Grisaille is from the French gris meaning grey. These monochrome paintings were done in shades of grey during the Renaissance as it was quicker and cheaper than using expensive pigments. Pronounce it to rhyme with “mile“
Before color photography, grisaille style glazing was done on sepia tone photographs. Photographs were hand-colored for customers who wanted a color portrait.
Joyce suggests this lesson as being appropriate for all levels of painter, beginner, intermediate, and advanced. It can produce amazingly dimensional paintings that really POP!
This month will be dedicated to color glazing using multiple layers of transparent paint. The glazes go over the “shades-of-grey” painting you did last month (June)
Help grow your chapter. Bring a guest. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
SUPPLY FEES:
- Pattern/Photo $2.00
- Palette $2.50
- All items total $4.50 Please try to bring correct currency so we don’t have to make a lot of change
SURFACE:
- 12×16 canvas, bring your canvas painted in shades of grey in June
PALETTE: Paints used for color glazing are transparent OIL PAINTS
- Ultramarine Blue
- Sap Green
- Transparent Oxide Yellow
- Alizarin Crimson
- Titanium White
BRUSHES:
- large flat
- liner
- rounds
- angles
SUPPLIES:
- Resin-Gel OR Light Drying Oil
- Odor-Free Turpentine, such as Mona Lisa
- Standard Supplies
Due to a student artist with a serious allergy to certain painting products, we are asking that you refrain from bringing these with you into the classroom.
