Add a small amount of paint to this mixture & mix well so it's evenly pigmented - use a transparent pigment, not an opaque one. It takes many many layers, takes a long time to dry between layers, but your patience will be rewarded.

Answer 3

I do some painting and joined a web community called Wet Canvas. It's totally free and there is all sort of information you can access about painting. If you can't find what you're looking for, just ask someone in the oil painting forum.