During my trip in New Orleans I tried out a new painting ground by M.Harding called “non-absorbent ground”: https://www.michaelharding.co.uk/product/non-absorbent-acrylic-primer/ … Normally I used an absorbent ground so the paint goes on and sticks well, allowing me to layer on. Using this I realized a few unique properties:
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Normally when you paint oils you want the paint to go on, and stay there so you want some absorbency. The problem comes later when the paint film dries as some parts will sink in and become matte which dulls dark passages. The upside is painting is easier…or so I thought.
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I figured non-absorbing ground would be too difficult to cover, as the paint would slide around, but what I found was it goes on really well and much thinner. It also has the property that when you paint back into the these thin laters it’s easier to move and enhance them.
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So you can paint a big shape, then paint in details, shift the drawing, change the color, or correct it very easily, which is great for painting outside with limited time. I’m guessing this is why people like lead white grounds, which have the same properties.
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