The first stage of this experiment was very successful. The Mi-Teintes paper stretched wonderfully and took the rabbit skin sizing well. Thus far the surface should theoretically take watercolor well. The fundamental concept is still holding together. If this works, I am excited to work on many different colored papers all made receptive to watercolor.
Tag: Mi-Teintes
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Current Thoughts on Process
Take Mi-Teintes sheet stretch it like watercolor paper, then size with rabbit skin glue with a 20 parts water to 1 part rabbit granules. Complete to the best of your ability. If life study is canceled draw from Robert Beverly Hale’s, “Anatomy Lessons from the Great Masters”.
Using D’Arches 140 LB. CP. work with the newest 5 color watercolor QoR set I created. Get to a place of finish. Foreground should be bold and strong using 4 out of the 5 colors and in the background will add Titanium White. Some highlights may be applied on the form using Titanium White. This because the Mi-Teintes will most likely be a color, which will diminish the intensity of highlights.
Finally, the oil will be started on stretched canvas isolated with Rabbit Skin Glue and primed with a traditional emulsion ground. Then the image is inked on with India Ink bound with a shellac binder. This ink is applied using traditional bamboo brushes. Let the ink dry on the canvas. Once the “cartoon” is finished and dry, the normal oil painting process begins.
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Mi-Teintes
Work on Mi-Teintes paper in Charcoal. Lay down a layer of charcoal using the pounce bag. Begin using vine charcoal starting with the biggest size diameter reducing down to the narrowest diameter. These variations of circles represent landscape perspective. Highlights are the pure paper with no charcoal. Use the kneaded eraser to remove the charcoal. Draw the figure.
