Glazing

[Karin Wells]

Peter:

Adding a tiny bit of the cremnitz white to a glaze layer sounds like a good idea. I have used zinc white for this, but it doesn't do anything to enhance the stability of the paint. As to the nomenclature of painting, I find it frustrating that even though some of us artists think we're talking about the same thing when we use a term...we're not. I could use a good dictionary of "art" terminology - know any?

Patt:

Since you are following the methods taught by David Weaver, I suggest that you bring your problem painting to him and he can probably tell you exactly what went wrong.

I've see his work and his teachings seem solid. If you can master the technique he teaches, there is no reason why you cannot (within his guidelines) tweak the edges and adjust the light to your liking.

Until you master one particular way of painting (whatever it is), I don't think that you should add other techniques into it. When you have mastered something, then you can "play around with it" and make it your own. If you're going to work with David, I suggest that you be rigid about doing what he says until you get a result at least as good as his in a technical sense.