I painted the background in several layers: I use raw umber for the under-painting. Subsequent layers are a chromatic-black mixture, meaning it's mixed with several colored pigments, instead of using a single black pigment. As for glossy vs matte, that can be influenced by many factors, incuding pigment absorbancy, number of applied paint layers, type of ground (gesso), and how much medium and what ingredients are in your medium. In all cases, the final overall gloss or matte of the entire painting surface is usually made consistent with the final varnish layer. I like Krylon UV spray varnish, satin finish. Hope that's helpful!
All the materials I use and why I use them are listed in my blog post on mediums here: www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/master-your-mediums-a-guide-for-oil-painters
Beautiful, how are you able to have your black backgounds so matte? I am working with Ivory Black oil and I am getting a lot of gloss...
I painted the background in several layers: I use raw umber for the under-painting. Subsequent layers are a chromatic-black mixture, meaning it's mixed with several colored pigments, instead of using a single black pigment. As for glossy vs matte, that can be influenced by many factors, incuding pigment absorbancy, number of applied paint layers, type of ground (gesso), and how much medium and what ingredients are in your medium.
In all cases, the final overall gloss or matte of the entire painting surface is usually made consistent with the final varnish layer. I like Krylon UV spray varnish, satin finish.
Hope that's helpful!
What kind of chalk are you using, what is the difference between chalk and marble dust? There is a lot of different chalk out there.
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All the materials I use and why I use them are listed in my blog post on mediums here: www.sadievaleriatelier.com/post/master-your-mediums-a-guide-for-oil-painters