GLAZING - Old Masters Secrets and Modern Techniques - Oil Painting Tutorial
Glazing is a technique that consists in applying a thin layer of transparent paint over the surface.
Paints can be mixed together to obtain new colors, this is sometimes called direct mixing, but they can also be applied in layers, wet on dry, and this is the case with the glaze technique.
I already have an video about glazing on my channel but it’s kind of old now and I wanted to have a fresh look at this fascinating technique and investigate it more in-depth. I will try to avoid repeating myself so if there’s something I didn’t cover in this video, it might be in the first one, so make sure to check it out as well.
My old Glazing video:
• Glazing : Oil painting...
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:58 A little bit of history
05:49 What is glazing?
10:46 Different types of glazes
13:13 Hybrid glazes
15:10 How to apply a glaze
16:00 Glazing with semi-opaque paint
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I am an artist living and working in France. I learned the techniques of the Atelier of the Nineteenth century and now I try to share some of my knowledge with the rest of the world, because I think that beauty still has an important role to play in artistic creation. I do mostly drawing and oil painting, and my goal is always to provide techniques, thoughts and explanations that can be useful to anyone, from beginners to more advanced artists.
The material I use most of the time (not necessarily in this video) :
Drawing
Equipement
✓ Kneaded eraser
✓ Plumb line
✓ Small mirror
✓ An old synthetic brush
✓ Masking tape
✓ Cutter
✓ Sandpaper or sanding block
✓ Mahlstick or Hand rest (DIY)
✓ Level ruler
Graphite
✓ Pencils 2H, HB and 2B
Charcoal
✓ If available: Nitram charcoals (H, HB and B)
✓ Square charcoals
✓ Natural charcoal box
Black and white chalk
✓ Sketch pencil Conté white
✓ Square Conté noir : HB and 2B
✓ Chalk or pencil holder
✓ Pencil sketch Conté Pierre noire : H and HB
Sanguine
✓ Sketch pencil Conté : Blood and blood Medici
✓ Crayon Polychromos Faber-Castel : sanguine
✓ Sketch pencil Conté white
Oil painting
Palette
(Extra-fine paint, recommended brands depending on availability: Lefranc Bourgeois, Winsor and Newton, Royal Talens Rembrandt)
✓ Titanium white PW6
✓ Yellow ochre PY42
✓ Burnt Sienna PR101 or PBr7
✓ Venetian red or English red PR101
✓ Permanent Alizarin crimson (Attention: do not use the traditional pigment, which is not very light-fast) PV19 or PR177 or Quinacridone Rose PV19
✓ Cobalt teal blue PG50
✓ French ultramarine blue PB29
✓ Raw umber PBr7
✓ Burnt umber PBr7
✓ Ivory Black PBk9
Brushes
✓ About ten filbert hog bristle brushes sizes n° 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12
✓ Some flat brushes
✓ Round sable brush or round Kolinsky sable n° 4, 8, 10, 12 (from the size of the nail (about one inch) or synthetic imitation
Medium
✓ Linseed stand oil
✓ Odourless mineral spirits
✓ Safflower oil
Surface
✓ Linen canvas, fine grain universal coating
✓ For studies : Canson oil-acrylic oil paper Figueras
Others
✓ Palette
✓ Foam and spalter brushes
✓ Palette knife in the shape of a water drop, no souldering
✓ A few small pots, containers, jars...
✓ Paper towels
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@danielboshier1465
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Florent, I value your insights and lessons greatly. Always gives me that extra push to lay out colour and get my brushes out.
@philbrink1054
2 жыл бұрын
Florent, have you had a chance to read "Glazing: With emphasis on the craft of painting" by Michael Wilcox. Your video pairs with it very well as an conceptual explanation of the technical aspects he detailed.
@wahibacheribet4537
2 жыл бұрын
I love painting, it's my favorite hobby, I want to learn more about it, can you help me please 🥺
@wahibacheribet4537
2 жыл бұрын
I love painting , it's my favorite hobby, and I want to learn more
@raisingtheconch6730
2 жыл бұрын
Florent this technique is the answer to the impasse of recent as I have laid down an acrylic underpainting but want to build of tones and colours of a brightly lit angel lighting a house as the focus and subject surrounded by a dark neighbourhood. Im seeking a tenebres effect of strong contrast, but want built up colours for the home. Any tips on the transparent angel?
