I vote for distressing with
an umber wash.
Not exact matches
So they received a
wash of the ultramarine and burnt
umber then some of the mixed purples and quite strong yellow ochre was dropped in.
Then, using a light
wash of burnt
umber, I begin the under painting: the aim of the under painting is to create an entire portrait in one colour.
His mature style is narrow but intense: water and dirt are invoked through
washes of ultramarine blue and burnt
umber which combine to form a glowering near - black and bleed out at the edge of geometric forms, generating a trembling beauty due to the differential absorption of the various layers of thinned paint.
And as the title of the series implies, they layer bright colors over one another and under silky
washes of black or
umber.
Step 3Dilute burnt
umber acrylic with water and apply a
wash to the papered canvas using a sponge brush.