Learn how to create an imprimatura on your canvas before you begin your painting.

Imprimatura is Italian for first paint layer and looks like a color stain on the painting ground. All of the old masters used this technique to start their paintings with. Typically, colors used are earth tones as these are the most neutral. Neutral colors help to avoid any potential color bias...

Here you learn:
🎨 What colors to use for the toned ground of your imprimatura
🎨 How to mix the color mixture for the toned ground
🎨 What you need in order to apply the mixture to your canvas
🎨 How to apply the toned ground and create an imprimatura

What you will need:
∙Canvas (mounted)
∙Palette (to mix colors)
∙Palette knife/or paint brush
∙Earth tone paint colors
∙Rag (or strong paper towel)
∙Turpenoid

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