For those who'd like to read an in depth work on chemistry, pigments and the history of paint & color, Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color by Philip Ball is an incredibly good book.
@mcdonalds1499
4 ай бұрын
thank you
@user-fk8hr6gv6g
2 ай бұрын
Thank you
My gosh, for someone not educated in painting, like myself, this has been extremely accessible and informative. Thanks a lot!
Thank you for your expertise on glazing and for your generous spirit that contributes to the art efforts of others. Well done and well received.!
@FlorentFargesarts
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
This is extremely helpful, and I’m so grateful to you for providing such in-depth expert advice. You’re an amazing artist and an equally great teacher. Thank you!!!
Glazing in acrylic, Golden Gloss Glazing Medium is fantastic stuff! I like it a lot more than a matte medium, it really seems to make the colours sing. I've heard also of mixing Golden GAC 500 and GAC 100 and using this to wet your brush instead of water for acrylic paint - David Langevin
@sq5
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tip!
@saltlifegull4091
Жыл бұрын
Great tip! Thanks.
The glass test over a color is a nice idea. I do more of direct painting, but this way to approach layers has me interested in trying glazing again.
This is one of very few good presentations on glazing techniques. I use glazing a lot and recommend trying it if you have never done so. It can give amazing depth and rich shadows that do not appear flat which is often the case if an opaque dark is applied. Thanks Florent for a great presentation!
thank you so much for your in depth detail of not only HOW to do something, but WHY it works and WHERE it can be applied. You're one of about 3 people that has accelerated my quality of my oil painting in my first year at it. much appreciated for the time you put into this!
@FlorentFargesarts
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Kevin. Glad my work can be helpful 🙂 🎨👍
Thank you for explaining the different techniques of glazing. Very easily understandable.
I love your class on color theory! I am continually watching and rewatching it because as I grow in my creative learning, your lessons keep nourishing each step that I take. I love the way you are all ways including great works from art history. Thank you for giving so much back to the creative world. ❤️🎨
A wealth of information, thanks so much Florent.
thank you Florent, an awesome explanation!!!! both informative and inspiring!
Thank you for all the information. The way you explain and teach has something very calming and and friendly to it. Thanks for sharing!
What I personally value about the glazing method is that it forces you to make sure the painting looks good in grayscale (getting the lighting effects right) before really getting into color. Some purists don't like glazing method because the light effect and color are not integral to one another as applied to the canvas. But I look at their paintings, and they have not studied the tonal value and light quality, obsessing over color instead steals all their mental energy. For this reason alone I recommend trying glazing method!
@philiptownsend4026
Жыл бұрын
Another aspect is that the twin concerns of value and colour are almost separated which makes for fewer decisions and mistakes at one time. I say "almost" because the glaze will not be entirely transparent and as Florent demonstrated with his sheet filters, two or three glazes of very different colours will darken the value. That needs to be considered but this method of painting is slower, more cerebral, and so gives more time to plan. To achieve a flow of finished paintings it would be necessary to have several on the go at the same time so underpainting and subsequent glazes have time to dry before any given painting can be worked on again but this gives opportunities for more thinking and planning which must be an advantage.
Thank you Florent for sharing your expertise in a clear, precise and straightforward manner. Your work is beautiful.
This video is so far the best! Thank you for sharing your knowledge generously!
Thanks for this video. I have learned, from the brand Royal Talens, I was in this factory for masterclasses, that when you do an underpainting with acrylic and you do oil on top, the best way is not using white acrylic paint but instead the white Gesso (primer) therefore your oilpaint has a better grip (sticking on) in the paint.
@FlorentFargesarts
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Never thought about this but it makes sense !
