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The Painting Lesson
by Linda Carson
big black pig studio
98 King St. N., Waterloo Ontario Canada
www.bigblackpig.com
Metallic Colours
Metals shine, reflecting light in characteristic patterns that can be tough to paint. Now there are also paints available that are themselves metallic. They contain metal powders and/or sparkly flakes of mica, and they really do shine like gold, silver, copper and bronze.
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For example: You'll have to use your imagination looking at this example, since you can't see the effect of a change of position or lighting. Take my word for it: it sparkles and shines. |
Keep in mind that metallic paint makes the surface of the painting metallic, not the image. The painting will react to the lighting conditions in the gallery, which may not be consistent with the lighting conditions in the image. Metallic paints are shiny, but they're not an easy answer to painting a picture of metal. For that, you do what painters have always done: look hard and well at your subject, and paint what you see. (Hint: the answer usually involves scumbling.)
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