Overdye technique of classical oil painting?

In fact, classical overdye is not only applied in oil painting, but also reflected in classical Chinese painting.

The overdye technique is a transparent thin painting method, which can faintly reveal the color of the underlying layer. It is a kind of wet painting method, thin painting method. In oil painting, it is a combination of wet and dry.

The following is an example of the process of classical Chinese painting to illustrate the classical overdye technique:

Step one. Line drawing. Line drawing is the most important first step, is the key to the success or failure of the whole painting.

Step two. Base. Lay down a brown base.

Step three. Overdye yellow

Step four. Overdye red

Step five. Overdye cyan

Step 6. Overshade white

Final step. Adjust, deepen, and finish.

And the overdyeing method of oil painting is largely the same as the overdyeing method of Chinese painting. The principle is exactly the same. The following copy of Rubens's oil painting as an example to explain the oil painting overdyeing method.

First step. Forming. The starting line of the oil painting is gentle and not too obvious.

Step two. Underpainting. Wet painting method, more turpentine, light with a mature brown base, gradually deepen. (Europe's mainstream painting method of the first time with the earthy yellow)

The third step. Divide the light and dark. Continue to do the bottom, dark gradually deepen, or wet painting method.

Step four. Overpainting the skin pink in the lighted area.

Step five. Overpainting yellow. It is customary for the lighted part to be thickly painted.

Step six. Overstain white. Gradually the bright part becomes thicker.

Step seven. Adjust the depth to finish.

Example image "Rubens Land and Water United"