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Originally Posted by Albert Loewy
April,
Your work seems to me to have been executed in the so-called "Reilly Method", taught by the late Frank Reilly. He was an immensly popular teacher at the Art Students' League decades ago. If I'm correct, this underpainting technique is called a wash-in.
According to his approach, you'd next lay in the colors. Don't you utilize a controlled palette too?
Out of my own curiosity, where did you learn this approach?
Thanks,
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Actually this painting is done. I'm not familiar with this Reilly technique, but am now intrigued. Is there a book?
With this method, I paint the canvas a solid midtone shade of burnt umber and then paint in the darks (same color) and wipe out the highlights using a cloth. Once the paint dries, there is no more adding highlights--only adding darks. I learned this technique in a portrait drawing class in San Francisco taught by a woman whose first name is Electra. It's really the only painting technique I know so far, but am learning more. I don't love having to finish the painting in one session.