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@Steeliebob:  Hey thanks for dropping by - yep I'm really enjoying fundamental constructions - I wanna get onto lizards and birds of prey next I think.

OK now here is my fifth acrylic painting and this time I was Learning How To Colour Over An Underpainting.




I tried using a grisaille (grey monochrome) underpainting.  I then painted my colours over the top.

This seemed to work quite well as the paints I am using were transparent enough to let the underpainting show through.

I also had a go at painting lost edges.  I love seeing them as they lend a real painterly feel to a piece of work.

I learned a few things on the way:

1. Underpainting really does work to provide a tonal variation underneath any subsequent application of colour.
   
2. Using a grisaille underpainting didn't affect the hue of the colour being glazed over the top.  This makes colour matching a bit easier.
   
3. I probably should have planned in my lost edges earlier on i.e. at the underpainting stage instead of applying then right at the end.
   
4. Glazing changes the resulting value - if the glaze has a lighter value then the end result will be lighter in value, if the glaze has a darker value then the end result will be darker in value..  Something to bear in mind I guess.