Glazing & stacking finished portrait paintings
There’s a lot going on in this photo. I was finishing my gouache portraits by sealing them, and prepping paper, so I can create more at the same time.
Please ignore the mess off to the right. This table serves as my photography station where I take all my photos for listings, and it’s used for shipping my orders.
This stack of paintings was created without prepping the paper first with glazing liquid, and they’re a bit more crinkled than the ones I prepped ahead of time. I can definitely see a difference between these paintings, and the orange one in the first photo, which was glazed before using.
I personally love the raw, grungy look of crinkled paper, but I know it’s frowned upon by some. I get it, but tbh, at the prices I charge, I can’t afford 300 lb paper, which now costs over $50 for 10 sheets of 9x12s. !!! Depending on how many hours I paint a day, I can easily use 10 sheets of paper in a couple sittings.
It’s also difficult to find 300 lb paper these days. So I experimented with the glazing liquid, and the more affordable paper I already have on hand.
I discovered that glazing beforehand keeps the paper flatter, so I’m now prepping all my paper before using it.
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