GLAZING - Old Masters Secrets and Modern Techniques - Oil Painting Tutorial

Glazing is a technique that consists in applying a thin layer of transparent paint over the surface.
Paints can be mixed together to obtain new colors, this is sometimes called direct mixing, but they can also be applied in layers, wet on dry, and this is the case with the glaze technique.
I already have an video about glazing on my channel but it’s kind of old now and I wanted to have a fresh look at this fascinating technique and investigate it more in-depth. I will try to avoid repeating myself so if there’s something I didn’t cover in this video, it might be in the first one, so make sure to check it out as well.

My old Glazing video:

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:58 A little bit of history
05:49 What is glazing?
10:46 Different types of glazes
13:13 Hybrid glazes
15:10 How to apply a glaze
16:00 Glazing with semi-opaque paint

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I am an artist living and working in France. I learned the techniques of the Atelier of the Nineteenth century and now I try to share some of my knowledge with the rest of the world, because I think that beauty still has an important role to play in artistic creation. I do mostly drawing and oil painting, and my goal is always to provide techniques, thoughts and explanations that can be useful to anyone, from beginners to more advanced artists.

The material I use most of the time (not necessarily in this video) :

Drawing
Equipement
✓ Kneaded eraser
✓ Plumb line
✓ Small mirror
✓ An old synthetic brush
✓ Masking tape
✓ Cutter
✓ Sandpaper or sanding block
✓ Mahlstick or Hand rest (DIY)
✓ Level ruler
Graphite
✓ Pencils 2H, HB and 2B
Charcoal
✓ If available: Nitram charcoals (H, HB and B)
✓ Square charcoals
✓ Natural charcoal box
Black and white chalk
✓ Sketch pencil Conté white
✓ Square Conté noir : HB and 2B
✓ Chalk or pencil holder
✓ Pencil sketch Conté Pierre noire : H and HB
Sanguine
✓ Sketch pencil Conté : Blood and blood Medici
✓ Crayon Polychromos Faber-Castel : sanguine
✓ Sketch pencil Conté white
Oil painting
Palette
(Extra-fine paint, recommended brands depending on availability: Lefranc Bourgeois, Winsor and Newton, Royal Talens Rembrandt)
✓ Titanium white PW6
✓ Yellow ochre PY42
✓ Burnt Sienna PR101 or PBr7
✓ Venetian red or English red PR101
✓ Permanent Alizarin crimson (Attention: do not use the traditional pigment, which is not very light-fast) PV19 or PR177 or Quinacridone Rose PV19
✓ Cobalt teal blue PG50
✓ French ultramarine blue PB29
✓ Raw umber PBr7
✓ Burnt umber PBr7
✓ Ivory Black PBk9
Brushes
✓ About ten filbert hog bristle brushes sizes n° 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12
✓ Some flat brushes
✓ Round sable brush or round Kolinsky sable n° 4, 8, 10, 12 (from the size of the nail (about one inch) or synthetic imitation
Medium
✓ Linseed stand oil
✓ Odourless mineral spirits
✓ Safflower oil
Surface
✓ Linen canvas, fine grain universal coating
✓ For studies : Canson oil-acrylic oil paper Figueras
Others
✓ Palette
✓ Foam and spalter brushes
✓ Palette knife in the shape of a water drop, no souldering
✓ A few small pots, containers, jars...
✓ Paper towels

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Thanks for watching !

[FlorentFargesarts]

Thanks for watching everyone, don't forget to leave a like and subscribe for more tutorials and art every week. Joy and inspiration to you all my friends!

[marcblur]

For those who'd like to read an in depth work on chemistry, pigments and the history of paint & color, Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color by Philip Ball is an incredibly good book.

[rafaelmartinsdecastro]

My gosh, for someone not educated in painting, like myself, this has been extremely accessible and informative. Thanks a lot!

[catharinegriffin]

Thank you for your expertise on glazing and for your generous spirit that contributes to the art efforts of others. Well done and well received.!

[fiddlepeg]

This is extremely helpful, and I’m so grateful to you for providing such in-depth expert advice. You’re an amazing artist and an equally great teacher. Thank you!!!

[jazw]

Glazing in acrylic, Golden Gloss Glazing Medium is fantastic stuff! I like it a lot more than a matte medium, it really seems to make the colours sing. I've heard also of mixing Golden GAC 500 and GAC 100 and using this to wet your brush instead of water for acrylic paint - David Langevin

[kevinhawley]

thank you so much for your in depth detail of not only HOW to do something, but WHY it works and WHERE it can be applied. You're one of about 3 people that has accelerated my quality of my oil painting in my first year at it. much appreciated for the time you put into this!

[Chillwell]

This is one of very few good presentations on glazing techniques. I use glazing a lot and recommend trying it if you have never done so. It can give amazing depth and rich shadows that do not appear flat which is often the case if an opaque dark is applied. Thanks Florent for a great presentation!

[danielalvarez-arevalo]

The glass test over a color is a nice idea. I do more of direct painting, but this way to approach layers has me interested in trying glazing again.

[Dita]

Thanks for this video.
I have learned, from the brand Royal Talens, I was in this factory for masterclasses, that when you do an underpainting with acrylic and you do oil on top, the best way is not using white acrylic paint but instead the white Gesso (primer) therefore your oilpaint has a better grip (sticking on) in the paint.

[juliafreiseisen]

Thank you for all the information. The way you explain and teach has something very calming and and friendly to it. Thanks for sharing!

[annickfornos]

Thank you Florent for sharing your expertise in a clear, precise and straightforward manner. Your work is beautiful.

[frifararenanncatrinpetters]

I really love your tutoring. I bought the full course and its great. I recomends it. 🖼👍💝🎨

[fayee]

Thank you so much! Amazing teaching! Your video was the most ever easy understood on glazing! I watch was told the most important and valuable thing that you could ever say to anybody is, God bless you, so I say to you, God bless you!

[richlovato]

A wealth of information, thanks so much Florent.

[Lilbitster]

I love your class on color theory! I am continually watching and rewatching it because as I grow in my creative learning, your lessons keep nourishing each step that I take. I love the way you are all ways including great works from art history. Thank you for giving so much back to the creative world. ❤️🎨

[marsco]

What I personally value about the glazing method is that it forces you to make sure the painting looks good in grayscale (getting the lighting effects right) before really getting into color.

Some purists don't like glazing method because the light effect and color are not integral to one another as applied to the canvas. But I look at their paintings, and they have not studied the tonal value and light quality, obsessing over color instead steals all their mental energy. For this reason alone I recommend trying glazing method!

[philiptownsend]

That was an excellent in depth tutorial with new knowledge for me. I found it to be thought provoking and my brain is now whirring with ideas.

[rainerleimeroth]

interesting historical review, thanks!

[kirstenthomas.]

so happy to have found this very clear video on glazing. I admit, I am completely new to oils...on my first painting, and really wanted to try some glazing. I really appreciated it. thank you!