Comments on: Distance in Portraiture http://www.marcdalessio.com/distance-in-portraiture/ Recent Paintings and General Musings on Art Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:36:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marc http://www.marcdalessio.com/distance-in-portraiture/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Marc Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:50:38 +0000 http://www.marcdalessio.com/?p=25#comment-57 I use imprimaturas occasionally for smaller sketches on boards outside (a bright orange similar to what some of the macchiaoli painters used). On big canvases I'm always worried the imprimitura will soak into the painting at a later date, like the red bole grounds did in many of the paintings you see in the Pitti. I also like the luminosity I get with the ligher ground. At Charles' school we never used imprimaturas, so I wasn't trained to use them, (and to be honest I've never really seen the point anyways). I use imprimaturas occasionally for smaller sketches on boards outside (a bright orange similar to what some of the macchiaoli painters used).

On big canvases I’m always worried the imprimitura will soak into the painting at a later date, like the red bole grounds did in many of the paintings you see in the Pitti.

I also like the luminosity I get with the ligher ground. At Charles’ school we never used imprimaturas, so I wasn’t trained to use them, (and to be honest I’ve never really seen the point anyways).

]]> By: Emile B Klein http://www.marcdalessio.com/distance-in-portraiture/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Emile B Klein Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:44:23 +0000 http://www.marcdalessio.com/?p=25#comment-56 wow mark, I am really intrigued by the method shown in both films. Have you always worked straight from a white canvas, or do you ever go in with a campitura (or imprimatura, as called at FAA)? wow mark, I am really intrigued by the method shown in both films. Have you always worked straight from a white canvas, or do you ever go in with a campitura (or imprimatura, as called at FAA)?

]]> By: Wendy http://www.marcdalessio.com/distance-in-portraiture/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Wendy Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:21:59 +0000 http://www.marcdalessio.com/?p=25#comment-14 Cool, Leo said it best, are you our modern day Valesquez? Cool, Leo said it best, are you our modern day Valesquez?

]]> By: leo http://www.marcdalessio.com/distance-in-portraiture/comment-page-1/#comment-4 leo Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:53:18 +0000 http://www.marcdalessio.com/?p=25#comment-4 Bravo Marc a las meninas. Using your biff Dalessio brushes? Bravo Marc a las meninas.

Using your biff Dalessio brushes?

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