Questions on glazin, shading, blending for shadow gradient effect with acrylics

[alan.adasilva]

Hi everybody.
I've been researching this subject as I have many questions.
Maybe you can give me a help.

Which product or trick can I use to create gradient shadows for objects and put glazes on them using layers? It feels like the new layers of paint just don't soak into the canvas after I put the first layer of paint.Do you know Michael Lang work? He creates nice shadows layer after layer and paint seems to soak into the canvas creating nice gradient. Mine just sits on the canvas very watery.

Even after I apply a layer with glazing on a gessoed canvas for the first time using flow release then the next glaze coats will soak into the canvas?


I'm afraid the next layers don't soak and there a resistance on the surface avoiding me to make a shadow or shade with some gradient effect.



The Flow release should be used on raw canvas only or could be as the first layer on gesso primed canvas?

I wanted to be able to put new layers on specific areas and wanted the paint soak in after rubbing the brush sometimes.
Currently when I do that the paint continues to go further and don't stop the point I want.
In resume I wanted to put as many layers as needed but just on some areas and have the layer (shadow or shade) go until the place I want I don't want the layer to cover the entire canvas. Wanted to put small amount of color layer by layer on specific areas on the objects on the canvas to build the shadows.

For example imagine a cube with darker areas at bottom.
When I paint the cube let it dry and put new layer at bottom to darken it the paint doesn't soak and continues go further creating drops and it's a mess.

Sorry long messages I just wanted to get a better idea on what products or tricks I could try to create this.

Thanks!

 

[MAXXxxx]

hi

watched one of the YT videos of Lang and it seems to me there is 2 things to his glazes, both are also used by us in figure painting.

1. acryl/glaze medium and lots of it (he mixed it into about every color to make them more transparent)
2. he didn't let the paint pool anywhere. He used what's a thin layer(so no pools/drips form), that dries relativ fast (doesn't have time to collect and drip). Also with the second brush he blended the color's edge before it dried AND took off the extra, that was not needed.

 

[alan.adasilva]

hi

watched one of the YT videos of Lang and it seems to me there is 2 things to his glazes, both are also used by us in figure painting.

1. acryl/glaze medium and lots of it (he mixed it into about every color to make them more transparent)
2. he didn't let the paint pool anywhere. He used what's a thin layer(so no pools/drips form), that dries relativ fast (doesn't have time to collect and drip). Also with the second brush he blended the color's edge before it dried AND took off the extra, that was not needed.

Thanks for helping
To avoid the paint to spread anywhere I should load the brush with very small amount of paint right?
It feels the paint doesn't soak when the thin layer is applied, is that correct or it should soak into the canvas?
Maybe I have to wait the thin layer to dry because just after I apply the paint it doesn't look nice.
It looks like a mess and with a not good gradient.