@linusmeidinger7968
2 жыл бұрын
I use an isolation layer over the acryl
@Dita66
2 жыл бұрын
@@linusmeidinger7968 what sort of isolation. Because when is the same as acrylic (plastic) oilpaint has not a very great base to stick on.
@somipax
2 жыл бұрын
@@linusmeidinger7968 do you mean you use a binding medium? and what kind of medium do use between the layers(name please)? Thanks in advance:)
@40bdg
2 жыл бұрын
@@linusmeidinger7968 What do you use for the isolation layer?
Mr Farges, you are GREAT!
BEST VIDEO ON GLAZING. THANKS
Excellent lesson I’ll have to watch this several times.
Bravo! I will watch it again to learn. Again!
Great class! Thanks for sharing!
I really love your tutoring. I bought the full course and its great. I recomends it. 🖼👍💝🎨
Great cover of glazing. Thanks!
Wow! You are one of the best teacher online!! Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge…
Thank you so much! Amazing teaching! Your video was the most ever easy understood on glazing! I watch was told the most important and valuable thing that you could ever say to anybody is, God bless you, so I say to you, God bless you!
Mr. Florent, merci bq. This was a delight to watch. I love the hybrid tech. as I use acrylics for the moment, but I've learnt a lot from this vid. Thank you so much
Great job, thanks for sharing all that.
Thank you for your inspiring tips and techniques.
@FlorentFargesarts
2 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
Fantastic info on glazing. The video is really well produced too.
This video is terrific. Thanks!
so happy to have found this very clear video on glazing. I admit, I am completely new to oils...on my first painting, and really wanted to try some glazing. I really appreciated it. thank you!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge
Florent your videos are amazing and incredibly clear and informative, thank you so much!!
You're a great teacher. I love an art history class from you 👏👏👏👏💙💙💙
Your explanation is superb ✨ Thanks 🖤🙏
Thank you for an extremely informative and interesting video. As always, your videos are fantastic!!!
Thank you for this video!
Thank you! This is very interesting information.
Thank you for this. 👍👌 Pucka.
this is so much info, thanks
That was an excellent in depth tutorial with new knowledge for me. I found it to be thought provoking and my brain is now whirring with ideas.
This is very helpful!
Thank you so much! I’m new to portrait oil painting and it is very challenging.
There are not enoch vídeos about this technique! Thank you for postinho this
Que lindo que explicas!! Excelente!!!
Thank you very much! Awesome!
interesting historical review, thanks!
@FlorentFargesarts
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏👍
Another excellent video, I've learned a lot from this that I hope to try out before too long.
Hi Florent, great video on glazing thank you !
Very well explained, thanks, keep up all your great work and your utube channel
@FlorentFargesarts
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
Great video Florent! A small eye-opener that glazing was also a means of saving costs.
Parfaite démonstration de filtres 😱j'adore
Florent, I have not realized the size of painting seen in video "COMPOSITION - 3 RULES " until this moment 12:55 Impressive!
You are so helpful!!
Awesome friend,great sharing beautiful😃❤️ ..
Hello Florent! I was watching another video where the gentleman was giving advice about technique but his rules seemed so absolute and they just annoyed me. Coming back to a Florent Farges vid is very comforting and much more useful. You're a great instructor and your guidance has the perfect kind of flow. Keep up the good work and thank you.
@FlorentFargesarts
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, I appreciate
Thank you ❤
i adore you !!! you are soooo amazing ! thank you !!!
Fantastic! I've found my art teacher. 👍💌
Thank you !!
I had a pencil sketch on a large canvas and was looking for a way to overpaint it and this video was a great start.
Great video, thanks!
@FlorentFargesarts
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
very interesting!
Perfect...thank you
@FlorentFargesarts
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
great information
Thank you for your video, very informative and entertaining as per usual. I think you are a wonderful artist and I'm so happy that you share your insights with us. I'm a beginning oil painter and I do look forward to your presentations to better understand the medium. May happiness and success be your constant companions and hopefully not become annoying roommates! (Although I'm sure you could just paint them out!)
Thak you so much that was really usefull👌
Thanks!
