feathering

[sg2009]

hey guys


can any one here tell me the basics of feathering ????

so far any tut i have read has just left me more confused

so can anyone of you lovely people on here tell me how to feather or point me in the direction of any tut they thing is very good ???

thanks

sam

 

[GreenOne]

Feathering article

That\'s about it

 

[A Luna]

I don\'t really get the difference of the 2 techniques... I guess I have just used this \'feathering\' all the time and called it wetblending...
I like wetblending more though... I always end up with a bubbly result when \'feathering\'. Thanks Greenone

 

[GreenOne]

Well I think the distinction is pretty clear, when feathering you make really thin diluted layers and let them dry before moving on to another color, so there is nothing \'wet\' about it.

 

[Aliengod3]

With wet blending both colors are placed on the surface, still wet, and then mixed together. With feathering the under layer is already dery and you are placing a lighter color on top and \"drawing\" out the paint until it fades into the darker color.

To add on to the feather article, using a drying retardant will help with ease of feathering since you will not be a rushed to wipe your brush, redampen it, and pull the wet paint. The retardant gives to a bit of time to work with the paint to get it just right. I learned this from the Hot Lead painting DVD.

 

[Einion]

Feathering is how you \'blend\' a new layer of wet paint into the colour underneath it, by brushing out the edge to soften the transition.

Feathering = brushing out edges, basically.

Einion