The practice of water-colour painting . lay-in is washed down at onceuntil there remains only a faint suggestion of thesubject as a whole. Then he proceeds, stage bystage, gradually building up the picture andadding in regular sequence the touches by whichit is developed. If necessary, certain parts arewashed down again and then worked on to bringthem back into right relation with the rest. Atthe last the crisp sharp notes of colour and lightand shade which give vitality to the wholearrangement and define the facts of the subjectare added. All the drawing throughout is donewith the brush, so t
The practice of water-colour painting . lay-in is washed down at onceuntil there remains only a faint suggestion of thesubject as a whole. Then he proceeds, stage bystage, gradually building up the picture andadding in regular sequence the touches by whichit is developed. If necessary, certain parts arewashed down again and then worked on to bringthem back into right relation with the rest. Atthe last the crisp sharp notes of colour and lightand shade which give vitality to the wholearrangement and define the facts of the subjectare added. All the drawing throughout is donewith the brush, so that, if any corrections have tobe made, there may be no difficulty in washingoff anything that is not rightly stated, withoutdamaging the surface of the paper. The difference between Mr. Ingrams out-of-door and indoor method comes simply from hisrecognition of the difference in the conditionsunder which he has to work. In his sketchingspeed is one of the most important considerations and tidiness of execution is unnecessary as he is 84.
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