Thank you
Really interesting thank you
@FlorentFargesarts
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you sir 🙏🙏🙏
thank you
Gracias desde bogota Colombia
Thank ! It is Greate secets!😇
As always great info. Florent, when will your “Color Theory for Artists” poster be available again? Would love to get one.
very good description of my own process. I agree 100% with the benefits of glazing. definitively the way to go if you want to save on oils. i just want to add that this is not ONLY good for the very realistic figurative work which is historically associated with. also, it helps to have periods of oil-free image making if you are allergic or sensitive to the spirits. saludos!
@warpedweft9004
Жыл бұрын
not really. I did a landscape of a local river recently and used several layers of glaze on the virtually still water. It gave the water an amazing depth of colour. I also use it on paintings of flowers and leaves and on still life, with great results.
thanx
Hi, very nice explanation in the historical context. Please make a detailed video on Da Vinci's techniques.
A painting demonstration from drawing on up underpainting and glazing would have been much more beneficial than a lecture.
I have been thinking about buying a course on oil painting or joining an online club to reduce my learning time, but have held off up until now. The reasons are that their: subject matter covers other mediums and I want oil only, presenters are excitable, shouty, and go much too fast for me, presenters accents can be a barrier to comprehension and grate with me, and approach is simplistic. Your subject matter and presentation style overcome the problems I list above, the pace is ideal, accent/voice relaxing, calm and undramatic demeanour aids concentration without distraction. So I am very tempted by your paid-for courses and am about to take a serious look at them.
This is a fabulous video. I would like to know what medium you are mixing the translucent color with?
Great video, Could you perhaps in a future video, show the amounts of oil paint to medium I wasn’t sure quantities thank you
This is why restoration is such a risky process : by trying to clean the grit you may accidentally damage the glazing
Overall great video. I would say, however, you do not need to use transparent or semi- transparent paints to make a glaze. You can use opaque paints diluted with some sort of medium.
Paint can still be expensive. For the emerging artist, this is an excellent choice
Nyc sharing
Thank you for the informative videos. How long do you need to let the painting dry before applying glazes?
I paint in the contemporary method of direct mixing and use indirect glazing and scumbling for final adjustments mostly in value, temperature, and sometimes in the hues themselves. For me it’s a final touch process I only do when I think it is needed. Oh, sometimes I’ll use glazing to emphasize broken color too. I don’t use transitional glazing as I avoid over modeling the forms. I painting intuitively as possible and grisaille feels I lose that immediacy. I paint in oil, not acrylic.
Thank you so much for the lessons! As a beginner I have a question. Can we do some changes after glazing, for example add highlights ?
hi thank you for your videos - always very cool to watch them -- I have a question about white charcoal, I just can't seem to find the right brand - everything I get does not make a nice white mark some don't even make a mark at all :( what brand of white charcoal out there can i buy ?
Thank you so much. Does glazing at the end of a painting, if you are using an alkyd like liquin as your glazing medium, violate the fat over thin rule?
Très complet et synthétique, merci ! Est-ce une copie de la Io du Corrège qu'on aperçoit en arrière-plan ? Concernant le medium, on peut donc utiliser un simple "thinner" au lieu du très gras medium à glacis ? Celui-ci pose le problème du gras-sur-maigre, obligeant à ce que la couche suivante soit encore plus saturée en medium à glacis, il me semble ? Donc pour une peinture sur grisaille, un simple medium diluant ne serait-il pas toujours préférable ?
So talented dear friend..👍👍.have a great day..keep supporting us 💖
What medium do you mix with the oil paint. Thanks a lot.
Can this method be used with water mixable oil paints?
Thank you for your efforts. Unfortunately I'm not very bright and the continuous narrative just lost me off and I had difficulty assimilating the information. I did grasp the principles but not the application. I felt that physical demonstration, with limited narrative, would have allowed me to interpret better. What I did get from your narrative was the enthusiasm to experiment. I shall do this and then return to your video. Thank you again.
Hi can you tell me which oil is best for thinning the paint for glazing
Can you paint a glaze color on clear acrylic or real thin clear sheets of plastic instead of glass?