Tweaking
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I assume you mean \"tweening\"? There should be quite a bit on it if you use the search.
But basically, it\'s similar to using glazing to build up lighter colours over a darker one. The difference is that instead of building up highlights with glazes of a lighter colour, you are smoothing the transition between two layers. So if you paint a light blue highlight over a dark blue, then you glaze with a mid-blue to smooth the transition between the two.
Yep, it\'s easy to do, just can take a while to do properly.
But basically, it\'s similar to using glazing to build up lighter colours over a darker one. The difference is that instead of building up highlights with glazes of a lighter colour, you are smoothing the transition between two layers. So if you paint a light blue highlight over a dark blue, then you glaze with a mid-blue to smooth the transition between the two.
Yep, it\'s easy to do, just can take a while to do properly.
Tweaking/tweening, I\'ve heard both terms used. Valander is the self-appointed champion of this technique, and he uses \"tweening\". But whatever you want to call it, the example you give is a good example of it.
@Ritual: Waiting for Valander too. It\'s not like him to give up an opportunity to take a drink, now is it? I think we should join him, it\'s not fun to drink alone.
@Ritual: Waiting for Valander too. It\'s not like him to give up an opportunity to take a drink, now is it? I think we should join him, it\'s not fun to drink alone.
Einion
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As you paint glazes you\'re usually feathering the edges anyway, even with very thin paint you can leave a definite - and visible - tide mark if you don\'t do something to soften the transition line (assuming you want a smooth graduation of colour at the end of the day).
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LOL... See what happens when I get busy? I almost miss a tweening post. lol
You know, it\'s kind of scary that I\'m so associated with that...
Anwyay, looks like most of it has been covered, so I\'ll just throw in confirmation that yes, Arkaal uses this technique for his NMM (and, from what I understand, pretty much everything else). Well, confirm as in \"I heard from someone that they talked to him and he said he does this\" mostly, but also that I\'ve extrapolated that he does this by reading a few of his articles over at the Confrontation painting forum a while back.
I do find that tweening is easier than feathering for me as well. They\'re very similar, but the main difference is that you can block in *all* of your layers and let them dry, and then go back and tween. When you feather layers, you\'re typically dealing with thicker paint than you are when you get to the tweens, and it can be a bit trickier to feather out nicely.
LOL... See what happens when I get busy? I almost miss a tweening post. lol
You know, it\'s kind of scary that I\'m so associated with that...
Anwyay, looks like most of it has been covered, so I\'ll just throw in confirmation that yes, Arkaal uses this technique for his NMM (and, from what I understand, pretty much everything else). Well, confirm as in \"I heard from someone that they talked to him and he said he does this\" mostly, but also that I\'ve extrapolated that he does this by reading a few of his articles over at the Confrontation painting forum a while back.
I do find that tweening is easier than feathering for me as well. They\'re very similar, but the main difference is that you can block in *all* of your layers and let them dry, and then go back and tween. When you feather layers, you\'re typically dealing with thicker paint than you are when you get to the tweens, and it can be a bit trickier to feather out nicely.
